MSCI Proposed Rule Risks Removing Bitcoin Treasury Firms Strategy Metaplanet
Image: Bitcoin.com NewsA Bitcoin Policy Institute paper critiques MSCI's proposed non-operating company index rule. MSCI's own simulation shows the rule could eject Strategy Metaplanet and uranium firm Yellow Cake from its major indexes. JPMorgan analysts estimated Strategy could face $2.8 billion in selling from MSCI-tracking funds if removed. The think tank notes operating assets is not a standardized U.S. accounting category.
Key points
- MSCI's proposed non-operating company rule could remove Strategy and Metaplanet from its indexes
- MSCI's own simulation shows Strategy Metaplanet and Yellow Cake would be removed under the test
- JPMorgan estimated Strategy could face $2.8 billion in selling from MSCI-linked funds if excluded
- The term operating assets is not a standardized U.S. accounting category per the think tank
Why it matters
Removal from major indexes could force index-tracking funds to sell shares of affected firms. The think tank has called on MSCI to publish clearer reproducible classification criteria for its indexes.
What's unclear
MSCI had not responded to requests for comment on the proposal as of the reports publication
No timeline for MSCI to release a final decision on the proposed rule was provided in either report
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$83,821.00
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Blockonomi
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MSCI Non-Operating Company Rule Puts Bitcoin Treasury Stocks Strategy and Metaplanet at Risk
Coverage timeline
- First reported by Bitcoin.com News
- Confirmed by Blockonomi
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