Strategy Launches Opposition Campaign Against MSCI's Digital Asset Treasury Company Exclusion Proposal

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Strategy Launches Opposition Campaign Against MSCI’s Digital Asset Treasury Company Exclusion Proposal

Strategy has opened fire against MSCI’s proposal to exclude digital asset financial companies from market indices. MSCI, which manages international stock indices, announced a proposal to exclude digital asset treasury (DAT) companies from market indices. In response, Michael Saylor, founder and chairman of Strategy, announced that the company has officially sent a letter of opposition to MSCI.

Strategy has also publicly disclosed the letter on its website and has initiated action to organize opposition to MSCI’s move to exclude DAT companies from indices, including sending emails to MSCI and registering support for Strategy.

Strategy’s Opposition and Arguments

Strategy has requested that MSCI withdraw its new proposal to exclude digital asset treasury companies from the Global Investable Market Index. The company argues that this policy is unfair and a misguided judgment that will hinder innovation at a critical moment for the cryptocurrency industry.

Under MSCI’s new regulations, companies with 50% or more of their total assets composed of digital assets could be excluded from the index. This effectively means that Strategy, whose assets are mostly Bitcoin, faces the risk of being excluded from MSCI’s Global Investable Market Index under the new regulations.

Strategy argues that digital asset treasury companies are not merely passive investment funds but operating businesses that should be treated equally with companies holding cash, raw materials, or other concentrated assets.

Highlighting the Discriminatory Nature of MSCI’s New Regulations

Strategy urges the cryptocurrency community to cooperate in opposing this move, describing MSCI’s new proposal as “arbitrary and discriminatory.” It also emphasizes that similar asset-specific restrictions do not exist in MSCI’s other standards.

Furthermore, Strategy warns that implementing the new regulations could allow policy judgments to be reflected in index composition—something index providers have historically avoided to maintain neutrality and international credibility.

Strategy also argues that excluding digital asset treasury companies from global indices conflicts with U.S. policy objectives. The company contends that digital assets are becoming key infrastructure for future economic growth, and that digital assets like Bitcoin are already forming the foundation of a new financial system.

Strategy is currently earnestly requesting that MSCI withdraw its proposal, warning that excluding digital asset treasury companies from major indices would stall innovation and negatively impact investors and the cryptocurrency market overall.