Microsoft shareholders are set to vote on a proposal that suggests the tech company should explore adding Bitcoin to its balance sheet. This proposal is included in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and the vote is scheduled for December 10. However, the Microsoft board is advising shareholders to vote against it, asserting that they already assess a wide range of investable assets, including Bitcoin. The proposal, motivated by the National Center for Public Policy Research, highlights the significant returns from MicroStrategy's Bitcoin investment strategy, which reportedly has outperformed Microsoft's performance by over 300% this year. The center argues that as institutional adoption of Bitcoin through mechanisms like spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds becomes increasingly common, companies should consider holding a small percentage of their assets in Bitcoin as a potential hedge against inflation and volatile bond yields.

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