The post Strategy’s $55 Billion Bitcoin Bet Undeterred by Index Delisting Concerns, Says Michael Saylor appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. In brief Michael Saylor addressed the prospect of Strategy’s removal from stock indices. He said the company isn’t something that purely resembles an investment fund. JPMorgan highlighted MSCI’s consultation of crypto-buying firms in a report. Strategy co-founder and Executive Chairman Michael Saylor downplayed concerns on Friday that the company could be excluded from certain equity indices next year, highlighting aspects of the firm’s business model, as its shares wavered close to a 13-month low. On X, Saylor contrasted Strategy’s business model against investment funds, following a report from JPMorgan that highlighted how crypto-buying firms with similar qualities could be removed in February from index provider MSCI’s products, which guide activity among investment professionals.  “Strategy is not a fund, not a trust, and not a holding company,” Saylor said. “We’re a publicly traded operating company with a $500 million software business and a unique treasury strategy that uses Bitcoin as productive capital.” Over the past month, Strategy’s shares have plunged 42% to $175, while outpacing Bitcoin’s decline from record highs, according to Yahoo Finance. Meanwhile, Strategy’s market cap has slipped below the value of its Bitcoin holdings, complicating its ability to raise funding.  On Oct. 10, MSCI said that it was debating its treatment of crypto treasury firms, “including cases where capital-raising activities are primarily used to fund digital asset accumulation,” and companies “whose digital asset holdings represent 50% or more of their total assets.” Historically, Strategy has issued common shares to add to its Bitcoin stockpile, but as that move has grown less lucrative, Strategy has embraced preferred shares offering dividend payments. MSCI is set to announce a decision on Jan 15. On X, Saylor highlighted the products that Strategy has introduced this year, and how that reflects how the company is building “a Bitcoin-backed structured finance company with… The post Strategy’s $55 Billion Bitcoin Bet Undeterred by Index Delisting Concerns, Says Michael Saylor appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. In brief Michael Saylor addressed the prospect of Strategy’s removal from stock indices. He said the company isn’t something that purely resembles an investment fund. JPMorgan highlighted MSCI’s consultation of crypto-buying firms in a report. Strategy co-founder and Executive Chairman Michael Saylor downplayed concerns on Friday that the company could be excluded from certain equity indices next year, highlighting aspects of the firm’s business model, as its shares wavered close to a 13-month low. On X, Saylor contrasted Strategy’s business model against investment funds, following a report from JPMorgan that highlighted how crypto-buying firms with similar qualities could be removed in February from index provider MSCI’s products, which guide activity among investment professionals.  “Strategy is not a fund, not a trust, and not a holding company,” Saylor said. “We’re a publicly traded operating company with a $500 million software business and a unique treasury strategy that uses Bitcoin as productive capital.” Over the past month, Strategy’s shares have plunged 42% to $175, while outpacing Bitcoin’s decline from record highs, according to Yahoo Finance. Meanwhile, Strategy’s market cap has slipped below the value of its Bitcoin holdings, complicating its ability to raise funding.  On Oct. 10, MSCI said that it was debating its treatment of crypto treasury firms, “including cases where capital-raising activities are primarily used to fund digital asset accumulation,” and companies “whose digital asset holdings represent 50% or more of their total assets.” Historically, Strategy has issued common shares to add to its Bitcoin stockpile, but as that move has grown less lucrative, Strategy has embraced preferred shares offering dividend payments. MSCI is set to announce a decision on Jan 15. On X, Saylor highlighted the products that Strategy has introduced this year, and how that reflects how the company is building “a Bitcoin-backed structured finance company with…