Cantor Equity Shares Surge 55%, Jump Another 15% Pre-Market on Bitcoin SPAC Deal Buzz

Shares of Cantor Equity Partners (CEP) surged 55% on Tuesday and are up an additional 15% in pre-market trading, trading below $19. The skyward movement was driven by investor optimism around its proposed merger with Twenty One Capital a bitcoin (BTC) native investment vehicle backed by Tether, Bitfinex, and SoftBank.Led by Strike CEO Jack Mallers and Brandon Lutnick, Twenty One Capital is being positioned as a public proxy for bitcoin, potentially holding over 42,000 BTC at launch and introducing metrics like Bitcoin Per Share (BPS) and Bitcoin Return Rate (BRR) to measure shareholder value in BTC terms.According to the latest pro forma ownership tables, Tether will control 42 source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/04/24/cantor-equity-shares-surge-55-jump-another-15-pre-market-on-bitcoin-spac-deal-buzz