Strategy released a letter to MSCI arguing that their proposed digital asset threshold is “misguided” and would have “profoundly harmful consequences."
Strategy’s Michael Saylor claims he met with every Middle East sovereign wealth fund to pitch Bitcoin-backed credit, positioning digital capital as a yield-generating alternative to traditional fixed income.
Bitcoin For Corporations (BFC) challenged MSCI’s plan to exclude companies with over 50% of assets in digital assets, arguing it unfairly penalizes operating businesses.
Strategy purchased 10,624 bitcoin for about $963 million last week, lifting its total holdings to 660,624 BTC as shares edged higher alongside a modest rebound in bitcoin prices.
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.
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.