[MSCI Officially Adopts New Index Exclusion Rules, Strategy and Metaplanet Face Potential Removal] BlockBeats News, October 16 — MSCI announced the official adoption of non-operating company index exclusion rules, which will be implemented during the November 2026 index review and take effect after the market close on November 30. The new rules will first assess whether companies possess substantial operating assets. Companies failing the initial screening will undergo five financial ratio tests, and if at least four of these ratios meet exclusion criteria, they will not qualify for index inclusion. As a result, Bitcoin treasury companies Strategy and Metaplanet face potential removal, with the final list to be announced on November 11. JPMorgan previously estimated that if Strategy is removed from the MSCI index, it could face approximately $2.8 billion in selling pressure. [Original Link]