Cantor Equity Partners, Inc. revealed in a new filing with the SEC yesterday thatTether bought 4,812.2 Bitcoin for a total of $458.7 million on behalf of Jack Mallers’ recently launched Bitcoin treasury company, Twenty One Capital, which plans to eventually go public under the ticker XXI.
“Pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, Tether agreed that within ten (10) business days thereof, it would purchase a number of Bitcoin equal to an aggregate purchase price of $458,700,000,” Cantor stated in the filing.
“With the Convertible Notes PIPE, entered into on April 22, 2025 by Pubco and the Company with certain investors, less a holdback amount of $52,000,000), and place such Bitcoin in a digital wallet held or operated by or on behalf of Tether.
As Bitcoin Magazine reports,Tether is holding the Bitcoin in a digital wallet, which anyone can view the holdings online here...
...showcasing further transparency into their holdings similar to how some spot Bitcoin ETF issuers and other public corporations, such as Bitwise and Metaplanet, have done with their holdings.
“The Initial PIPE Bitcoin will be sold by Tether to Pubco at the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement upon the funding of the PIPE Investments by the PIPE Investors for a purchase price of $458,700,000,” the filing further stated.
Cantor Equity Partners Inc., currently trading under the ticker CEP, is now live in the markets as it works toward completing its merger with Twenty One Capital.
CEO Jack Mallers recently emphasized the firm’s aggressive Bitcoin acquisition strategy, stating:
“We do intend to raise as much capital as we possibly can to acquire Bitcoin… We will never have Bitcoin per share negative. At least that is our intent. Our intent is to make sure when you are a shareholder of Twenty One that you are getting wealthier in Bitcoin terms.”
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In an also recent interview, Jack Mallers described Twenty One Capital’s mission clearly:
“We want to be the ultimate vehicle for the capital markets to participate in Bitcoin…building on top of Bitcoin. So we are a Bitcoin business at our core. It’s our founding, it’s in our name, it’s on our board, it’s at our leadership.”
At launch, the company will hold over 42,000 Bitcoin, instantly making it one of the largest corporate holders of BTC worldwide - only behind industry giants like Strategy.
The Food and Drug Administration has initiated the process of banning oral fluoride supplements for children.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends these tablets and lozenges for children with a high risk of tooth decay or for those whose local drinking water is low in fluoride, a naturally occurring mineral found in soil, water, plants and many foods.
Fluoride has been shown to strengthen teeth and reduce cavities by about 25% in children and adults.
But unlike fluoride toothpaste or mouthwash, oral fluoride supplements — which are not approved by the FDA — are ingested.
And there are some concerns that fluoride acts as a neurotoxin, including from Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
The FDA said the evaluation of fluoride tablets and lozenges should be completed by October 31. REUTERS
In a news release on Tuesday, the FDA recommended combating tooth decay in children by limiting sugar consumption and increasing hygiene, asserting that ingested fluoride can dangerously alter the gut microbiome.
They cited studies that suggest a link between fluoride and thyroid disorders, weight gain and possibly decreased IQ.
“For the same reason that fluoride may kill bacteria on teeth, it may also kill intestinal bacteria important for a child’s health,” FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary said.
The FDA said the evaluation of fluoride tablets and lozenges should be completed by Oct. 31.
Can fluoride cause brain damage?
RFK Jr. has been leading the charge against fluoride in recent months.
“Fluoride is an industrial waste associated with arthritis, bone fractures, bone cancer, IQ loss, neurodevelopmental disorders, and thyroid disease,” he wrote in a post on X in November.
Astudyby scientists at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences published in JAMA Pediatrics on Jan. 6 found a “statistically significant association” between higher fluoride exposure and lower children’s IQ scores.
In addition, a meta-analysis study published recently in the Annual Review of Public Health found fluoride to be “toxic to early brain development.”
In August, the federal National Toxicology Program released a report that concluded with “moderate confidence” that higher levels of fluoride are associated with lower IQ in children.
However, the American Dental Association pointed out that the studies on which the report was based were flawed because they primarily focused on countries with far higher levels of fluoride than what is considered safe in the US.
The CDC recommends one milligram tablets for children between the ages of 4 to 8.StudioLOWERLOOPs – stock.adobe.com
A study they conducted in 2010 recommended supplemental fluoride for children up to 16 years of age who are at high risk of cavities and whose drinking water is deemed fluoride deficient.
The comprehensive review identified the most common side effect of fluoride supplementation as spotting and/or discoloration of the teeth caused by excess fluoride.
What happens if these products are banned?
If these supplements are removed from the market, children will be left with only fluoridated toothpaste and mouthwash to help strengthen developing teeth.
There is no clear documentation on the number of US children who are given fluoride tablets, which are commonly sold under the brand names Luride, Fluoritab and Pediaflor.
The CDC recommends 1 milligram tablets for children between the ages of 4 to 8, 2 milligrams for children 9 to 13 years old and 3 milligrams for teenagers between 14 and 18 years old.
If fluoride supplements are removed from the market, children will be left with only fluoridated toothpaste and mouthwash to help strengthen developing teeth.pingpao – stock.adobe.com What are the benefits of fluoride in drinking water?
The practice of adding fluoride to US drinking water began in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in 1945 as an effort to reduce tooth decay. After 10 years, local dentists reported a jaw-dropping 60% reduction in cavities among children.
About a third of US community water systems serve more than 60% of the population with fluoridated water, according to the CDC. In some areas, fluoride naturally occurs at levels high enough to fight cavities.
State and local governments currently decide whether to fluoridate water and, if so, how much, so long as it doesn’t exceed a maximum set by the EPA.
According to the EPA, drinking water should not contain more than 2 milligrams per liter of fluoride. If levels exceed this amount, water systems are required to alert customers.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaking at the 2025 Rx and Illicit Drug Summit Nashville, Tennessee.Nicole Hester / The Tennessean / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
When it’s over 4 milligrams per liter or higher, the CDC suggests using a “filter that removes fluoride from water.” Long term, that level of fluoride can lead to skeletal fluorosis, causing risks of weaker bones in the elderly, joint stiffness and more.
Since 2010, more than 170 communities across the country have chosen to remove fluoride from their drinking water, including places like Oneida, New York, Portland, Oregon, and Bucks County, Pennsylvania, according to the Fluoride Action Network, which opposes the practice of adding fluoride to public water supplies.
This year, Utah made history by becoming the first US state to outlaw the addition of fluoride to public drinking water despite warnings from dentists and national health organizations that the restriction could cause medical problems.
While RFK Jr. cannot order communities to stop fluoridation, hecanorder the CDC to cease its recommendation and work with the EPA to alter the amount permitted.
The FDA said their latest move to ban fluoride tablets is consistent with “Secretary Kennedy’s Make America Healthy Again effort to ensure children grow up in a healthy environment.”
Nearly two dozen Tren de Aragua gangbangers in an ICE detention center in Texas have barricaded themselves and threatened to take hostages in a major uprising — days after migrants spelled out “SOS” in the prison yard.
Members of the Venezuelan gang threatened to hold ICE officers captive and injure them on April 26 as they barricaded the doors of their unit with their cots, covered surveillance cameras, blocked windows, and flooded the unit by clogging the toilets, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
The takeover attempt lasted “several hours,” with the detainees ignoring the orders of ICE agents.
The entrance to the Bluebonnet Detention Center.Getty Images
Alleged Tren de Aragua gangbangers were seen begging to be sent home by flashing a banner reading “Help, we want to be deported. We are not terrorists. SOS” to a drone overhead this week at the same facility.
And just weeks before, another group of migrants were seen by a Reuters drone forming the letters “SOS” at the Texas detention center.
In response to the uprising, DHS is asking the Supreme Court to allow deportations to resume under the 18th-century Alien Enemies Act, which was blocked after the Trump administration deported dozens of alleged gangbangers to El Salvador without giving them a hearing.
“Keeping these foreign terrorists in ICE facilities poses a serious threat to ICE officers, staff, and other detainees,” said Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin in a statement.
“The media repeated these TdA gang members’ false sob stories, but the truth is these are members of a foreign terrorist organization that rape, maim, and murder for sport,” she added.
In the earlier drone footage, alleged Tren de Aragua members Diover Millan, 24, and Jeferson Daniel Escalona Hernandez, 19, were seen in the detention facility yard.
Escalona Hernandez was nabbed in January after he was arrested in Texas for evading arrest in a vehicle and ended up at Guantanamo Bay, where the Trump administration opened a migrant detention center, before being moved to the facility in the Lone Star State.
Escalona Hernandez had “self admitted” to being a Tren de Aragua member, according to DHS.
Inmates form an SOS while displaying a banner saying “Help, we want to be deported, we are not terrorists, SOS.”Getty Images
He denied having any gang affiliation and said he volunteered to get deported home, but was denied permission to do so, in a phone interview with Reuters from the detention center.
The alleged gangbanger said he believed the feds linked him to the gang after viewing photos on his phone of him making hand signals that are popular in Venezuela.
“They’re making false accusations about me,” he said. “I don’t belong to any gang.”
“I fear for my life here,” he said. “I want to go to Venezuela.”
The feds also tagged Millan as a member of Tren de Aragua after he was let go by the Biden administration at the border and later collared by ICE, according to DHS.
Alphabet's Google says that the hackers who have targeted the UK retail sector are now turning their attention to American retailers.
In an email sent Wednesday, Google's cybersecurity arm said that the hackers "are aggressive, creative, and particularly effective at circumventing mature security programs."
