MSCI Tightens Rules on Investment-Focused Firms

MSCI finalized rules effectively removing companies primarily holding investments, such as crypto-focused entities, from its equity indexes.

The top 3

  1. Strategy's Crypto Holding Status: MicroStrategy holds over 250,000 BTC, with its valuation now driven almost entirely by its massive Bitcoin treasury rather than its software business. MicroStrategy
  2. Metaplanet's Bitcoin-First Treasury: The Japanese firm Metaplanet shifted its corporate strategy in 2024 to adopt Bitcoin as its primary reserve asset, mirroring the MicroStrategy model. Metaplanet
  3. MSCI Index Eligibility Criteria: The new policy mandates that index constituents must derive the majority of their revenue or assets from non-investment, operational business activities.

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