Crypto firm Bitcoin Standard to go public in deal with Cantor-backed SPAC
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Bitcoin Standard Treasury Company is set to list on the Nasdaq through a merger with Cantor Equity Partners I, a SPAC backed by Cantor Fitzgerald. This move follows a trend of companies, including Trump Media & Technology, investing in cryptocurrencies amid rising adoption and favorable regulations. Bitcoin Standard, holding over 30,000 bitcoin, will become the fourth largest listed bitcoin treasury.
Crypto firm Bitcoin Standard Treasury Company said on Thursday it is aiming to list on the Nasdaq through a merger with a Cantor Fitzgerald-backed blank check vehicle.
The company will merge with Cantor Equity Partners I , a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) backed by Cantor Fitzgerald, which is chaired by Brandon Lutnick, the son of U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick.
The move comes about four months after another Cantor-backed SPAC teamed up with Japanese technology investor SoftBank Group and Tether, the company behind the world’s largest stablecoin, for a $3.6 billion crypto venture to buy bitcoin.
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The bitcoin holding trend started after the success of Michael Saylor’s bitcoin acquirer Strategy, whose market value surged late last year as crypto prices jumped following Donald Trump’s presidential election victory.
Saylor pioneered the treasury approach, which involves hoarding the world’s biggest cryptocurrency. As of July 14, Strategy held 601,550 units of bitcoin, making it the biggest corporate holder.
Bitcoin Standard, which said it will go public with over 30,000 bitcoin on its balance sheet, will be the fourth largest listed bitcoin treasury, the company said.
The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to soon pass a bill to establish a federal framework for stablecoins, a type of cryptocurrency designed to maintain a constant value, usually a 1:1 dollar peg.
The deal between Bitcoin Standard and Cantor is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2025.
The combined company will trade on the Nasdaq under the symbol “BSTR”.
