MSCI Criticized For Bitcoin Omission: “It’s Like Faulting Chevron For Oil”
MSCI has launched a consultation on whether companies with significant cryptocurrency or Bitcoin holdings should be excluded from some of its main indices, sending waves through markets that track those indexes. Related Reading: Is Trump About To Shake Up Crypto Gaming? New ‘Billionaires Club’ Set For Release According to reports, the consultation targets firms whose […]
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Concerns regarding the potential exclusion of Strategy (MSTR) from the MSCI index emerged last week, with estimates from JPMorgan analysts indicating that such a move could result in approximately $2 billion to $8 billion in outflows. Amid mounting concerns within the crypto community, Michael Saylor confirmed that the company is in discussions with MSCI regarding […]
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 indices. However, the company criticized the proposed threshold for excluding firms with more than 50% digital assets on their balance sheets,....
Charles Hoskinson, the founder of Cardano, has publicly criticized the Wyoming Stable Token Commission’s recent blockchain network selections for the state’s upcoming stablecoin, the Wyoming Stable Token (WST). In a livestream titled “XRP and Wyoming” broadcasted on November 25, 2024, Hoskinson questioned the commission’s opaque selection process and raised concerns about potential conflicts of interest. […]
The financial services giant, along with Coin Metrics and MSCI, will help investors track market movements and screen hundreds of coins and tokens by their uses. Goldman Sachs, MSCI, and Coin Metrics announced Nov. 3 that they have devised a digital assets classification system to increase the transparency of market movements and help market participants analyze the digital assets ecosystem. The new system is called datonomy and is available by subscription from the three companies. The new taxonomy divides digital assets world into classes, sectors and subsectors according to their use to....
Strategy, formerly known as MicroStrategy, the largest public holder of Bitcoin (BTC), finds itself at the center of a stormy controversy involving JPMorgan as Bitcoin prices continue to struggle. With signs of a potential bear market emerging, fresh rumors suggest that one of the world’s largest banks allegedly holds a significant short position on Strategy’s stock (MSTR), which has plunged 69% from its record high of $543 per share last year. Strategy Faces Potential MSCI Exclusion The turmoil escalated last week when JPMorgan issued a warning that Strategy might soon be removed from....