In a move that surprised absolutely no one who’s ever tried to understand the arcane world of financial indexes, MSCI announced on Tuesday that it would not be booting digital asset treasury companies from its global indexes. At least, not yet. Because why make a decision today when you can consult endlessly tomorrow?
The company did, however, hint at a “broader consultation” on the treatment of non-operating companies. Because nothing says progress like forming a committee to discuss forming another committee. Back in October, MSCI had floated the idea of excluding companies whose balance sheets were more crypto than actual cash-because apparently, holding Bitcoin is now akin to being a wizard who’s lost their wand.
MSCI’s indexes are the North Star of passive investing, guiding trillions of dollars like a drunk goat herder. For digital asset treasury companies (or “DATCOs,” as MSCI lovingly calls them), staying in these indexes is the difference between swimming in index fund capital or drowning in obscurity. DATCOs are defined as companies where 50% or more of their assets are crypto, which is basically the financial equivalent of putting all your eggs in one basket and then setting that basket on fire.
$15 Billion Saved… For Now
BitcoinForCorporations, a group that sounds like it was named by someone who’s never met a corporation, warned that excluding DATs could lead to outflows of up to $15 billion. Companies like Michael Saylor’s Strategy-whose entire business model seems to be “buy Bitcoin, hold Bitcoin, profit?”-would have been hit harder than a piñata at a child’s birthday party.
TODAY: MSCI has decided it will NOT exclude #Bitcoin treasuries from their global indexes.
1,500+ signatures
250+ organizations
THANK YOU to everyone who contributed to @BitcoinForCorps efforts to defend index integrity.
Vires in numeris! (Which, for the uninitiated, means “strength in numbers,” or possibly “please don’t sell our Bitcoin.”)
– Bitcoin For Corporations (@BitcoinForCorps) January 6, 2026
“Up to $15 billion in forced selling just got taken off the table,” remarked Milk Road, a macroeconomic outlet that probably spends too much time thinking about markets and not enough time thinking about milk. “That removes a major overhang that markets were watching and avoids billions in forced selling. It also preserves access to trillions of dollars in index-tracked capital.”
Meanwhile, analyst ‘Bull Theory’ chimed in, saying, “This was the biggest reason behind the October 10th crash, which wiped out $19 billion in a single day.” Because when Bitcoin crashes, it crashes hard-like a teenager discovering caffeine.
“This announcement will also end the MSTR [Strategy] FUD about being forced to sell their Bitcoin holdings worth billions,” he added. “This is really bullish for the crypto market.”
“This is short-term giga bullish,” declared Ted Pillows, an analyst whose name suggests he either invests in mattresses or just really loves naps. Strategy stock [MSTR] surged 6.7% in after-hours trading, proving that relief from uncertainty is the financial equivalent of a warm blanket on a cold night.
Bitcoin? Meh.
Despite what was apparently the most bullish news since someone invented the term “moon,” Bitcoin decided to take a nap, declining around 1% to $92,700. It briefly dipped to $91,500, because why not? The asset remains at a monthly high, though, and is stuck in a six-week range-bound channel like a hamster on a wheel. It faces resistance at $94,500, a key level that needs to be breached for momentum to continue. Because, as everyone knows, Bitcoin loves a good hurdle.
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2026-01-07 11:29