Jack Mallers' Twenty One Capital Launches on NYSE, Vows to Buy 'As Much Bitcoin as Possible'

Twenty One Capital, the Bitcoin‑native firm co‑founded by Jack Mallers, officially began trading on the New York Stock Exchange today under the ticker XXI, following a business combination with Cantor Equity Partners.

The company debuted with a treasury of 43,514 BTC, valued at roughly $3.9 billion. This immediately makes Twenty One Capital the world's third‑largest publicly traded Bitcoin holder.

Speaking live on CNBC, Mallers said the firm intends to "buy as much Bitcoin as we possibly can." He stressed that the company is more than a passive holder; it plans to build a suite of Bitcoin‑focused businesses, including capital‑markets advisory, lending solutions, and educational media.

Mallers described Bitcoin as "honest money" and said Twenty One Capital aims to give it "the place it deserves in global markets."

The NYSE debut is backed by major institutional players such as Tether, Bitfinex, Cantor Fitzgerald, and SoftBank, undersc a growing wave of institutional adoption of BTC.

• Ticker: XXI
• Initial BTC treasury: 43,514 BTC (~$3.9 B)
• Strategic focus: advisory, lending, education
• Key backers: Tether, Bitfinex, Cantor Fitzgerald, SoftBank

With this bold commitment, Twenty One Capital could become a pivotal catalyst for broader Bitcoin integration into mainstream financial markets.