Strategy is urging MSCI to retain MSTR in its indexes, despite raising its Bitcoin holdings to 650,000 BTC as it has lowered its 2025 targets. Michael Saylor’s Strategy is not giving up on efforts to keep its common A stock (MSTR) part of the MSCI indexes after the stock entered the MSCI World Index during the Bitcoin rally in 2024. Amid MSCI Global Standard Indexes holding consultations on whether to delete MSTR and other digital asset treasuries (DATs) from its indexes, Strategy’s Saylor said the company is communicating with the index provider about the issue, Reuters reported on Wednesday. “We’re engaging in that process,” the Strategy founder said, adding that he “was not sure” about the accuracy of JPMorgan’s reported estimations that a potential exclusion from the MSCI could trigger $2.8 billion of outflows. Read more
The unemployment rate in Romania stood at 5.9% in October 2025, based on the seasonally adjusted Eurostat data for October, placing the country below the EU average, which stood at 6.0% for the same month, stable versus September 2025 and up from 5.8% in October 2024.
Binance’s new Junior app aims to bring supervised crypto use to minors, prompting both praise for early education and criticism of child targeting. Binance has launched Binance Junior, a parent-controlled crypto app for users ages 6 to 17, in a move that sparked debate over introducing digital assets to minors. The company announced Wednesday that Binance Junior is a standalone mobile app linked to a parent’s primary Binance account. The tool allows adults to deposit crypto, set spending and transfer limits and enable Earn products for their kids, depending on local regulations. Binance framed the new product as a family-focused financial literacy tool. It mirrors traditional custodial accounts, where children can hold assets while parents remain the legal owners and control permissions. Read more