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According to Bloomberg, a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) supported by Cantor Fitzgerald and Adam Back's Bitcoin reserve company BSTR announced that they have abandoned the original terms of the proposed merger and will renegotiate a revised agreement.In the context of a tightening cryptocurrency market and challenges faced by Bitcoin reserve companies, both parties decided to adjust the transaction arrangements. Cantor Equity Partners I Inc. and BSTR Holdings stated that they will no longer proceed with the transaction under the merger agreement signed last year, but will seek to establish revised transaction terms that better reflect the current market conditions. However, the two companies did not disclose the specific financial terms of the new transaction, nor did they indicate when a new agreement could be reached.

According to CoinDesk, Wall Street investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald has released a report stating that the cryptocurrency market is entering the final stage of the current bear market cycle. Analysts pointed out that as of June 10, Bitcoin has been 252 days since its peak in 2025, with a decline of about 51%. In the previous three market cycles, Bitcoin typically reached its bottom 384 days after peaking; if history repeats itself, this round of decline may bottom out around the end of October. The report cautions that this model is not an accurate timing tool, and macroeconomic, regulatory, and geopolitical risks still exist, but the reflexive nature of the cryptocurrency market suggests that historical cycles may self-reinforce.Cantor suggests that investors shift their focus from speculative activities to networks with the ability to accumulate lasting value, identifying Hyperliquid as a typical case of fee-driven token economics. Bitcoin remains the benchmark currency asset, Ethereum is the dominant collateral layer for on-chain finance, and Solana, Sui, XRP, and Zcash each have differentiated advantages but still need to prove sustainable value. Cantor has also included digital asset treasury companies Forward Industries and Cypherpunk Technologies in its research coverage, giving them a buy rating, with target prices of $7.9 and $0.9, respectively.

According to monitoring by Bitcoin Treasuries.NET, the shareholder vote for the merger between Adam Back's Bitcoin Standard Treasury (BSTR) and Cantor Equity Partners I has been postponed again to July 10. If the merger is completed, BSTR may purchase over 25,500 bitcoins.

According to Bloomberg, the merger vote between Cantor Fitzgerald affiliate Cantor Equity Partners I Inc. and Adam Back's digital asset treasury company BSTR Holdings Inc. has been postponed from June 26 to July 2. The statement indicated that the delay is related to the private placement matters previously disclosed by Cantor Equity Partners.The transaction has attracted significant attention due to the decline in cryptocurrency prices, which has led to a substantial shrinkage in the public market valuation of the digital asset treasury company, raising concerns about shareholder dilution. Cantor Equity Partners is a special purpose acquisition company that announced its merger with BSTR last July.

Insiders revealed that the cryptocurrency trading and brokerage firm FalconX has secretly submitted an S-1 registration draft to the U.S. SEC and has hired investment firms such as Cantor Fitzgerald to provide advisory services for its IPO. However, due to market volatility, FalconX expects to advance its listing no earlier than later this year. Founded in 2018, FalconX primarily provides digital asset trading, liquidity, clearing, and credit services to hedge funds, asset management firms, and market makers. The company completed a $150 million Series D funding round in 2022, with a valuation of $8 billion at that time.Reports indicate that as market sentiment cools, trading volumes decline, and the performance of some cryptocurrency IPOs post-listing has been weak, several cryptocurrency companies, including Kraken's parent company Payward, Consensys, Ledger, and Grayscale, have postponed their listing plans. Meanwhile, Blockchain.com also secretly submitted its IPO application to the U.S. last week.

According to BBX data, yesterday Cantor Fitzgerald raised the target prices for multiple cryptocurrency concept stocks on the same day, but stock prices remained generally under pressure. The core dynamics are as follows:Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Ramsey El-Assal released a research report on April 21, maintaining an "Overweight" rating for Strategy, Inc. (NASDAQ: $MSTR), Robinhood Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ: $HOOD), and Block, Inc. (NYSE: $XYZ), and raised the target prices to $212 (from $192), $110 (from $95), and $88 (from $78), respectively. El-Assal stated that the market is viewing the Q1 earnings report as "rearview mirror data" and is shifting attention to forward-looking growth drivers such as market predictions and tokenization. Despite the collective increase in target prices, the three stocks closed down approximately 2.78%, 4%, and 2% yesterday, reflecting the dual impact of macro sentiment suppression and geopolitical uncertainty.Circle Internet Group, Inc. (NYSE: $CRCL) closed yesterday (April 21) at about $97, with a decline of approximately 4.6% on the day, corresponding to a market capitalization of about $24 billion; the stock's 52-week low was $49.90 (on February 5), and it has rebounded approximately 95% from that low; Q1 2026 earnings report is expected to be released on May 11, with consensus revenue expectations for Q2 at about $718 million.

Cantor Fitzgerald donated $10 million to the political action committee Fellowship PAC, which is chaired by Tether's U.S. executive Jesse Spiro.Fellowship PAC was established in 2025 and has received over $100 million in committed funding, aimed at supporting candidates who promote friendly regulation of digital assets. The organization has previously invested over $1 million in advertising support for multiple elections. Cantor has a close relationship with Tether, having provided custodial services for its stablecoin reserves since 2021, and this donation further strengthens their collaboration on policy matters. In addition to Cantor, institutions like Anchorage Digital have also participated in donations. Industry insiders believe that as the regulatory battle intensifies, the crypto industry is continuously increasing its political investments in Washington to seek a clearer and more enforceable regulatory framework.

According to Cointelegraph, Bitcoin financial services company Swan Bitcoin filed an ex parte application in the Federal Court for the Southern District of New York on Monday, seeking to issue subpoenas to Cantor Fitzgerald and its former CEO Howard Lutnick for key documents related to its failed mining joint venture project.Swan Bitcoin sued several former employees in 2024, accusing them of stealing confidential documents after collectively leaving the company to establish a competing firm, Proton Management, and allegedly persuading Tether to terminate its partnership with Swan in favor of supporting the new company. Swan claims this plan was internally referred to by former employees as the "Rain and Hellfire" plan, primarily orchestrated by former Head of Business Development Michael Holmes and former Chief Investment Officer Raphael Zagury. Swan believes that Cantor Fitzgerald, as Tether's investment banking advisor, may hold key documents related to the low-priced sale of Swan's mining joint venture project 2040 Energy assets to a Tether subsidiary.

According to CoinDesk, informed sources revealed that Wall Street financial institutions such as Cantor Fitzgerald are pitching their potential IPO business to the cryptocurrency trading platform FalconX.FalconX has had preliminary discussions with potential advisors but has not yet formally appointed an investment bank. FalconX informally discussed going public with bankers and advisors last year, and its CEO later stated that the company is considering an IPO.

Investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald analysts have set a 12-month target price of $229 for Strategy stock, approximately 59% lower than the previous expectation of $560, but Cantor Fitzgerald has reiterated its "Buy" rating and remains optimistic in the long term.Analysts now expect that in the coming year, Strategy will raise $7.8 billion from the capital markets, instead of the previously expected $22.5 billion.

According to market news, Wall Street investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald disclosed its holdings of $1.28 million in Volatility Shares Solana ETF shares, marking the company's first exposure to a regulated Solana product.The document submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in mid-November listed 58,000 shares of Volatility Shares Solana ETF (NASDAQ: SOLZ). At the time of the filing, the value of its Volatility Shares Solana ETF holdings was $1,282,960.

ChainCatcher News: American financial services company Cantor Fitzgerald is pushing Tether Holdings to raise about $15 billion from investors, with a valuation of up to $500 billion, comparable to OpenAI.A year ago, Cantor Fitzgerald purchased convertible bonds for over $600 million, acquiring a 5% stake in Tether. If Tether achieves its fundraising goal, the value of Cantor's holdings could reach $25 billion.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bloomberg, informed sources revealed that the tokenization company Securitize is in talks to go public through a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) established by Cantor Fitzgerald LP.After merging with Cantor Equity Partners II Inc., Securitize's valuation will exceed $1 billion, and discussions are still ongoing. Securitize may also decide to remain private. Previously, Cantor Equity II raised $240 million through an initial public offering in May.

ChainCatcher news, according to businesswire, asset management giant Cantor Fitzgerald Asset Management has announced the launch of a new type of Bitcoin fund, the Gold Protected Bitcoin Fund.It is reported that this is an innovative structured investment product that combines the enormous growth potential and adoption of Bitcoin with gold-based downside protection. If the price of Bitcoin falls, the fund will use the performance of gold to protect up to 100% of the original investment.

ChainCatcher news, according to market news, Cantor Equity Partners IV, a SPAC entity under the Wall Street investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald led by Brandon Lutnick, son of U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, has submitted its initial public offering (IPO) application. This is its fifth SPAC (Special Purpose Acquisition Company) project, having previously reached two agreements for Bitcoin asset reserves.

ChainCatcher news, according to Businesswire, BSTR Holdings Inc. (BSTR) announced that it has entered into a definitive business combination agreement with Cantor Equity Partners I, Inc. (Nasdaq: CEPO). Cantor Equity Partners I, Inc. is a special purpose acquisition company initiated by an affiliate of the financial services and real estate services holding company Cantor Fitzgerald.Upon completion of the transaction, the combined company is expected to trade under the ticker symbol "BSTR." BSTR stated that upon launch, it will hold 30,021 bitcoins on its balance sheet, which will become the fourth largest publicly listed bitcoin reserve, and it will have access to up to $1.5 billion in private equity investment post-IPO PIPE financing.

ChainCatcher news, according to the Financial Times, a SPAC entity Cantor Equity Partners 1 under the Wall Street investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald, led by Brandon Lutnick, son of U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, will acquire 30,000 BTC from Blockstream Capital founder Adam Back. The agreement also includes raising up to $800 million in external capital for additional Bitcoin purchases, bringing the total transaction value to over $4 billion.

ChainCatcher news, according to the Financial Times, Cantor Fitzgerald-backed special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Cantor Equity Partners 1 is in late-stage negotiations with Bitcoin developer Adam Back to purchase Bitcoin worth $3-4 billion. The deal will closely follow Cantor's first Bitcoin financing transaction completed on May 27 with Maple Finance and FalconX.

ChainCatcher news, Tether asset custodian Cantor Fitzgerald's affiliate Cantor Equity Partners and Bitcoin financial company Twenty One Capital have submitted an S-4 registration statement draft to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission regarding the proposed merger transaction between Cantor Equity Partners and Twenty One Capital. This merger transaction was publicly announced on April 23, 2025, and it is expected that after the business combination is completed, Twenty One will seek to be listed under the stock code "XXI." However, the completion of the proposed transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including the approval of Cantor Equity Partners' shareholders.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, cryptocurrency market maker Wintermute has secured a credit line backed by Bitcoin from the American investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald, with the specific amount undisclosed. Wintermute CEO Evgeny Gaevoy stated that this credit line enhances the company's ability to hedge risks and maintain broad market coverage across major exchanges.Cantor had previously reached similar agreements with Maple Finance and FalconX, planning to provide up to $2 billion in funding during the initial phase of its newly launched Bitcoin financing business. Wintermute is currently accelerating its expansion into the U.S. market.