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MicroStrategy Challenges MSCI Index Rule
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MicroStrategy, a major Bitcoin holder, has penned a letter to MSCI, calling the index provider's proposed delisting criteria for non-operating companies "fundamentally flawed." The company argues the new test unfairly targets Bitcoin treasury firms and risks damaging MSCI's reputation as a neutral benchmark provider.
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MicroStrategy (NASDAQ: MSTR), a significant corporate holder of Bitcoin (BTC), has formally objected to $MSCI+WL's latest proposal to exclude companies deemed non-operating from its indices. In a letter addressed to $MSCI+WL's Equity Index Committee, MicroStrategy's Michael Saylor characterized the new eligibility test as a repackaged version of a previous proposal that $MSCI+WL withdrew, asserting that it would result in the delisting of MicroStrategy and Metaplanet while adding SharpLink to a watchlist.
The firm argues that it meets Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) criteria for an operating company, citing discussions with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) staff and its own 10-Q filings. MicroStrategy stated that the proposed $MSCI+WL changes would impact approximately 87% of the total float-adjusted market capitalization at stake for the affected companies and urged $MSCI+WL to withdraw the proposal to avoid distorting its indices and harming its reputation. MSTR shares traded over 2% lower in pre-market trade.
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MicroStrategy is fighting back against index provider MSCI because new rules might kick crypto-heavy companies out of major stock lists. People who invest money care because if these companies are removed, large index funds might be forced to sell their shares.
What changed
MicroStrategy sent an official objection to MSCI regarding proposed index criteria targeting non-operating companies holding significant digital assets.
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Index providers and traditional fund managers maintain stricter structural boundaries, while corporate treasury Bitcoin holders like MicroStrategy face potential exclusion from passive capital flows.
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