MSCI Index Rule Change Fuels Crypto Community Fury

[nihalsari]

The backlash intensified after MSCI proposed excluding treasury companies with over 50% crypto holdings from its indexes starting January. Strategy investors warn the policy could force companies to sell crypto to qualify, potentially depressing asset prices — a move critics say JPMorgan is backing to benefit its own structured products.

[Abdul Khan]

MSCI making structural changes right now feels extremely tone-deaf.

[Rimon Khan]

The community backlash is justified—index rules shouldn’t distort markets.