MSCI is not implementing a plan to eliminate digital asset treasury companies, Strategy (MSTR.US) surged 6% after the market

The Zhitong Finance App learned that during Tuesday's after-market trading, Strategy (MSTR.US) stock rose 6% at one point. Previously, the index compiling agency MSCI decided not to remove “digital asset treasury companies” (DATs) from its index system for the time being.

MSCI said in a statement that distinguishing between “investment companies” and companies that hold non-operating assets such as digital assets as part of core business activities rather than simply for investment purposes still requires further research and more discussions with market participants. MSCI stated that when evaluating the index eligibility of such companies, additional evaluation criteria, such as judgments based on financial statements or other indicators, may need to be introduced.

At the same time, MSCI emphasized that at this stage, the current index processing method for related companies with digital asset holdings accounting for 50% or more of total assets in its previously announced preliminary list will remain unchanged.

The market generally believes that this decision temporarily mitigates investors' concerns about the risk of passive capital outflows from related companies. For companies that use digital assets as an important component of their balance sheets, remaining in major indices helps maintain institutional capital allocation and market liquidity.