Bitcoin Policy Institute

Advocacy research organization whose June 29th report and addendum originated the $23.6 billion figure and the influence-campaign allegation.

Current stories

investConfirmed11 publishers

MSCI's new screen could remove Strategy and Metaplanet from its global indexes after Nov. 30

MSCI adopted rules that bar non-operating companies from its global indexes, putting Strategy and Metaplanet at risk after the Nov. 30 close. The final list is due Nov. 11, and any selling by index-tracking funds depends on who is on it.

Publishers:channelnewsasia.com coindesk.com cointelegraph.com crowdfundinsider.com crypto.news cryptobriefing.com cryptopolitan.com cryptoslate.com decrypt.co mezha.net news.bitcoin.com qz.com

Perspective Coverage

12 publishers

Builder: Builder 5%
Operator: Operator 24%
Investor: Investor 71%

Reality

Evidence72
Adoption40
Hype gap+25
Incentives55
Confidence74

investOne report1 publisher

Core Lightning says attackers are targeting nodes on its August patch or older

Core Lightning told operators on October 2 to upgrade from version 26.06.7 or older after reports that attackers are targeting unpatched nodes. MetaMask's precautionary exit from Lido that week lost no reported funds but will likely forgo rewards on ETH that can take up to 45 days to return.

Publishers:cryptopolitan.com

Reality

Evidence42
Adoption: Not scored
Hype gap+25
Incentives: Not scored
Confidence48

investConfirmed2 publishers

MSCI's own simulation drops Strategy and Metaplanet as non-operating companies

MSCI's Aug. 3 proposal to drop "non-operating companies" from its indexes would remove Strategy and Metaplanet, according to MSCI's own simulation. JPMorgan analysts put Strategy's potential outflows from benchmark-tracking funds at about $2.8 billion in 2025.

Publishers:cointelegraph.com cryptopolitan.com

Reality

Evidence60
Adoption: Not scored
Hype gap+15
Incentives65
Confidence62

investConfirmed2 publishers

House committee strips the Fed and gold funding routes from the Bitcoin reserve bill

The version reported out of committee 28-21 keeps a 20-year lock on the 324,527 Bitcoin the government already holds and cuts proof-of-reserve reporting to once a year, with new buying left to a study.

Publishers:cointelegraph.com decrypt.co

Reality

Evidence68
Adoption: Not scored
Hype gap+32
Incentives62
Confidence66

buildOne report1 publisher

Grok cited 120 sources, then folded in ten seconds: what source counters actually measure

A source counter records how much an agent fetched, not how many independent claims it found. One pasted audit was enough to show the difference.

Publishers:runtimewire.com

Reality

Evidence56
Adoption22
Hype gap+20
Incentives72
Confidence48