PANews weekly roundup says MSCI will remove Strategy and Metaplanet, estimating about 1.59 billion USD in passive selling
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Weekly picks: Democratic control of Congress reshapes crypto regulation, Strategy faces MSCI removal and AI investment hits a gap
Three themes intersect this week. In politics, Democrats retaking both chambers has weakened crypto’s advantage in Washington and increased resistance to the CLARITY bill. The EU designated USDC its 1st significant e-money token, bringing compliance status into stablecoin pricing. In markets, Bitcoin fell below the short-term holder cost basis and underperformed US stocks, while stablecoin supply shrank by 14.2 billion USD over 30 days. MSCI will remove Strategy and Metaplanet, with estimated passive selling of 1.59 billion USD. More concerning, mNAV fell to 1.08 times and the funding cycle is strained. In AI, CICC says AI accounted for 62% of S&P 500 earnings growth, while cloud providers’ free cash flow turned negative. Anthropic plans to offer shares at 70–78 USD, implying a fully diluted valuation of around 1.26 trillion to 1.405 trillion USD, but institutional estimates range from 144 billion to 30,000…
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The headline says Democrats retook Congress and MSCI will remove Strategy.
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The body says the CLARITY bill faces greater resistance and the EU designated USDC its first significant e-money token.
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The body says Bitcoin fell below the short-term holder cost basis and lagged US stocks, while stablecoin supply fell 14.2 billion USD over 30 days.
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The body says MSCI will remove Strategy and Metaplanet, leading to an estimated 1.59 billion USD in passive selling, and that mNAV fell to 1.08 times.
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The body cites CICC as saying AI supplied 62% of S&P 500 earnings growth but cloud providers’ free cash flow turned negative.
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The body says Anthropic plans an offering at 70–78 USD, with a fully diluted valuation of about 1.26 trillion to 1.405 trillion USD. The discussion of institutional estimates cuts off.
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The body gives no MSCI announcement, effective date, or methodology for the estimated 1.59 billion USD of selling.
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Anthropic’s offering and valuation are proposals. The institutional estimates are cut off and their full context is unknown.
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