Only 0.55% voted for the Microsoft shareholders proposal to invest in Bitcoin. Proof that we are still very early.
Große Überraschung bei der Microsoft-Hauptversammlung, nur 0.55% haben für den Vorschlag gestimmt, in Bitcoin zu investieren.
Dabei ging es darum zu prüfen, einen sehr kleinen Anteil der liquiden Mittel von Microsoft zum Beispiel statt in Anleihen in Bitcoin zu investieren.
Das wäre sowohl aus finanzieller Sicht als auch aus technologischer Sicht meiner Meinung nach durchaus sinnvoll für einen Tech-Konzern wie Microsoft, aber der Vorstand und die Großaktionäre sehen das anscheinend anders.
War überrascht, dass der Anteil so gering ausgefallen ist, hätte erwartet, dass die Abstimmung knapper ausfällt, zumindest 10% Dafür-Stimmen zum Beispiel.
Was sind mögliche Gründe für die Ablehnung?
Erstens muss man bedenken, dass die Abstimmung Stake-basiert ist. Je größer der Stake, desto mehr Voting-Power.
Aber noch gewichtiger ist vermutlich die Empfehlung des Vorstands im Vorfeld, mit dem vorgeschobenen Argument, das Risiko wäre zu groß, dagegen zu stimmen.
Unter den großen Shareholdern von Microsoft gibt es auch viele lautstarke Bitcoin-Gegner wie Vanguard oder Bill Gates.
BlackRock und Ballmer andererseits hätte ich eher im Pro-Bitcoin-Lager vermutet. Aber anscheinend haben auch diese dagegen gestimmt, da der Dafür-Anteil so gering ausgefallen ist.
Interessanterweise wurden aber auch alle anderen Shareholder-Proposals mit einer deutlichen Mehrheit abgelehnt. Ein Proposal, einen Bericht zu "AI Misinformation and Disinformation" zu erstellen, bekam nur 18.67% der Stimmen. Der "Human Rights Hotspots" Proposal 32%.
Was sagt ihr dazu? Warum haben so wenige Microsoft-Aktionäre für den Bitcoin-Proposal gestimmt? Oder ist es eine Generationenfrage?
Voting Results Microsoft Annual Meeting 2024
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/investor/corporate-governance/votingresults
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Big surprise at the Microsoft Annual Meeting, only 0.55% voted in favor of the proposal to invest in Bitcoin.
The idea was to consider investing a very small portion of Microsoft's cash reserves in Bitcoin instead of bonds for example.
In my opinion, this would make perfect sense for a tech company like Microsoft, both from a financial and technological point of view, but the Board of Directors and the major shareholders apparently see it differently.
I was surprised that the percentage was so small, I would have expected the vote to be closer, at least 10% in favor for example.
What are the possible reasons for the rejection?
Firstly, you have to bear in mind that the vote is stake-based. The bigger the stake, the more voting power.
But even more important is probably the recommendation of the Board of Directors, which had previously spoken out against it with the pretext that the risk would be too great.
There are also many vocal opponents of Bitcoin among Microsoft's major shareholders, such as Vanguard and Bill Gates.
BlackRock and Ballmer, on the other hand, I would have expected to be more in the pro-Bitcoin camp. But apparently they also voted against it, as the percentage in favor was so low.
Interestingly, all other shareholder proposals were also rejected by a clear majority. A proposal to do a report on “AI Misinformation and Disinformation” received only 18.67% of the votes. The “Human Rights Hotspots” proposal got 32% and failed too.
What do you think? Why did so few Microsoft shareholders vote in favor of the Bitcoin proposal? Or is it a generational issue?
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Most of the shareholders believe in real assets so they did not vote to invest in Bitcoin.
Are bonds a real asset?
bonds are not real assets, but they like to invest in it
Crazy that there are such great divide with the people who believe in crypto and those who dont.
And I'm no expert but sure looks like $BTC is kicking fiats ass right now 😅
Also ich denke nicht das die Microsoft Aktionäre irgendwie hinter dem Mond leben. Die haben halt ihre Hausaufgaben gemacht... Wieso sollte Bitcoin der Weisheit letzter Schluss gewesen sein, werden nicht nur diese sich zu Recht fragen. Es ist Code... gemacht von speziellen Maschienen und sehr sehr viel Hype und Aberglauben. :-)
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Indeed 😂
Ich hätte auf mindestens 3-5 % getippt. 0.55% ist wirklich sehr wenig.
Finde es auch sehr schwach 😣
i think its the generational issue. they just couldn't accept crypto. they will surely regret it later on.
At the moment the price of Bitcoin is quite high, so it is not worth investing. They will also wait for the bear market and then invest money.
0,55% is so low and unexpected for me... Well Microsoft has made a lot of bad choices... They will regret it
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too bad. i really thought they would approve it since bitcoin bounce back to 100k
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I never even expected much of the shareholders to vote in favour of BTC. Like you said we are still too early, BTC has not been that widely accepted and financial institutions and governments are still resisting it. Forget about a pro-crypto incoming US president.
As long as they are lead by elders...
Wow that is a very low % that voted, we are super early.
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Perhaps those shareholders would prefer to invest in Bitcoin directly.
That’s very bad
Microsoft will regret this
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This is too poor
I just feel we as a crypto community need to do better and I hope they review this voting process
Zu Kurzsichtigkeit Denken, keine Vision?
Schlau wäre es doch auch von MS sich in den Bereich zu begehen und Services anzubieten.
Langfristig völlig egal für Bitcoin.
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Ist eben genau wie bei HIVE oder Splinterlands: Ein großer Stake geht nicht automatisch mit hoher Intelligenz oder gutem Urteilsvermögen einher.
Klar, bei einem Prozent Bitcoin-Allokation wäre das Risiko natürlich auf ein schwindelerregend hohes Level angestiegen. :-)
Für mich gilt selbstverständlich weiterhin: Bitcoin & Linux > Microsoft (das ich noch nie mochte).
Genau, als ob das Risiko bei 1% Bitcoin Allokation der liquiden Assets so extrem groß wäre, weil der Kurs ja schwankt 😂
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I think it's because most of the shareholders are old. They don't trust crypto as it's new and they prefer to do things based on what they know. So it's a generational issue.
Ich hatte überlegt, mir ein paar MS Papiere ins Depot zu legen. Zum Glück bin ich auf Grund widriger Umstände nicht dazu gekommen, mich näher damit zu befassen. Das Schicksal hat es gut mit mir gemeint.
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Only 0.55%, the baby boomers must be still reluctant to seize the opportunity, we'll see if the X-gens after them be more willing to get in.
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