Cantor Fitzgerald to build $3B Bitcoin venture in partnership with SoftBank, Tether, and Bitfinex

Brandon Lutnick, the son of US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Chairman of Cantor Fitzgerald, is teaming up with SoftBank, Tether, and Bitfinex to build a $3 billion Bitcoin venture aimed at capitalizing on a pro-crypto shift in US policy under President Donald Trump, according to a Financial Times report.

The consortium plans to launch a new firm called 21 Capital using $200 million raised in January through the recently established SPAC, Cantor Equity Partners.

21 Capital will receive $1.5 billion in Bitcoin from Tether, $900 million from SoftBank, and $600 million from Bitfinex, as per the report. It also intends to raise a $350 million convertible bond and a $200 million private placement of equity to fund additional Bitcoin purchases, mirroring Strategy’s Bitcoin playbook.

The partners’ Bitcoin investments will be converted into shares of 21 Capital at $10 per share, effectively valuing Bitcoin at $85,000 per coin. The deal, expected to be unveiled in the coming weeks, will expand Cantor’s footprint in the digital asset market, following its advisory role in Tether’s $775 million investment in Rumble.

The venture seeks to replicate the success of MicroStrategy, now rebranded as Strategy, which has grown popular for its aggressive Bitcoin acquisition strategy.

The FT report follows news that the business intelligence firm, led by Bitcoin advocate Michael Saylor, acquired another 6,556 BTC last week.

Strategy’s Bitcoin holdings helped it secure a spot on the Nasdaq-100, and despite recent volatility, which has grown common among tech stocks over the past few weeks, its share price still delivers a 159% return over the past year, per Yahoo Finance.