Bitcoin mining company IREN Limited announced it will be included in the MSCI US Index after the market closes on February 27. This follows Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) as another crypto-related company entering the index. Previously, index provider MSCI considered removing digital asset treasury (DAT) companies with more than 50% of their balance sheets allocated to cryptocurrencies from its major stock indices, but ultimately decided not to exclude such companies. Strategy had opposed the proposal in December 2025, calling it "discriminatory, arbitrary, and unworkable." The MSCI US Index tracks large and mid-cap stocks in the US stock market, representing approximately 85% of the free-float adjusted market capitalization. Inclusion in the index can attract passive fund inflows and increase a company's visibility among institutional investors. (Thestreet)