Cantor Equity Partners I, Inc. 10-Q

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. References to the “Company,” “our,” “us” or “we” refer to Cantor Equity Partners I, Inc., a Cayman Islands exempted company. The following discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto in Part I, Item I of this Report (as defined below). Certain information contained in the discussion and analysis set forth below includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2026 (this “Report”) includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and projections about future events. These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions about us that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. When used in this Report, words such as “may,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “continue,” or the negative of such terms or other similar expressions, identify forward-looking statements. Such statements include, but are not limited to, possible business combinations and the financing thereof, and related matters, as well as all other statements other than statements of historical fact included in this Report. Factors that might cause or contribute to such a discrepancy include, but are not limited to, those described in our other United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filings. Overview We are a blank check company incorporated in the Cayman Islands on November 11, 2020 for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses (the “Business Combination”). Our sponsor is Cantor EP Holdings I, LLC (the “Sponsor”). Although we are not limited in our search for target businesses to a particular industry or sector for the purpose of consummating the Business Combination, we focused our search on companies operating in the financial services, digital assets, healthcare, real estate services, technology and software industries. We are an early stage and emerging growth company and, as such, we are subject to all of the risks associated with early stage and emerging growth companies. Our registration statement for our initial public offering (the “Initial Public Offering”) became effective on December 20, 2024. On January 8, 2025, we consummated the Initial Public Offering of 20,000,000 Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share (“Class A ordinary shares” and such Class A ordinary shares issued in the Initial Public Offering, the “Public Shares”), at a purchase price of $10.00 per share, generating gross proceeds of $200,000,000. Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, we consummated the sale of 500,000 Class A ordinary shares (the “Private Placement Shares”), to the Sponsor, at a purchase price of $10.00 per share, in a private placement (the “Private Placement”), generating gross proceeds of $5,000,000. Following the closing of the Initial Public Offering and the Private Placement on January 8, 2025, an amount of $200,000,000 ($10.00 per share) from the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and the Private Placement was placed in a trust account (the “Trust Account”) located in the United States with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (“Continental”) acting as trustee. The funds in the Trust Account were initially held in an account at J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., and on January 9, 2025, were transferred to an account at CF Secured, LLC (“CF Secured”), an affiliate of the Sponsor. The Trust Account may be (a) invested only in U.S. government securities, within the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), with a maturity of 185 days or less or in any open-ended investment company that holds itself out as a money market fund selected by us meeting the conditions of paragraphs (d)(1), (d)(2), (d)(3) and (d)(4) of Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act, (b) held as uninvested cash, or (c) held in a non-interest or interest bearing demand deposit account at a U.S. chartered commercial bank, until the earlier of: (i) the completion of the Business Combination or (ii) the distribution of the Trust Account, as described below. 20 We have until January 8, 2027 (24 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering), or until such earlier liquidation date as our board of directors may approve or such later date as our shareholders may approve pursuant to our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (as may be amended, the “Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles”) (the “Combination Period”), to consummate the Business Combination. If we are unable to complete the Business Combination by the end of the Combination Period, we will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter, redeem the Public Shares, at a per share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to us to pay taxes, divided by the number of then outstanding Public Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish holders of the Public Shares’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any), subject to applicable law, and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of our remaining shareholders and our board of directors, liquidate and dissolve, subject, in each case, to our obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law. In March 2024, the SEC adopted final rules relating to The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors , that would require registrants to provide climate-related disclosures in registration statements and certain periodic reports (the “2024 Climate Rules”). The 2024 Climate Rules set forth requirements for disclosure of material climate-related risks, mitigation activities, targets and goals, and governance. The 2024 Climate Rules also require disclosure of certain greenhouse gas emissions metrics and attestation of emissions disclosures. Subsequent to the issuance of the 2024 Climate Rules, in April 2024, the SEC released an order staying the 2024 Climate Rules pending judicial review of all of the petitions challenging the 2024 Climate Rules and in March 2025, the SEC voted to end its defense of the 2024 Climate Rules. In May 2026, the SEC issued a proposal for stakeholder comment to fully rescind the 2024 Climate Rules. We are continuing to monitor the developments pertaining to the 2024 Climate Rules. However, if these reporting requirements are implemented, they may significantly increase the complexity of our periodic reporting as a U.S. public company. Business Combination Agreement On July 16, 2025, we entered into a business combination agreement (the “Business Combination Agreement”), with BSTR Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Pubco”), BSTR Intermediate, a Cayman Islands exempted company and a wholly owned subsidiary of Pubco (“CEPO Merger Sub”), BSTR Holdings (Cayman), a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Seller”), BSTR Newco, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Seller (“Newco”), PEMS Sub A, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of us (“CEPO Subsidiary A”), PEMS Sub B, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of CEPO Subsidiary A (“CEPO Subsidiary B”), and PEMS Merger Sub C, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of CEPO Subsidiary B (“Newco Merger Sub”). Pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, and subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby (the “Closing”), (a) we will merge with and into CEPO Merger Sub, with CEPO Merger Sub continuing as the surviving entity (the “CEPO Merger”), and with our shareholders (i) holding our Class B ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share (“Class B ordinary shares”), receiving one Class A ordinary share for each Class B ordinary share held by such shareholder immediately prior to the CEPO Merger, and (ii) receiving one share of Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Pubco (“Pubco Class A Stock”) for each Class A ordinary share held by such shareholder at the time of the CEPO Merger, and (b) at least two hours after the CEPO Merger, Newco Merger Sub will merge with and into Newco, with Newco continuing as the surviving company (the “Newco Merger”, and together with the CEPO Merger, the “Mergers”), and with (i) the Seller receiving shares of Pubco Class A Stock and Class B common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Pubco (“Pubco Class B Stock” and, together with the Pubco Class A Stock, “Pubco Stock”) in exchange for its membership interests in Newco (the “Newco Interests”), and (ii) the Newco Equity Investors (as defined below) converting their Newco Interests into non-voting units of Newco (the “Newco Exchange Interests”), which Newco Exchange Interests will be exchangeable for an equal number of shares of Pubco Class A Stock or, at Pubco’s election, the cash equivalent. As a result of the Mergers and the other transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement (the “BSTR Business Combination”), CEPO Merger Sub will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Pubco, CEPO Subsidiary B will become the managing member of Newco, and Pubco will become a publicly traded company. Concurrently with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, we and Pubco entered into subscription agreements (the “July Convertible Notes Subscription Agreements”) with certain investors (the “July Convertible Notes Investors”), pursuant to which the July Convertible Notes Investors have agreed to purchase, in a private placement, $500,000,000 of aggregate principal amount of 1.00% convertible senior secured notes to be issued by Pubco (“Convertible Notes”) due five years after the date of the Closing to be issued pursuant to and on the terms set forth in an indenture (the “Indenture”) in the form attached to the July Convertible Notes Subscription Agreements (the “Initial Convertible Notes Private Placement”). In addition, Pubco granted the July Convertible Notes Investors options to purchase (i) additional Convertible Notes in an aggregate principal amount of up to $125,000,000, exercisable within fifteen days following the date of the July Convertible Notes Subscription Agreements (the “First Convertible Notes Option”), (ii) additional Convertible Notes in an aggregate principal amount of up to $125,000,000, exercisable within thirty days following the date of the July Convertible Notes Subscription Agreements (the “Second Convertible Notes Option” and, together with the First Convertible Notes Option, the “Convertible Notes Options”), and (iii) 3,200,000 shares of 7.00% perpetual convertible preferred stock of Pubco (the “Preferred Stock”) in an aggregate principal amount of up to $320,000,000 to be issued by Pubco pursuant to and on the terms set forth in a certificate of designations (the “Certificate of Designations”) in the form attached to the July Preferred Stock Subscription Agreement (as defined below), exercisable within thirty days following the date of the July Convertible Notes Subscription Agreements (the “Preferred Stock Option” and, together with the Initial Convertible Notes Private Placement and Convertible Notes Options, the “July Convertible Notes Private Placement”), in each case, on a pro rata basis based on such July Convertible Notes Investor’s participation in the Initial Convertible Notes Private Placement. Further, the July Convertible Notes Subscription Agreements provide that if any July Convertible Notes Investors should elect not to exercise their pro rata share of the First Convertible Notes Option, Second Convertible Notes Option or Preferred Stock Option, as applicable, such unexercised Convertible Notes Options or Preferred Stock Option will be offered to and may be exercised by the remaining July Convertible Notes Investors pro rata to their participation in the July Convertible Notes Private Placement and the First Convertible Notes Option, Second Convertible Notes Option or Preferred Stock Option, as applicable, until 5:00 p.m. New York time on the Business Day immediately after the expiry of the applicable Convertible Notes Option or the Preferred Stock Option (the “Unexercised Option”). 21 Pursuant to the terms of the July Convertible Notes Subscription Agreements, certain July Convertible Notes Investors exercised their pro rata share of (i) the First Convertible Notes Option and the Unexercised Option in relation to the First Convertible Notes Option to purchase additional Convertible Notes in an aggregate principal amount of $34,870,000 and (ii) the Second Convertible Notes Option and the Unexercised Option in relation to the Second Convertible Notes Option to purchase additional Convertible Notes in an aggregate principal amount of $9,323,000. On August 7, 2025, we and Pubco entered into subscription agreements (the “August Convertible Notes Subscription Agreements”) with certain investors (the “August Convertible Notes Investors”), pursuant to which the August Convertible Notes Investors have agreed to purchase, in a private placement, $30,500,000 aggregate principal amount of Convertible Notes to be issued by Pubco pursuant to and on the terms set forth in the Indenture (the “August Convertible Notes Private Placement” and together with the July Convertible Notes Private Placement, the “Convertible Notes Private Placement”). Pursuant to the July Convertible Notes Private Placement and the August Convertible Notes Private Placement, taken together, the total aggregate principal amount of Convertible Notes to be issued by Pubco at Closing will be $574,693,000. Concurrently with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, we and Pubco entered into a subscription agreement (the “July Preferred Stock Subscription Agreement”) with an investor (the “July Preferred Stock Investor”), pursuant to which the July Preferred Stock Investor has agreed to purchase, in a private placement, 300,000 shares of Preferred Stock with an aggregate principal amount of $30,000,000, at a purchase price of $85.00 per share, for an aggregate purchase price $25,500,000 to be issued by Pubco pursuant to and on the terms set forth in the Certificate of Designations (the “July Preferred Stock Private Placement”). Pursuant to the terms of the July Convertible Notes Subscription Agreements, certain July Convertible Notes Investors exercised their pro rata share of the Preferred Stock Option and the Unexercised Option in relation to the Preferred Stock Option to purchase an aggregate of approximately 2,236,000 shares of Preferred Stock with an aggregate principal amount of approximately $223,620,000, at a purchase price of $85.00 per share, for a total aggregate purchase price of approximately $190,080,000. On August 25, 2025, we and Pubco entered into subscription agreements (the “August Preferred Stock Subscription Agreements” and, together with the July Preferred Stock Subscription Agreement, the “Preferred Stock Subscription Agreements”) with certain investors (the “August Preferred Stock Investors” and, together with the July Preferred Stock Investor, the “Preferred Stock Investors”), pursuant to which the August Preferred Stock Investors have agreed to purchase, in a private placement, an aggregate of 482,924 shares of Preferred Stock with an aggregate principal amount of approximately $48,300,000, at a purchase price of $85.00 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $41,050,000 (the “August Preferred Stock Private Placement”, and together with the July Preferred Stock Private Placement, the “Preferred Stock Private Placements”). With the inclusion of the shares of Preferred Stock subscribed for in the Preferred Stock Private Placements and the exercise of the Preferred Stock Option by certain July Convertible Notes Investors, Pubco will issue 3,019,200 shares of Preferred Stock at Closing in the aggregate with a total aggregate principal amount of $301,920,000, for a total purchase price of $256,632,000. Concurrently with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, we and Pubco entered into subscription agreements (the “CEPO Cash Equity PIPE Subscription Agreements”) with certain investors (the “CEPO Cash Equity PIPE Investors”), pursuant to which the CEPO Cash Equity PIPE Investors have agreed to purchase, in a private placement immediately prior to the CEPO Merger, 40,000,000 Class A ordinary shares, at a purchase price of $10.00 per share payable in cash, for an aggregate purchase price of $400,000,000 (the “CEPO Cash Equity PIPE”). Additionally, concurrently with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, we and Pubco entered into subscription agreements (the “July CEPO BTC Equity PIPE Subscription Agreements” and, together with the August CEPO BTC Equity PIPE Subscription Agreement (as defined below), the “CEPO BTC Equity PIPE Subscription Agreements”) with certain investors (the “July CEPO BTC Equity PIPE Investors” and, together with the August CEPO BTC Equity PIPE Investor (as defined below), the “CEPO BTC Equity PIPE Investors”), pursuant to which the July CEPO BTC Equity PIPE Investors have agreed to purchase, in a private placement immediately prior to the CEPO Merger, a certain number of Class A ordinary shares, at $10.00 per share, in exchange for 4,156.11 Bitcoin in the aggregate, with the number of Class A ordinary shares to be issued to each July CEPO BTC Equity PIPE Investor being equal to (i) the product of (A) the number of Bitcoin contributed by such July CEPO BTC Equity PIPE Investor multiplied by (B) the U.S. dollar price of one Bitcoin as determined by the average of the CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate - New York Variant for the ten-day period ending on the second day prior to the closing date of the BSTR Business Combination (the Closing Bitcoin Price”), and then divided by (ii) $10.00 (the “July CEPO BTC PIPE” and, together with the August CEPO BTC Equity PIPE (as defined below) and the CEPO Cash Equity PIPE, the “CEPO Equity PIPEs”). 22 Concurrently with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, we, Pubco and Newco entered into subscription agreements (the “Newco Subscription Agreements”) with certain investors (the “Newco Equity Investors”), pursuant to which the Newco Equity Investors have agreed to purchase, in a private placement immediately prior to the Newco Merger, a certain number of Newco Interests, at $10.00 per interest, in exchange for 865 Bitcoin in the aggregate, with the number of Newco Interests to be issued to each Newco Equity Investor being equal to (i) the product of (A) the number of Bitcoin contributed by such Newco Equity Investor multiplied by (B) the Closing Bitcoin Price, and then divided by (ii) $10.00 (the “Newco Private Placement”). On August 28, 2025, (i) we and Pubco entered into a subscription agreement (the “August CEPO BTC Equity PIPE Subscription Agreement”) with an investor in the Newco Private Placement (the “August CEPO BTC Equity PIPE Investor”) in substantially the same form as the July CEPO BTC Equity PIPE Subscription Agreements, pursuant to which such investor agreed to purchase, in a private placement, a certain number of Class A ordinary shares, at $10.00 per share, in exchange for 20 Bitcoin, with the number of Class A ordinary shares to be issued to such investor being equal to (i) the product of (A) 20 Bitcoin multiplied by (B) the Closing Bitcoin Price and then divided by (ii) $10.00 (the “August CEPO BTC Equity PIPE”), and (ii) simultaneously therewith, we, Pubco and Newco entered into a termination agreement with such investor in the Newco Private Placement, which terminated the Newco Subscription Agreement with such investor, pursuant to which such investor had agreed to purchase Newco Class A Interests in exchange for 20 Bitcoin. As a result of the August CEPO BTC Equity PIPE, the total number of Bitcoin to be contributed by investors at Closing pursuant to the July CEPO BTC Equity PIPE, the Newco Private Placement and the August CEPO BTC Equity PIPE, remains at 5,021.11 Bitcoin. Concurrently with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, we, Pubco and the Sponsor entered into a sponsor support agreement (the “Sponsor Support Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other things, the Sponsor agreed (i) to vote its Class A ordinary shares and Class B ordinary shares in favor of the Business Combination Agreement and the BSTR Business Combination and certain other matters to be approved by our shareholders in connection with the BSTR Business Combination, (ii) to vote its Class A ordinary shares and Class B ordinary shares against certain other transactions and matters, (iii) to comply with the restrictions imposed by the letter agreement, dated as of January 6, 2025, by and among us, the Sponsor and our officers and directors as of such time (the “Insider Letter”), including the restrictions on transferring and redeeming Class A ordinary shares and Class B ordinary shares in connection with the BSTR Business Combination, (iv) to waive the anti-dilution rights of the Class B ordinary shares set forth in the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles, (v) to surrender, for no consideration, 50% of its Class B ordinary shares immediately prior to, and conditioned upon, the consummation of the CEPO Merger, and (vi) subject to and conditioned upon the Closing, agree that any loans outstanding from the Sponsor to us shall be repaid either in cash or in Class A ordinary shares at $10.00 per share as determined by the Sponsor. Further, pursuant to the Sponsor Support Agreement, we and the Sponsor agreed that prior to Closing, we and the Sponsor will enter into an amendment to the Insider Letter to (i) extend the transfer and lock-up restrictions applicable to the Founder Shares (as defined below) pre-Closing so that they also apply to the shares of Pubco the Sponsor receives in exchange for the Founder Shares in the BSTR Business Combination post-Closing, (ii) modify the duration of the lock-up applicable to the Founder Shares to be the earlier of (a) the twelve month anniversary of the date of the Closing and (b) the date on which Pubco consummates a liquidation, merger, capital stock exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction that results in all of its stockholders having the right to exchange their shares of Pubco Stock for cash, securities or other property, and (iii) add Pubco as a party. On June 5, 2026, Pubco’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-295863) was declared effective by the SEC, and Pubco filed with the SEC its final prospectus (the “BSTR Final Prospectus”), and we filed with the SEC its definitive proxy statement (the “Definitive Proxy Statement”) with respect to its extraordinary general meeting of shareholders (the “Meeting”) to be held on June 26, 2026 to approve the BSTR Business Combination and the other proposals described in the Definitive Proxy Statement. On June 24, 2026, we announced a postponement of the to the Meeting from June 26, 2026 to July 2, 2026. On June 30, 2026, we announced a further postponement of the Meeting from July 2, 2026 to July 10, 2026. On July 8, 2026, we announced that (i) we and Pubco were discussing a potential revised structure and amended terms for the previously announced BSTR Business Combination and would not complete the BSTR Business Combination on the terms initially set forth in the Business Combination Agreement, (ii) that the Meeting was indefinitely postponed, (iii) that any Public Shares submitted for redemption would be returned to shareholders and not be redeemed, and (iv) the Convertible Notes Private Placement, the Preferred Stock Private Placements, the CEPO Equity PIPEs and the Newco Private Placement would not be required to be consummated. On July 16, 2026, each of the July Convertible Notes Subscription Agreements, the August Convertible Notes Subscription Agreements, the Preferred Stock Subscription Agreements, the CEPO Cash Equity PIPE Subscription Agreements, the CEPO BTC Equity PIPE Subscription Agreements and the Newco Subscription Agreements terminated automatically in accordance with their terms. For more information regarding the BSTR Business Combination, refer to our filings with the SEC, including the Current Reports on Form 8-K filed by us with the SEC on July 17, 2025, July 22, 2025, August 7, 2025, August 25, 2025, August 28, 2025, March 2, 2026, March 26, 2026, May 14, 2026, June 24, 2026, June 30, 2026, and July 8, 2026, the BSTR Final Prospectus, the Definitive Proxy Statement, and the other filings we and Pubco may make from time to time with the SEC. Liquidity and Capital Resources As of both June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, we had $25,000 of cash in our operating account. As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, we had a working capital deficit of approximately $1,332,000 and approximately $589,000, respectively. As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, approximately $11,233,000 and approximately $7,513,000, respectively, of interest income earned on funds held in the Trust Account was available to pay taxes, if any. 23 Our liquidity needs through June 30, 2026 have been satisfied through a contribution of $25,000 from the Sponsor in exchange for the issuance of the Class B ordinary shares (the “Founder Shares”), a loan of approximately $134,000 from the Sponsor pursuant to a promissory note (the “Pre-IPO Note”), the proceeds from the consummation of the Private Placement with the Sponsor not held in the Trust Account and the Sponsor Loan (as defined below). We fully repaid the Pre-IPO Note upon completion of the Initial Public Offering. In addition, in order to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor has committed to loan us up to $1,750,000 to fund our expenses relating to investigating and selecting a target business and other working capital requirements (the “Sponsor Loan”), of which approximately $925,000 and approximately $486,000 has been drawn by us as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively. If the Sponsor Loan is insufficient, the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor, or certain of our officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, provide us additional loans (“Working Capital Loans”). As of both June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, we did not have any borrowings under the Working Capital Loans. Based on the foregoing, management believes that we will have sufficient working capital and borrowing capacity from the Sponsor to meet our needs through the earlier of the consummation of the Business Combination or one year from the date of this Report. Over this time period, we will be using these funds for paying existing accounts payable and consummating the BSTR Business Combination. Results of Operations Our entire activity from inception through June 30, 2026 related to our formation, the Initial Public Offering, and to our efforts toward locating and completing a suitable Business Combination. We have neither engaged in any operations nor generated any revenues to date. We will not generate any operating revenues until after completion of the Business Combination. We have generated non-operating income in the form of interest income on amounts held in the Trust Account. We have incurred, and expect to incur, increased expenses as a result of being a public company (for legal, financial reporting, accounting and auditing compliance), as well as for due diligence expenses. For the three months ended June 30, 2026, we had net income of approximately $6,524,000, which consisted of approximately $5,096,000 of gain from the change in fair value of forward sale securities and approximately $1,858,000 of interest income on investments held in the Trust Account, partially offset by approximately $400,000 of general and administrative expenses, and $30,000 of administrative expenses incurred pursuant to the administrative services agreement with the Sponsor. For the three months ended June 30, 2025, we had net income of approximately $1,955,000, which consisted of approximately $2,130,000 of interest income on investments held in the Trust Account, partially offset by approximately $145,000 of general and administrative expenses, and $30,000 of administrative expenses incurred pursuant to the administrative services agreement with the Sponsor. For the six months ended June 30, 2026, we had net income of approximately $2,362,000, which consisted of approximately $3,719,000 of interest income on investments held in the Trust Account, partially offset by approximately $686,000 of general and administrative expenses, approximately $611,000 of loss from the change in fair value of forward sale securities, and $60,000 of administrative expenses incurred pursuant to the administrative services agreement with the Sponsor. For the six months ended June 30, 2025, we had net income of approximately $2,949,000, which consisted of approximately $3,316,000 of interest income on investments held in the Trust Account, partially offset by approximately $309,000 of general and administrative expenses, and approximately $58,000 of administrative expenses incurred pursuant to the administrative services agreement with the Sponsor. Factors That May Adversely Affect Our Results of Operations and Ability to Complete the Business Combination Our results of operations and our ability to complete the Business Combination may be adversely affected by various factors that could cause economic uncertainty and volatility in the financial markets, many of which are beyond our control. Our results of operations and our ability to consummate the Business Combination could be impacted by, among other things, downturns in the financial markets or in economic conditions, fluctuations in interest rates, and geopolitical instability, such as the military conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East. We cannot at this time predict the likelihood of one or more of the above events, their duration or magnitude or the extent to which they may negatively impact our business and our ability to complete the Business Combination. Contractual Obligations Business Combination Marketing Agreement We engaged Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. (“CF&Co.”), an affiliate of the Sponsor, pursuant to the business combination marketing agreement, dated January 6, 2025, as an advisor in connection with the Business Combination to assist us in holding meetings with our shareholders to discuss the potential Business Combination and the target business’ attributes, introduce us to potential investors that are interested in purchasing our securities and assist us with our press releases and public filings in connection with the Business Combination. We will pay CF&Co. a cash fee of $7,000,000 for such services upon the consummation of the Business Combination. 24 Related Party Loans The Sponsor has agreed to lend us up to $3,000,000 pursuant to a promissory note (the “Sponsor Note”) in connection with the consummation of the Business Combination, an extension of time for us to consummate the Business Combination or our liquidation (each, a “Redemption Event”), such that an amount equal to $0.15 per Public Share being redeemed in connection with the applicable Redemption Event will be added to the Trust Account and paid to the holders of the applicable redeemed Public Shares on such Redemption Event. The Sponsor Note does not bear interest and is repayable by us to the Sponsor upon consummation of the Business Combination; provided that, at any time beginning 60 days after the date of the Initial Public Offering, at the Sponsor’s option, all or any portion of the amount outstanding under the Sponsor Note may be converted into Class A ordinary shares at a conversion price of $10.00 per share. If we are unable to consummate the Business Combination, the Sponsor Note would be repaid only out of funds held outside of the Trust Account. The Sponsor has waived any claims against the Trust Account in connection with the Sponsor Note. In order to finance transaction costs in connection with the Business Combination, the Sponsor has committed up to $1,750,000 in the Sponsor Loan to be provided to us to fund expenses relating to investigating and selecting a target business and other working capital requirements, including $10,000 per month for office space, administrative and shared personnel support services that will be paid to the Sponsor, pursuant to the administrative services agreement, dated February 6, 2025. The Sponsor Loan does not bear interest and is repayable by us to the Sponsor upon consummation of the Business Combination; provided that, at any time beginning 60 days after the date of the Initial Public Offering, at the Sponsor’s option, all or any portion of the amount outstanding under the Sponsor Loan may be converted into Class A ordinary shares at a conversion price of $10.00 per share. Otherwise, the Sponsor Loan would be repaid only out of funds held outside the Trust Account. If the Sponsor Loan is insufficient, the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor, or certain of our officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, provide us with Working Capital Loans. As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, we had approximately $925,000 and approximately $486,000, respectively, outstanding under the Sponsor Loan. As of both June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, we had no borrowings under the Working Capital Loans or the Sponsor Note. See Note 4—“Related Party Transactions” and Note 5—“Commitments and Contingencies” to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in Part I, Item 1 of this Report for information regarding additional contractual obligations. Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates We have identified the following as our critical accounting policies: Use of Estimates The preparation of our financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, income and expenses, and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities, in our financial statements. These accounting estimates require the use of assumptions about matters, some of which are highly uncertain at the time of estimation. Management bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments, and we evaluate these estimates on an ongoing basis. To the extent actual experience differs from the assumptions used, our consolidated balance sheets, unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations, unaudited condensed consolidated statements of shareholders’ deficit and unaudited condensed consolidated statements of cash flows could be materially affected. We believe that the following accounting policies involve a higher degree of judgment and complexity. Going Concern In connection with our going concern considerations in accordance with guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board’s Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 205-40, Presentation of Financial Statements–Going Concern , we have until January 8, 2027 to consummate the Business Combination. Our mandatory liquidation date if the Business Combination is not consummated raises substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. Our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Report do not include any adjustments related to the recovery of the recorded assets or the classification of the liabilities should we be unable to continue as a going concern. In the event of a mandatory liquidation, within ten business days, we will redeem the Public Shares, at a per share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to us to pay taxes, if any, and including $0.15 per redeemed share to be funded pursuant to the Sponsor Note, divided by the number of then outstanding Public Shares. As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the redemption value per Public Share was $10.71 and $10.53, respectively. Emerging Growth Company Section 102(b)(1) of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”) exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (that is, those that do not have an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that a company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies but any such election to opt out is irrevocable. We have elected not to opt out of such extended transition period which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, we, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard. This may make comparison of our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in Part I, Item 1 of this Report with another public company, which is neither an emerging growth company nor an emerging growth company that has opted out of using the extended transition period, difficult or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting standard used. 25 Forward Sale Securities We account for the Class A ordinary shares underlying the CEPO BTC Equity PIPE Subscription Agreements, which are referred in this Report as forward sale securities, in accordance with guidance in ASC 480-10, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity , pursuant to which the forward sale securities do not meet the criteria for equity classification and must be recorded as liabilities or assets. Class A Ordinary Shares Subject to Possible Redemption We account for the Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption in accordance with the guidance in ASC 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity . Class A ordinary shares subject to mandatory redemption (if any) are classified as liability instruments and measured at fair value. Shares of conditionally redeemable Class A ordinary shares (including Class A ordinary shares that feature redemption rights that are either within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within our control) are classified as temporary equity. At all other times, Class A ordinary shares are classified as shareholders’ equity. All of the Public Shares feature certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of our control and subject to the occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly, as of both June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, 20,000,000 Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption, are presented as temporary equity outside of the shareholders’ deficit section of our consolidated balance sheets. We recognize any subsequent changes in redemption value immediately as they occur and adjust the carrying value of redeemable Class A ordinary shares to the redemption value at the end of each reporting period. Immediately upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering, we recognized the accretion from initial book value to redemption amount value of redeemable Class A ordinary shares. This method would view the end of the reporting period as if it were also the redemption date for the security. The change in the carrying value of redeemable Class A ordinary shares also resulted in charges against Additional paid-in capital and Accumulated deficit. Net Income Per Ordinary Share We comply with the accounting and disclosure requirements of ASC 260, Earnings Per Share . Net income per ordinary share is computed by dividing net income applicable to shareholders by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding for the applicable periods. We apply the two-class method in calculating earnings per share and allocate net income pro rata to Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption, nonredeemable Class A ordinary shares and Class B ordinary shares. Accretion associated with the redeemable Class A ordinary shares is excluded from earnings per share as the redemption value approximates fair value. See Note 2—“Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in Part I, Item 1 of this Report for additional information regarding these critical accounting policies and other significant accounting policies. Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk. We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act and are not required to provide the information otherwise required under this Item.