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Meta Shareholder Proposes Bitcoin Treasury Allocation to Hedge Inflation
📅 Jan 11, 2025 | 02:53 GMT+5
A proposal has been submitted by Meta shareholder Ethan Peck, suggesting that the social media giant convert a portion of its $72 billion in cash and short-term cash equivalents to Bitcoin (BTC). The proposal argues that this move would help hedge against the risks of currency debasement and inflation.
Peck highlighted that Meta is losing 28% of its cash assets over time due to inflation, and he used Bitcoin's significant outperformance of bonds over the last five years (1,262%) as evidence for adopting Bitcoin as a treasury asset.
In his proposal, Peck made an interesting point: Meta’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg famously named his goats “Bitcoin” and “Max”, and Meta director Marc Andreessen has long been a Bitcoin supporter and serves on the board of Coinbase. Peck questioned, “Do Meta shareholders not deserve the same kind of responsible asset allocation for the Company that Meta directors and executives likely implement for themselves?” 🐐💸
Peck, who works for The National Center for Public Policy Research, a Washington-based think tank, submitted this proposal on behalf of his family’s shares. The organization has also made similar Bitcoin corporate treasury proposals to Microsoft and Amazon in 2024.
Why Big Tech Is Hesitant to Adopt Bitcoin 🏦
While this might sound like a progressive move, Big Tech firms like Meta, Microsoft, and Amazon have been hesitant to adopt Bitcoin as a treasury asset. In fact, Microsoft shareholders recently voted against a similar proposal, which would have allocated at least 1% of Microsoft’s $484 billion in assets to Bitcoin.
The hesitation primarily comes from Bitcoin’s volatility and its lack of yield-bearing opportunities, as explained by Nick Cowan, CEO of fintech firm Valereum. For industry leaders like Meta, these concerns present significant barriers to allocating 5% or more of their reserves into Bitcoin.
However, Peck’s proposal for Meta is in line with broader concerns about inflation, especially as he criticizes the Consumer Price Index (CPI) — a traditional measure of inflation — calling it a poor gauge of real inflation. According to Peck, the true inflation rate is likely double the CPI, making Bitcoin an appealing asset for treasury diversification. 📈💡
Will Meta take this bold step toward Bitcoin adoption, or will it follow the cautious path taken by its peers like Microsoft? Only time will tell as the debate continues into 2025.
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A proposal has been submitted by Meta shareholder Ethan Peck, suggesting that the social media giant convert a portion of its $72 billion in cash and short-term cash equivalents to Bitcoin (BTC). The proposal argues that this move would help hedge against the risks of currency debasement and inflation.
Peck highlighted that Meta is losing 28% of its cash assets over time due to inflation, and he used Bitcoin's significant outperformance of bonds over the last five years (1,262%) as evidence for adopting Bitcoin as a treasury asset.
In his proposal, Peck made an interesting point: Meta’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg famously named his goats “Bitcoin” and “Max”, and Meta director Marc Andreessen has long been a Bitcoin supporter and serves on the board of Coinbase. Peck questioned, “Do Meta shareholders not deserve the same kind of responsible asset allocation for the Company that Meta directors and executives likely implement for themselves?” 🐐💸
Peck, who works for The National Center for Public Policy Research, a Washington-based think tank, submitted this proposal on behalf of his family’s shares. The organization has also made similar Bitcoin corporate treasury proposals to Microsoft and Amazon in 2024.
Why Big Tech Is Hesitant to Adopt Bitcoin 🏦
While this might sound like a progressive move, Big Tech firms like Meta, Microsoft, and Amazon have been hesitant to adopt Bitcoin as a treasury asset. In fact, Microsoft shareholders recently voted against a similar proposal, which would have allocated at least 1% of Microsoft’s $484 billion in assets to Bitcoin.
The hesitation primarily comes from Bitcoin’s volatility and its lack of yield-bearing opportunities, as explained by Nick Cowan, CEO of fintech firm Valereum. For industry leaders like Meta, these concerns present significant barriers to allocating 5% or more of their reserves into Bitcoin.
However, Peck’s proposal for Meta is in line with broader concerns about inflation, especially as he criticizes the Consumer Price Index (CPI) — a traditional measure of inflation — calling it a poor gauge of real inflation. According to Peck, the true inflation rate is likely double the CPI, making Bitcoin an appealing asset for treasury diversification. 📈💡
Will Meta take this bold step toward Bitcoin adoption, or will it follow the cautious path taken by its peers like Microsoft? Only time will tell as the debate continues into 2025.
#Bitcoin #Meta #CryptoTreasure #BTC
$BTC
$DOGE
$BNB