Cantor Equity Partners soars after $3.6 bln crypto venture plan — TradingView News

** Shares of blank-check vehicle Cantor Equity Partners CEP more than double, last trading at $32.85 after gaining 55.4% on Wednesday

** The company, backed by Wall Street brokerage Cantor Fitzgerald, teamed up with a consortium including Tether and SoftBank Group 9984 for a $3.6 bln new crypto venture

** The newly launched business, called Twenty One Capital, will hold bitcoin BTCUSD on its balance sheet, wagering that interest in the cryptocurrency will expand under U.S. President Donald Trump

** It will go public through a merger with CEP, according to an announcement on Wednesday

** Twenty One will be majority owned by Tether and Bitfinex, while SoftBank will have a minority ownership

** Twenty One will trade on the Nasdaq under the…

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