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Coins•Oct 16, 2026

New US Rules Pose Threat to Bitcoin Bull Strategy Ahead of Critical November 11 Date

Key Highlights: Global index provider MSCI has introduced updated index eligibility criteria targeting firms whose core activities focus on holding digital assets such as Bitcoin rather than commercial operations. Firms face a two-stage evaluation involving operating asset assessments and five financial ratios, requiring failures across two consecutive financial reporting periods before being removed. Companies including ...

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Coins•Oct 16, 2026

MSCI Approves Rules That Could Eject MicroStrategy and Metaplanet from Equity Indexes

Key Highlights: Potential index exclusion threatens passive capital inflows for public corporations operating Bitcoin-focused corporate treasuries. JPMorgan analysts project that an exclusion from key indices could drive approximately $2.8 billion in outflows from MSTR shares. While an equity sell-off targets corporate stock rather than direct Bitcoin holdings, reduced equity demand could constrain future capital-raising strategies. ...

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Coins•Oct 16, 2026

MSCI Moves to Exclude Michael Saylor’s Strategy From Its Global Indexes

Key Highlights An MSCI consultation simulation flagged Strategy, Metaplanet, and Yellow Cake for potential deletion from the MSCI ACWI Investable Market Index under proposed methodology rules. JPMorgan estimates that Strategy’s removal could trigger roughly $2.8 billion in outflows, though an index buffer generally requires existing constituents to fail two consecutive annual assessments before removal. MSCI ...

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Coins•Sep 26, 2026

Strive Challenges MSCI Proposal to Exclude Bitcoin Treasuries, Calls for ‘Provide future qualification path’

Key Highlights Strive Asset Management, the fifth-largest Bitcoin treasury, has formally challenged MSCI’s proposal to exclude crypto treasury companies from its global index, arguing firms like Strategy and Strive qualify as “operating companies” rather than passive investment vehicles. MSCI’s 2026 consultation framework represents a “material improvement” over the 2025 version but fails to define “operating ...

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