MSCI (MSCI) Tightens Bitcoin Index Rules

MSCI (NYSE:MSCI) has advanced index eligibility rules that could materially affect companies holding Bitcoin on their balance sheets. The firm is preparing lists of affected Bitcoin treasury companies, with changes expected to influence assets benchmarked to its strategy indices. MSCI has partnered with CUSIP Global Services to create identifiers for late stage private companies, setting new reference standards for private market data. MSCI's tighter Bitcoin treasury rules and new private...