Twenty One Capital names Paul Lalljie as independent board director

Twenty One Capital Inc. appointed Paul S. Lalljie as an independent director to its board of directors, the Austin-based Bitcoin company announced. Lalljie will serve on the board's audit committee.

The appointment restores compliance with Securities and Exchange Commission and New York Stock Exchange independence requirements for audit committees. The board determined Lalljie qualifies as independent under Rule 10A-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Section 303A.02 of the NYSE Listed Company Manual.

Lalljie brings experience in finance, technology, cybersecurity and education technology. He currently serves as a member of the supervisory board and audit committee chair at Bitdefender. He previously served as chief executive officer and chief financial officer of 2U and as chief financial officer of Neustar.

The appointment follows changes to Twenty One's board composition after Tether International acquired SoftBank Group's stake in Twenty One on May 19, 2026. SoftBank's representatives stepped down from the board and a related governance agreement was terminated. One departing SoftBank representative had served on the audit committee, creating the vacancy.

"Strong governance and independent oversight are critical as we build Twenty One into one of the world's leading Bitcoin companies," said Jack Mallers, chief executive officer of Twenty One. "This appointment restores our compliance with NYSE audit committee requirements."

Twenty One holds more than 43,500 bitcoin and focuses on building a Bitcoin-native public company around treasury, financial services, mining and capital markets operations.

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