🚨DID MORGAN STANLEY PULL OFF THE BIGGEST CRYPTO MANIPULATION?
The sequence of Bitcoin’s October crash and January recovery looks like a planned setup, and the data supports it.
Let’s go through it 👇
1) OCTOBER 10: THE TRIGGER
On October 10, MSCI, originally a Morgan Stanley division, announced a proposal to remove Digital Asset Treasury Companies from its global indexes.
That included firms like MicroStrategy and Metaplanet, whose balance sheets hold billions worth of Bitcoin. This wasn’t a small change because MSCI indexes guide trillions of dollars in passive flows.
If those firms were removed: • Pension funds and ETFs would be forced to sell • Institutional exposure to Bitcoin would shrink • Liquidity would tighten sharply
Minutes after the announcement, Bitcoin dropped nearly -$18,000, erasing more than $900 billion from crypto’s total market cap.
2) THEN THE 3-MONTH PRESSURE WINDOW.
The consultation stayed open until December 31, meaning three full months of uncertainty.
During this period, Bitcoin dropped about 31%, altcoins even more. It was the worst quarter for crypto since 2018.
3) JANUARY 1st: SUDDEN PUMP STARS
From Jan 1st, Bitcoin starts pumping without any bullish news, and in the first 5 days of 2026, Bitcoin jumped 8%, that’s a $7300 pump from $87,500 to $94,800.
No one knew why, but somehow the relentless selling stopped, and Bitcoin was printing back-to-back green candles.
These were probably insiders who knew what was coming in the next few days.
4) JANUARY 5th-6th: THE REVERSAL
Then, somehow, in 24 hours, everything flipped.
First, Morgan Stanley filed for its own spot Bitcoin, ETH, and Solana ETFs.
Then, in a few hours, MSCI announced that it would not remove the crypto-heavy companies after all.
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🚨DID MORGAN STANLEY PULL OFF THE BIGGEST CRYPTO MANIPULATION?
The sequence of Bitcoin’s October crash and January recovery looks like a planned setup, and the data supports it.
Let’s go through it 👇
1) OCTOBER 10: THE TRIGGER
On October 10, MSCI, originally a Morgan Stanley division, announced a proposal to remove Digital Asset Treasury Companies from its global indexes.
That included firms like MicroStrategy and Metaplanet, whose balance sheets hold billions worth of Bitcoin. This wasn’t a small change because MSCI indexes guide trillions of dollars in passive flows.
If those firms were removed:
• Pension funds and ETFs would be forced to sell
• Institutional exposure to Bitcoin would shrink
• Liquidity would tighten sharply
Minutes after the announcement, Bitcoin dropped nearly -$18,000, erasing more than $900 billion from crypto’s total market cap.
2) THEN THE 3-MONTH PRESSURE WINDOW.
The consultation stayed open until December 31, meaning three full months of uncertainty.
That overhang froze demand:
• Passive investors avoided exposure
• Index-linked funds risked forced selling
• Prices stayed weak
• Sentiment collapsed
During this period, Bitcoin dropped about 31%, altcoins even more.
It was the worst quarter for crypto since 2018.
3) JANUARY 1st: SUDDEN PUMP STARS
From Jan 1st, Bitcoin starts pumping without any bullish news, and in the first 5 days of 2026, Bitcoin jumped 8%, that’s a $7300 pump from $87,500 to $94,800.
No one knew why, but somehow the relentless selling stopped, and Bitcoin was printing back-to-back green candles.
These were probably insiders who knew what was coming in the next few days.
4) JANUARY 5th-6th: THE REVERSAL
Then, somehow, in 24 hours, everything flipped.
First, Morgan Stanley filed for its own spot Bitcoin, ETH, and Solana ETFs.
Then, in a few hours, MSCI announced that it would not remove the crypto-heavy companies after all.
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