MSCI maintains digital asset company index inclusion; Strategy stock price rises by 5%

2026-01-07 01:26:59

Source: BlockMedia Original Title: MSCI maintains inclusion decision causes Strategy to surge 5%…Digital asset stocks take a breather Original Link: https://www.blockmedia.co.kr/archives/1029238 Strategy(MSTR) surged significantly supported by MSCI’s decision to maintain its index inclusion. As concerns about digital asset inventory companies(DAT) potentially being excluded from the index dissipate, overall sentiment for related stocks has eased.

According to Yahoo Finance, after-hours trading on the New York Stock Exchange on the 6th local time saw Strategy stock rise by 5%. Previously, MSCI considered excluding companies with large holdings of digital assets from the index but ultimately decided to maintain the current index inclusion standards for a period of time.

MSCI stated in a release: “Further research and discussions with market participants are needed to address how to distinguish companies that hold digital assets as part of their core operations rather than for investment purposes.” It also added: “Additional inclusion criteria based on financial statements and other factors may be necessary.”

Therefore, the current index inclusion method for companies with more than 50% of total assets in digital assets among MSCI’s pre-screened universe remains unchanged. The possibility of immediate exclusion of Strategy and other digital asset inventory companies from MSCI indices has been eliminated.

This decision is one of the most important variables in the market. If MSCI excludes DAT from the index, not only Strategy but also other companies employing similar strategies may face passive capital outflows. Industry forecasts suggest this could impact billions of dollars in fund flows.

With uncertainty lifted, capital may flow back into digital asset inventory companies. Besides Strategy, other DAT stocks such as Bitmine Immersion(BMNR), Sharplink(SBET), and Twenty One Capital(XXI) also saw modest gains in after-hours trading.

Market analysts believe that this MSCI decision could go beyond a short-term rebound, serving as an opportunity for a formal discussion on the status and classification of companies holding digital assets as core assets. However, due to MSCI’s mention of the need for further research, discussions on index inclusion standards may resurface in the medium to long term.

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