Benzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below. Renowned economist Peter Schiff dismissed Strategy Inc. (NASDAQ:MSTR) as nothing more than a “highly leveraged” Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) bet on Sunday, arguing against its inclusion in global equity benchmarks. Strategy Not A ‘Real Operating Business,’ Says Schiff In an X post, Schiff highlighted last week’s report by JPMorgan analysts that the company risks delisting from major equity indices, such as the M ...

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