Block (SQ) 可能成为第一个出现在标准普尔 500 指数中的比特币持有者

著名投资公司 VanEck 数字资产研究主管 Matthew Sigel 认为 Block（前身为 Square）可能是第一个比特币

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.

著名投资公司 VanEck 数字资产研究主管 Matthew Sigel 表示，Block（纽约证券交易所股票代码：SQ）可能成为第一家被纳入旗舰标准普尔 500 股票市场指数并持有比特币的公司。

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.

股票必须满足几个标准才能被考虑纳入。首先，这样一家公司的市值必须超过 180 亿美元。其次，社会公众投资者持股比例必须大于10%。第三，公司必须在最后一个季度实现盈利，并且前四个季度的 GAAP 收益都保持盈利。

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

拥有高流动性和居住在美国是其他要求。

"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 年第一季度盈利后达到了最后一个标准（收益）。然而，标准普尔 500 指数的纳入并不是严格公式化的，而是由指数委员会酌情决定的，”他说。

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

Block 最初于 2020 年 10 月购买了 5000 万美元的比特币，然后于 2021 年 2 月又购买了 1.7 亿美元。

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

首席执行官杰克·多尔西（Jack Dorsey）也被称为 Twitter（现在的 X）前负责人，被认为是比特币的长期支持者。

Other crypto contenders

其他加密货币竞争者

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

据《今日美国》报道，领先的比特币持有企业 MicroStrategy (MSTR) 最近被纳入以科技股为主的纳斯达克 100 指数。

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

尽管如此，尽管 MSTR 在 2024 年表现出色，但短期内不太可能成为标准普尔 500 指数的一部分。

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.

彭博社高级 ETF 分析师埃里克·巴尔丘纳斯 (Eric Balchunas) 最近表示，即使该股票最终符合资格，标准普尔 500 指数纳入委员会也可能会阻止该股票的纳入。

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.

据《今日美国》报道，Bitwise 预测 Coinbase 今年将被纳入标准普尔 500 指数。然而，Sigel 承认，鉴于 Coinbase 是一家加密原生公司，与 Block Inc 相比，这样的选择对委员会来说更具争议性。