Michael Saylor's Strategy Challenges MSCI Over Bitcoin Treasury Exclusion Plan

Bitcoin's Strategy remains in Nasdaq 100 despite mountain of criticism over fund‑like profile

Bitcoin giant Strategy kept its spot in the Nasdaq 100 on Friday, holding its year-long run inside the index while debate keeps piling up over how the company operates. The firm’s entire model sits on buying and holding Bitcoin, a move that kicked off in 2020 when the old MicroStrategy name was dropped for a full pivot into digital assets. That shift now shapes everything the company does, and it has raised fresh questions from analysts who say …

Strategy Recommends Neutral Indexing Approach in MSCI Digital-Asset Consultation

TLDR:  Strategy emphasizes DATs are operating companies, not passive investment funds. MSCI’s 50% digital-asset rule is arbitrary and could destabilize index inclusion. The proposal risks inconsistent treatment due to asset volatility and accounting differences. Strategy recommends a neutral, deliberative approach aligned with market evolution. Strategy Inc., formerly MicroStrategy, has formally responded to MSCI’s consultation on digital-asset…

Strategy Inc. Opposes MSCI’s Plan to Exclude DATs from Key Indexes

Strategy Inc. criticizes MSCI’s 50% digital asset threshold as arbitrary and damaging to innovation. DATs function as businesses, not passive investment funds, similar to banks and insurers. Excluding DATs would limit access to passive capital and diminish U.S. competitiveness in digital assets. Strategy Inc., the largest Bitcoin treasury company globally, has provided an in-depth response to MSCI’s consultation regarding the classification of D…

Strategy Calls For Withdrawal Of MSCI’s Exclusion Plan For Digital Asset Treasury Companies - Coin Surges

Strategy, formerly known as MicroStrategy, has expressed strong opposition to a proposal by the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) to exclude digital asset treasury companies (DATs) from its indexes.  Calls For Fair Treatment Of Digital Asset Companies In a recent letter signed by Michael Saylor and the firm’s CEO Phong Le, Strategy highlighted its support for MSCI’s efforts to establish consistent eligibility criteria across its indice…

Strategy Calls For Withdrawal Of MSCI's Exclusion Plan For Digital Asset Treasury Companies

Strategy, formerly known as MicroStrategy, has expressed strong opposition to a proposal by the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) to exclude digital asset treasury companies (DATs) from its indexes.  Calls For Fair Treatment Of Digital Asset Companies In a recent letter signed by Michael Saylor and the firm’s CEO Phong Le, Strategy highlighted its support for MSCI’s efforts to establish consistent eligibility criteria across its indice…