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MSCI Proposal Singles Out Bitcoin Treasury Companies and Undercuts Benchmark Neutrality

MSCI’s move to exclude Bitcoin treasury companies is shortsighted, unnecessary, and undermines the neutrality investors expect in global benchmarks.

Bitcoin Price Sits Down Over 30% From All-Time Highs as Market Waits for Next Catalyst

The Bitcoin price has fallen over 30% since October, dropping another 1% overnight to around $87,000 amid a nearly two-month drawdown.

Japan Moves to Mandate Reserves for Crypto Exchanges as Hacks Mount

Japan’s FSA plans to require crypto exchanges to hold liability reserves to compensate customers for losses from hacks, failures, or bankruptcies.

TD Cowen Sees Strategy ($MSTR) Under Pressure as MSCI Index Review Looms

TD Cowen analysts warn that Strategy’s stock may stay under pressure as they expect MSCI to formally decide by mid-January to remove PBTCs like Strategy from all its indexes in February.

Bitcoin Crime: Home Invasion, Sexual Assault, and $1.6 Million Theft Results in 7-Year Sentence

A Hong Kong man was sentenced to seven years in Canada for participating in a violent, sexually abusive home invasion that stole $1.6 million in Bitcoin from a British Columbia family.

Bitcoin Price Rebounds to $86,000 as Deutsche Bank Flags Five Forces Behind the Sell-Off

Bitcoin price rebounded to $86,000 after lows of $80,915 last week. Deutsche Bank, Anthony Popliano and Fed Governor Christopher Waller all added some nuance to the recent volatility. 

Bitcoin-miner Bitmain Faces Federal Investigation Over National Security Issues: Report

Bitmain, the Chinese manufacturer behind many of the world’s Bitcoin miners, has been under US national security scrutiny for potential espionage or sabotage risks, including in Trump family-backed ventures, though the company denies any wrongdoing.

Samourai Wallet Co-Founder Sentenced to Four Years for Conspiracy To Commit Money Laundering

Samourai Wallet co-founder William Hill was sentenced to four years in prison for running a crypto mixing service that laundered over $237 million in illicit funds.

Strategy’s (MSTR) Michael Saylor Dismisses Index Concerns: ‘Our Conviction in Bitcoin is Unwavering’

Michael Saylor took to X to dismiss concerns about MSCI-driven outflows, emphasizing that Strategy is an operating company with a $500 million software business and a $7.7 billion Bitcoin-backed digital credit program.

JPMorgan Says Saylor’s Strategy Could See Billions in Outflows if MSCI Excludes MSTR

Strategy faces the risk of being removed from major equity indices, with JPMorgan warning that MSCI’s January 15 decision could trigger up to $2.8B–$8.8B in passive outflows and deal a major blow to Saylor’s bitcoin-leveraged strategy.

Congressman Warren Davidson Introduces Bitcoin For America Act, Proposes Federal Tax Free Payments in Bitcoin

Rep. Warren Davidson introduced the Bitcoin For America Act today, letting Americans pay taxes in Bitcoin to fund a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve.

Metaplanet is Building a Two-Tier Rocket Ship to Buy More Bitcoin

Metaplanet is overhauling its capital structure with new MARS and MERCURY preferred shares to raise $150 million for accelerating its bitcoin-treasury strategy while minimizing dilution to common shareholders.
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