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Hongji Feng
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Bitcoin is trading near $92,000, up by about 5% over 24 hours, as attention turns to how index rules and treasury policy could intersect in coming weeks. MSCI has an active consultation on the treatment of companies whose treasuries hold digital assets or whose business models are materially linked to them, with feedback windows running into January 2026, according to MSCI’s consultation materials.
In parallel, Strategy’s leadership has acknowledged the option to sell Bitcoin under specific circumstances, a shift in tone after years of continuous accumulation.
In a recent company update, Strategy CEO Phong Le described sales as a last-resort tool if balance-sheet metrics deteriorate, according to coverage and recordings of the briefing.
MSCI’s Consultation and Index Mechanics
MSCI’s review outlines scenarios in which index eligibility, classification, or weights could change if a firm’s risk profile is driven mainly by a digital asset rather than an operating business.
Outcomes range from unchanged inclusion to adjusted treatment or removal, with implementation details and timing to follow the comment window.
Any exclusion would force benchmark-tracking funds to rebalance according to index family rules, constituent weight, and transition procedures.
Liquidity can absorb staged flows, yet turnover tends to spike on effective dates, and moves often amplify when both equity and crypto depth are thin. Strategy’s share price has traded with high Bitcoin beta, which can compound swings during tight liquidity.
Strategy’s Toolkit If Price Pressure Persists
Strategy built its position through cash, convertible debt, and at-the-market equity programs. Management has now described sales as a last-resort tool if balance-sheet metrics deteriorate, a framing that puts liquidity and capital costs ahead of a rigid buy-only stance.
Sustained spot levels below recent add prices raise the effective cost of issuance and debt, while any equity-to-NAV discount can slow net additions.
If sales occur, sequencing becomes a choice between faster de-risking to stabilize leverage and a paced approach to limit market impact, each with different implications for realized gains and tax outcomes.
What Markets Watch Next
On the index side, investors will look for the consultation’s conclusion, any grace period, and whether changes are phased. On the corporate side, filings will be read for updates to issuance plans, leverage targets, treasury language, and purchase cadence.
Crypto-linked flows still shape the backdrop. Net creations in spot Bitcoin products, exchange balances, and order-book depth across BTC and ETH pairs help determine whether equity moves tied to crypto exposure settle or extend.
When depth rebuilds and product creations turn positive together, risk typically steadies; when those series soften while index decisions approach, volatility can rise into the event window.
The current Bitcoin bounce trims immediate pressure, yet policy signals and index rules still define the near-term path. MSCI’s review and Strategy’s contingency language now share a calendar, and together they will determine how crypto-heavy corporate exposure fits within mainstream equity benchmarks.
https://cryptonews.com/news/strategy-floats-possible-bitcoin-sales-as-msci-review-nears-deadline/
