Block (SQ) 可能成為第一個出現在標準普爾 500 指數中的比特幣持有者

著名投資公司 VanEck 數位資產研究主管 Matthew Sigel 認為 Block（前身為 Square）可能是第一個比特幣

Block (NYSE:SQ) might become the first company to be included in the flagship S&P 500 stock market index with holdings in Bitcoin, according to Matthew Sigel, head of digital assets research at prominent investment firm VanEck.

著名投資公司 VanEck 數位資產研究主管 Matthew Sigel 表示，Block（NYSE：SQ）可能成為第一家被納入旗艦標準普爾 500 股票市場指數並持有比特幣的公司。

Several criteria must be met by stocks before they can be considered for inclusion. To begin with, the market capitalization of such a firm must exceed $18 billion. Second, the percentage of shares held by public investors must be greater than 10%. Third, the company must be profitable in the last quarter and have the previous four quarters in the green in terms of GAAP earnings.

股票必須符合幾個標準才能被考慮納入。首先，這樣一家公司的市值必須超過 180 億美元。其次，社會大眾投資人持股比例必須大於10%。第三，公司必須在最後一個季度實現盈利，並且前四個季度的 GAAP 收益都保持盈利。

Having high liquidity and being domiciled in the U.S. are among the other requirements.

擁有高流動性和居住在美國是其他要求。

"Block achieved the last criteria (earnings) after 1Q24 earnings. However, S&P 500 inclusion is not strictly formulaic but is determined at the discretion of the Index Committee," he said.

「Block 在 2024 年第一季獲利後達到了最後一個標準（收益）。然而，標準普爾 500 指數的納入並不是嚴格公式化的，而是由指數委員會酌情決定的，」他說。

Block initially bought $50 million of Bitcoin in October 2020 before purchasing another $170 million in February 2021.

Block 最初在 2020 年 10 月購買了 5,000 萬美元的比特幣，然後在 2021 年 2 月購買了 1.7 億美元。

CEO Jack Dorsey, who is also known as the former head of Twitter (now X), is known as a longtime proponent of Bitcoin.

執行長傑克·多西（Jack Dorsey）也被稱為 Twitter（現在的 X）前負責人，被認為是比特幣的長期支持者。

Other crypto contenders

其他加密貨幣競爭者

As reported by U.Today, MicroStrategy (MSTR), the leading corporate Bitcoin holder, was recently added to the tech-heavy Nasdaq-100 index.

根據《今日美國》報道，領先的比特幣持有企業 MicroStrategy (MSTR) 最近被納入以科技股為主的納斯達克 100 指數。

That said, MSTR is highly unlikely to become part of the S&P 500 anytime soon despite its impressive run in 2024.

儘管如此，儘管 MSTR 在 2024 年表現出色，但短期內不太可能成為標準普爾 500 指數的一部分。

Eric Balchunas, Bloomberg's senior ETF analyst, recently opined that the S&P 500 inclusion committee might block the addition of the stock even if it ends up qualifying.

彭博社高級 ETF 分析師 Eric Balchunas 最近表示，即使該股票最終符合資格，標準普爾 500 指數納入委員會也可能會阻止該股票的納入。

As reported by U.Today, Bitwise predicted that Coinbase would be included in the S&P 500 this year. However, Sigel admits that such a pick would be more controversial for the committee compared to Block Inc, given that Coinbase is a crypto-native company.

根據《今日美國》報道，Bitwise 預測 Coinbase 今年將納入標準普爾 500 指數。然而，Sigel 承認，鑑於 Coinbase 是一家加密原生公司，與 Block Inc 相比，這樣的選擇對委員會來說更具爭議性。