Microsoft Shareholders Reject Proposal to Add Bitcoin to Balance Sheets
Microsoft's board deemed the proposal “unnecessary,” emphasizing the company’s existing processes to manage and diversify its corporate treasury.
Microsoft's board deemed the proposal “unnecessary,” emphasizing the company’s existing processes to manage and diversify its corporate treasury.
The shareholders also pointed to Bitcoin’s significant returns as evidence of its potential. Over the past year, Bitcoin has grown by 131%, far outpacing corporate bond growth, which averaged 126%.
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"Who can ban Bitcoin? Nobody," he stated. "These tools will develop one way or another because everyone will strive to reduce costs and increase reliability."