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Stablecoin issuer Tether bought $458.7 million worth of Bitcoin for Twenty One 
Capital, a Bitcoin investment firm it backed that&#8217;s awaiting the completion of 
a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) merger with Cantor Equity 
Partners.
Tether snapped up 4,812.2 Bitcoin (BTC) at $95,319 each and transferred it to 
an escrow wallet on May 9, Cantor Equity Partners disclosed in a May 13 filing 
with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
It brings Twenty One&#8217;s total Bitcoin holdings to 36,312 BTC, as Cantor Equity 
Partners holds 31,500 BTC on behalf of the firm, which will trade under the 
ticker XXI once the SPAC merger is complete.
Twenty One&#8217;s CEO, Jack Mallers, said on May 13 that they&#8217;re already in the 
approval process of the merger, but didn&#8217;t give an exact estimate on when the 
transaction would be complete.
Twenty One is already the third largest corporate Bitcoin holder, trailing 
only Strategy and Bitcoin mining firm MARA Holdings at 568,840 Bitcoin and 
48,237 Bitcoin, respectively, BitcoinTreasuries.net data shows.
Tether is a majority stakeholder in Twenty One alongside crypto exchange 
Bitfinex. The Wall Street heavyweight Cantor Fitzgerald is sponsoring the 
merger, providing financial advisory services and securing $585 million in 
funding to support Twenty One&#8217;s Bitcoin investments.
Japanese investment holding firm SoftBank also invested $900 million into 
Twenty One, which is led by Strike CEO Jack Mallers.
## Strategy may have a legitimate competitor
Twenty One said in an April presentation to the SEC that is looking to 
supplant Michael Saylor&#8217;s Strategy, formerly MicroStrategy, to become the 
&#8220;superior vehicle&#8221; for investors seeking &#8220;capital-efficient Bitcoin exposure.&#8221;
The company is among many Bitcoin buying firms, but promises to be a &#8220;pure 
play&#8221; for investors seeking Bitcoin exposure with Bitcoin-native operations 
and more flexibility for strategic capital raises.
_Twenty One Capital &#8216;s comparison of its Bitcoin treasury plan to that of 
Strategy&#8217;s. Source:__SEC_
Twenty One said its key success metric will be Bitcoin per share and not the 
traditional earnings per share metric, as it will prioritize buying up Bitcoin 
over making a profit.
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treasury**_
Twenty One is aiming to reach 42,000 Bitcoin by the time it launches. Earlier 
filings showed that 23,950 Bitcoin is expected to come from Tether, 10,500 
Bitcoin from Softbank and about 7,000 Bitcoin from Bitfinex, which will be 
converted into equity at $10 per share.
Cantor Equity Partners&#8217; (CEP) share price soared from $10.65 to $59.73 on May 
2 but has since fallen back to $29.84, Google Finance data shows. CEP rose 
another 5.2% in after-hours following the recent purchase.
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On-chain data shows the large Bitcoin investors have continued to buy as the 
coin&#8217;s price has been approaching its all-time high (ATH). Bitcoin Investors 
With 10 to 10,000 BTC Have Expanded Holdings Recently In a new post on X, the 
on-chain analytics firm Santiment has talked about the latest trend in the 
supply held by Bitcoin&#8217;s key investors: those holding between between 10 and 
10,000 BTC. Related Reading: Bitcoin Near ATH, But Still No Extreme Greed: 
Green Sign For Bull Run? At the current exchange rate, this range converts to 
$1 million at the lower end and $1 billion at the upper end. Thus, the only 
investors who would be able to qualify for it would be the ones with 
substantial holdings. Generally, the influence of any entity in the market 
goes up the more supply that they control, so the holders belonging to this 
range would hold an important place in the ecosystem. Collectively, these 
investors are popularly known as the sharks and whales. Now, here is the chart 
shared by the analytics firm, which shows the trend in the Supply Distribution 
for the sharks and whales, an indicator that tracks the combined supply held 
by members of these cohorts: As displayed in the above graph, the Bitcoin 
sharks and whales have seen their Supply Distribution go up recently, which 
suggests these large investors have been expanding their holdings. More 
specifically, the investors falling in the 10 to 10,000 BTC range have added 
around 83,100 tokens to their wallets over the past month. This accumulation 
hasn&#8217;t come in a constant manner, however, as these investors in fact reduced 
their supply for a period earlier in the month. This selling from the cohorts 
followed BTC&#8217;s recovery beyond $97,000, so it&#8217;s likely that the motive behind 
it was profit-taking. From the chart, it&#8217;s also visible that this selloff 
resulted in a pullback for the cryptocurrency. During the latest renewal of 
bullish momentum, the sharks and whales have again resumed their Bitcoin 
accumulation and have notably surpassed their holdings from the earlier peak. 
So far, the groups have shown no signs of profit-taking, which can naturally 
be a bullish sign for the rally&#8217;s sustainability. Related Reading: XRP Target 
Could Be $15 If This Pattern Is In Play, Analyst Says In the same chart, 
Santiment has also attached the data for the Supply Distribution of the 
investors carrying less than 0.1 BTC. Interestingly, these investors have been 
selling while the sharks and whales have gone through accumulation. This could 
be an indication that the shrimps believe the top could be in soon. Given the 
accumulation from the large investors, though, the analytics firm notes, &#8220;it 
may be a matter of time until Bitcoin&#8217;s coveted $110K all-time high level is 
breached, particularly after the U.S. &amp; China tariff pause.&#8221; BTC Price At the 
time of writing, Bitcoin is trading around $103,800, up 11% in the last seven 
days. Featured image from Dall-E, Santiment.net, chart from TradingView.com

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Bitgo has announced that it has received a Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation 
(MiCA) license from Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), 
allowing the company to offer regulated digital asset services across the 
European Union. This regulatory approval marks a significant expansion for 
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