COINDESK DAILY: Microsoft, Russia Consider Proposals to Buy Bitcoin
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🗓️ 11 December 2024
⏱️ 3 minutes
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Summary
Host Christine Lee breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry from Microsoft's bitcoin proposal to Russia considering a BTC reserve.
Microsoft shareholders voted against a proposal that would have directed the company board to consider adding bitcoin to the firm's treasury holdings. Plus, Russia's plan for a strategic bitcoin reserve and crypto developments in Latin America. "CoinDesk Daily" host Christine Lee breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry today.
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| 0:00.0 | Proposals to buy Bitcoin spanning Microsoft to Russia. It's Wednesday, December 11th, |
| 0:05.5 | 2024. I'm Christine Lee. This is Coiness Daily. |
| 0:14.1 | Imagine a blockchain built for you. No wallets, no keys, no hassle. Just innovation. Welcome to Zion, the first walletless layer |
| 0:23.1 | one blockchain purpose built for consumer adoption. With Zion, developers can build launch |
| 0:28.4 | and scale products that are ready for the masses. No technical barriers for users, thanks to |
| 0:33.8 | groundbreaking chain abstraction. All it takes to join the crypto revolution? An email. |
| 0:39.3 | Say goodbye to complexity and hello to possibility. |
| 0:42.3 | Ready to take the leap? |
| 0:43.3 | Explore Zion today at zion. |
| 0:45.3 | .burt.com. |
| 0:47.3 | Microsoft shareholders voted against a proposal |
| 0:50.3 | that would have directed the company board |
| 0:52.3 | to consider adding Bitcoin to the firm's Treasury Holdings Tuesday. |
| 0:57.0 | The National Center for Public Policy Research had put forward the proposal. |
| 1:01.1 | Microstrategy Executive Chair Michael Saylor even put together a three-minute presentation, |
| 1:05.7 | arguing that Microsoft had surrendered $200 billion in capital over the past five years by issuing dividends and stock buybacks instead of purchasing Bitcoin. |
| 1:14.6 | Bloomberg data shows Microsoft holds over $78 billion in cash and marketable securities on its balance sheet. |
| 1:21.6 | Last month, the board urged shareholders to vote against the proposal. |
| 1:25.6 | The board maintains that Microsoft prioritizes stable |
| 1:28.7 | and predictable investments to mitigate as much risk as possible. A Russian lawmakers is reportedly |
| 1:36.0 | proposing to create a strategic Bitcoin reserve. Anton Takachiev of the Minority New People Party |
| 1:42.2 | is asking the Russian finance minister to assess the feasibility |
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