MSCI finalized a rule making “non-operating companies” ineligible for its Global Investable Market Indexes, effective at the close of November 30 as part of its November review. The rule targets firms like Strategy and Metaplanet, whose balance sheets are dominated by Bitcoin: companies failing an initial core screen are tested on five financial ratios and flagged if they fail four or more. MSCI added buffers so current constituents are removed only if they fail in both of their two most recent annual filings, and it scrapped a temporary reprieve for firms with 50% or more digital-asset holdings. Removal would force index-tracking funds to sell shares, potentially pressuring prices and shrinking the premium these firms trade at over their crypto. Saylor called the rule “discriminatory,” while Metaplanet sold 10,000 Bitcoin and bought back 11,000 to show active treasury management, and Strategy has kept accumulating.
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| Market | Crypto |
|---|---|
| Exchange | Binance |
| Sector | Layer 1 |
| Market cap | $1.6T |
| Close on 10/15/2026 | 82,245.93 |
| Change that session | +0.69% |
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