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Key NotesStrategy is in talks with MSCI over whether the firm still fits its equity index rules.Analysts suggest a potential exclusion could trigger billions in forced outflows.Strategy’s value now sits below the worth of its massive BTC reserve.
Strategy is in discussions with global index provider MSCI over whether the company should remain in several major benchmarks. The talks, first reported by Reuters, come ahead of MSCI’s scheduled announcement on Jan. 15.
MSCI’s review follows a growing debate on whether firms holding digital reserves still qualify as operating companies, or whether they function more like large investment vehicles.
A JPMorgan analysis in November warned that if MSCI, and eventually other providers, remove Strategy, passive funds could be forced to sell billions of dollars’ worth of shares. The bank estimated potential outflows as high as $8.8 billion.
However, Strategy’s executive chairman and popular Bitcoin BTC $93 005 24h volatility: 6.4% Market cap: $1.86 T Vol. 24h: $90.78 B proponent, Michael Saylor, said he is “unsure” whether that figure is accurate.
Index Decision Looms
MSCI has formally proposed excluding companies whose crypto reserves account for half or more
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