Cryptocurrency Drama: MSCI’s Postponement Causes Market Merriment and Mishaps

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Madame’s Ledger: The Curious Case of Cryptic Assets and the Ever-Changing Index

In a most astonishing turn of events, the distinguished Morgan Stanley Capital International, known among the more discerning circles as MSCI, has seen fit to delay their plans of exiling the crypto treasury firms-those daring establishments like Strategy-from their esteemed indexes. How very considerate! Or perhaps merely delaying the inevitable… 😏

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This sudden reprieve means that, for the present, firms hefty in digital assets can continue to parade themselves within the grand halls of investment. Even if Bitcoin (BTC), that most unpredictable of assets, accounts for more than half of their holdings-what a spectacle! The likes of Strategy, the largest holder of Bitcoin, breathe a sigh of relief, as their impending exile is temporarily postponed.

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The market responded, as markets are wont to do-Strategy’s shares, that clever little darling, rose approximately 5% in after-hours trading. The world sighs in relief from the threat of passive fund sell-offs, at least for the moment. 🎉

Regrettably, the Tale Continues…

Though the immediate peril has been staved off, the overarching saga is far from concluded. MSCI vows to broaden their investigations, pondering how to truly classify these non-operating, asset-heavy companies across the entire spectrum-not just those involved with crypto. Quite the undertaking, indeed!

One must ponder, dear reader, whether future rules will lean more upon financial disclosures than mere ownership percentages-an approach that, no doubt, will be met with further debate and, perhaps, more sarcasm.

The stakes are high. Analysts at venerable JPMorgan have previously warned that exclusion could lead to a veritable exodus of billions, turning this financial melodrama into something resembling a Greek tragedy in relentless pursuit of clarity.

Meanwhile, Mr. Michael Saylor, the formidable chairman of Strategy, has publicly decried the proposed ‘fair’ treatment, comparing it to the uneven hand dealt to companies holding oil or gold-implying perhaps that some assets are more equal than others. Such are the joys of modern finance, where volatility and bias often walk hand in hand, giggling behind the curtain.

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2026-01-07 07:00