Adam Back's BSTR Terminates Original SPAC Merger Agreement, Renegotiates Listing Terms with Cantor Equity Partners
According to CoinDesk, Bitcoin Standard Treasury Company (BSTR) and Cantor Equity Partners I (CEPO) announced on July 8, 2026, that both parties will no longer proceed with the transaction under the original merger agreement signed in July 2025, but will instead renegotiate new terms to better reflect the current market environment. Meanwhile, the private investment in public equity (PIPE) arrangement attached to the original merger agreement will no longer be a prerequisite condition for the completion of the transaction.
CEPO's shareholder meeting originally scheduled for July 10 has been postponed indefinitely; all redemption requests previously submitted will be cancelled, and the relevant shares will be returned to investors. BSTR initially planned to list via this SPAC merger, at which time its balance sheet would hold over 30,000 Bitcoins, and intended to raise up to $1.5 billion through PIPE financing to increase Bitcoin holdings.
