# MSCI Proposes an Index Screen That Would Delete Strategy, and the Company Says Index Providers Should Not Pick Assets

The asset-agnostic test names no digital asset, but applied to May data it removes Strategy, Metaplanet and a uranium holder from a benchmark tracked by passive money.

- Published: 2026-08-16T05:37:57.333Z
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- Publisher: Polylog (Crypto desk)
- Section: markets
- Sources: [Bitcoin Magazine](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/strategy-slams-msci-possible-index-removal), [CryptoSlate](https://cryptoslate.com/how-a-public-crypto-firms-4-3-ai-gain-hides-millions-in-balance-sheet-losses/)

MSCI opened a public consultation on 14 August that would make what it calls non-operating companies ineligible for its Global Investable Market Indexes. The proposed screen applies an operating-asset threshold followed by five financial ra…

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