MSCI Review Puts the Microstrategy Bitcoin Funding Model Under Pressure

In MicroStrategy Bitcoin news, MSCI is considering rules that could remove Strategy Inc. from its global equity indexes, potentially adding strain to the financing model behind the company’s Bitcoin holdings.

The proposal is not specific to Bitcoin: it focuses on whether companies are primarily engaged in accumulating assets rather than operating businesses, according to Bloomberg.

STRATEGY PUSHES BACK ON MSCI INDEX PROPOSAL!@Strategy responded to MSCI’s latest consultation that could remove $BTC treasury firms from major indexes under new “non-operating company” rules.

The company said digital assets are assets, index providers should measure markets… pic.twitter.com/0Mga2P9YIe — Crypto Banter (@crypto_banter) August 14, 2026 Strategy shares have climbed more than +35% in the past week as Bitcoin moved back above $70,000, Bloomberg reported, though the stock remains down roughly -60% over the past year.