MSCI Adopts New Index Exclusion Rules; Strategy and Metaplanet Face Potential Removal

First reported Oct 15, 2026, 21:40 UTC

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MSCI Adopts New Index Exclusion Rules; Strategy and Metaplanet Face Potential Removal MSCI has adopted new rules to exclude non-operating companies from its Global Investable Market Indexes. In an earlier simulation based on May 2026 data, MSCI identified Bitcoin treasury… — @WuBlockchain (X), Oct 15, 2026, 21:40 UTC
BREAKING: MSCI announced rules today that could block Michael Saylor's Strategy from its indexes in the future. • Tests whether a company runs a "real business". • Exclusion after failing checks for 2 years. — @BitcoinArchive (X), Oct 15, 2026, 22:15 UTC
BREAKING: MSCI confirms new rules to exclude non-operating companies from its indexes. 🔸Michael Saylor's Strategy and Metaplanet likely to be removed. 🔸 Final list Nov 11. $MSTR — @BitcoinArchive (X), Oct 15, 2026, 22:37 UTC
🚨 JUST IN: MSCI approves new rules that could push Michael Saylor’s Strategy out of its global indexes, potentially forcing billions in stock sales. — @Cointelegraph (X), Oct 16, 2026, 00:00 UTC
NEW: Index giant MSCI finalizes rules to exclude $BTC treasury companies from its global indexes, putting @Strategy and @Metaplanet at risk of removal by November 30 which could trigger $2.8B in $MSTR outflows per @JPMorgan. — @CoinDesk (X), Oct 16, 2026, 09:25 UTC

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