SoftwaregiantMicrosoftwillholdashareholdersmeetingnextmonth—andBitcoinisontheagenda.
Microsoft(NASDAQ:MSFT)willhaveitsannualshareholdersmeetingonDecember9andthosewhoareinvestedinthecompanywillvoteonanumberofitems,accordingtoaThursdayfilingbytheSecuritiesandExchangeCommission.
Oneoftheproposalsupforavoteisthe\"AssessmentofinvestinginBitcoin,\"withtheboardrecommendingshareholdersvoteagainstit.
Itisn\'tclearwhethertheitemreferstoMicrosoftputtingBitcoin,theindustry\'slargestcrypto,onitsbalancesheet.MicrosoftdidnotimmediatelyrespondtoDecrypt\'srequestforcomment.
Thefilingalsonotesthat\"Microsoft\'smanagementalreadycarefullyconsidersthistopic.\"
Microsoftisoneoftheworld\'slargestsoftwarecompaniesandacceptsBitcoinfromcustomerswhoareshoppingonlineatitsWindowsandXboxstores.
IfMicrosoftdoesinvestinBitcoin,itwillbeoneoftherareU.S.companiestodoso.
MicroStrategy,asoftwarecompanythatsellstarget=\"_blank\"rel=\"noopener\">startedbuyingBitcoinbackin2020.
TheTyson,Virginia-basedfirmisnowthelargestcorporateholderofthecrypto.With252,220Bitcoin,currentlyvaluedat$17billioninreserves,itsstockhassurgedthisyearalongsidearisingBitcoinprice.
Despiteitssuccessforshareholders,manypublictechcompanieshaveyettofollowsuit.
EditedbySebastianSinclair
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