Strategy Shares Surge As MSCI Temporarily Halts Exclusion Of Crypto-Holding Companies
Shares of Bitcoin focused Strategy (Nasdaq: MSTR) experienced a modest uptick in after-hours trading on January 6, 2026. The surge came on the heels of an announcement from global index provider MSCI, which revealed it would temporarily shelve its proposal to remove companies with substantial cryptocurrency holdings from its equity indexes.
This decision has been hailed as a reprieve for firms heavily invested in Bitcoin and other digital currencies, averting potential market turmoil in the short term.
MSCI had initially floated the idea of classifying “Digital Asset Treasury Companies” (DATCOs)—entities that allocate a notable portion of their treasuries to cryptocurrencies—as a distinct category.
Under this plan, such…
