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MSCI's broader non-operating company screening methodology represents a more credible threat to Strategy's index inclusion than previous crypto-specific rules because it applies general financial frameworks rather than targeting Bitcoin treasury companies

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"Strategy-focused analyst Adam Livingston said the revised methodology represents a more credible threat than MSCI's earlier crypto-specific effort because it applies a general financial framework rather than singling out Bitcoin treasury companies."

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