The exclusion comes as Saylor maintains that Bitcoin is at the start of a bull market and is on a trajectory to climb back above $100,000. In a Bloomberg interview, Saylor stated that the cryptocurrency bottomed out below $60,000 and could sustain annual growth of 20% to 30% over the coming years. He cited accelerating bank adoption and a favorable regulatory environment as drivers for continued expansion of the company's Bitcoin holdings.
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
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MSCI Removes MicroStrategy From Indexes After Non Operating Review
Crypto5 days ago
The company’s holdings of Bitcoin will no longer be tracked by the index provider MSCI in its official global benchmarks. A notice on the index provider's website on Oct 15 confirmed that MicroStrategy must be excluded after a consultation determined the firm is a non operating company. Shares of MicroStrategy rebounded about 4% following the news, recovering from a nearly 6% drop the previous day, while Executive Chairman Michael Saylor called the decision disappointing.
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