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Today in crypto: Strategy rises 6.6% in after-hours trading following MSCI’s decision to keep crypto treasuries in indexes, investment bank TD Cowen reportedly warned that a key crypto market structure bill could be delayed until 2027, while Bitcoin Core developers warned users of a wallet migration bug that can delete files and result in fund losses.

Shares in Michael Saylor’s Strategy rose 6.6% after Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) decided not to exclude digital asset treasury companies from its market index, for now.

In a note published Tuesday, MSCI said digital asset treasury companies (DATCOs) would, however, be subject to broader consultations to distinguish between investment companies and other companies that hold digital assets as part of their core operations.

The MSCI identifies DATCOs as companies in which digital assets make up 50% or more of their total assets.

The continued inclusion ensures that DATs are still eligible for passive index funds, sustaining demand and liquidity while broadening institutional ownership of digital assets.

Exclusion could have seen Strategy and other DATs lose billions of dollars in passive capital inflow.

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