Michael Saylor Fights to Keep Bitcoin Firm in Global Stock Index – Will He succeed?

by

In the grand soap opera of modern investing, Michael Saylor’s Strategy arm is not ready to bow out without a fight over what might be the hottest ticket since sliced bread – namely, whether their oh-so-precious common A stock (MSTR) will remain snugly nestled in the MSCI indices. After all, the company’s stock made a rather conspicuous entrance into the MSCI World Index back in the heady days of 2024’s Bitcoin rally, like a kid sneaking into the candy shop well before breakfast.

Now, as the MSCI Global Standard Indexes are pondering whether to give Strategy’s prized digital treasury assets (DATs) the boot, Saylor’s crew is busy chatting with the index folks – a bit like techie kids pleading with the teacher to keep them in the game, no matter how much they might be bending the rules. Reuters nicely reported on Wednesday that Strategy says they’re “engaging” in this process, which sounds either stubborn or strategically diplomatic – your pick. Meanwhile, JPMorgan has wet everyone’s appetite with a claim that if Strategy’s stock gets excluded, roughly $2.8 billion could evaporate faster than a snowman in July.

What in the world is the MSCI World index?

Ah, the MSCI World-established way back in 1986 by the stalwart Morgan Stanley Capital International-serves as a sort of global stock market yardstick. It tracks over 1,300 large and mid-cap companies from 23 developed markets, roughly like a global “Who’s Who” of corporate giants. Among its glittering roster are tech titans like Nvidia and Apple, which together make up around 10% of the index’s shiny value – a reminder that in the tech world, even giants like these tend to punch far above their weight.

The Strategy’s MSTR was added in May 2024, approximately three years after it began hoarding Bitcoin-piling up an impressive 214,000 BTC by then-innocent enough until you realize that they’re betting the farm on the grey, shiny stuff called digital gold.

DATs: Dramatic January declines after a summer boom 🌞📉

After the glorious July 2025 summer of Digital Asset Tribulations (DATs), including Strategy and other brave, digital adventurers like Japan’s Metaplanet, stocks took a nosedive-plunging to lows that made last year’s rollercoaster look like a stroll in the park. By mid-October, Metaplanet’s enterprise value had dipped below the value of its gold-uh, Bitcoin-holdings, making headlines and raising eyebrows wider than a squirrel trying to solve a Rubik’s Cube.

On October 10, MSCI announced that they might be giving these DATs the digital equivalent of a timeout, with a consultation open until the end of 2025-like a lengthy debate on whether this particular digital gold rush is a fad or the real deal. The final verdict is expected by mid-January 2026. Stay tuned!

Saylor, ever the philosopher, quipped that the stocks “are going to be volatile because the company is built on amplified Bitcoin,” which sounds about as reassuring as a parachute made of Kleenex. When asked about what happens if Bitcoin takes a nosedive, he’s pretty much like, “Well, then the stock probably will too, because it’s built to fall-like a digital Jenga tower.”

Just this week, Strategy splashed out a cool $1.44 billion to keep the lights on, supporting dividends and paying off debt-classic move when you’re feeling a bit nervous about the horizon. They also upped their Bitcoin stash to a staggering 650,000 BTC, even though Bitcoin’s price slipped below $90,000-because why not add a little more fuel to the crypto fire?

Read More

2025-12-03 18:06