Economy

Meta, Microsoft, and Amazon reject Bitcoin reserve proposals, breaking the narrative of major corporations adopting Bitcoin as treasury assets.

02 Jun 2025 2 min

The wave of Bitcoin support as a corporate treasury asset, long championed by crypto enthusiasts, has yet to sway the conservative foundations of the world’s technology giants. Meta Platforms, Microsoft, and Amazon—three globally influential companies—have recently issued a resounding rejection of proposals to add Bitcoin to their corporate balance sheets. Amid the aggressive Bitcoin strategy of MicroStrategy and the experimental moves by Trump Media and GameStop, these corporate decisions provide a clear picture of the caution prevailing among large enterprises toward crypto volatility and risk.

At Meta Platforms’ (META) annual shareholder meeting on May 30, 2025, an overwhelming majority—over 99%—voted against a proposal to even assess the option of adding Bitcoin to the company’s reserves. Barely 0.08% of votes were in favor. This proposal, initiated by Ethan Peck of the National Center for Public Policy Research (NCPPR), claimed Bitcoin could serve as a hedge against inflation and as an alternative to low-yield bonds.

However, Meta’s board of directors maintained that the company already has a robust financial management framework. In its official statement, the board said there was no urgent need or strategic benefit to evaluate Bitcoin specifically. This firm stance stands in stark contrast to MicroStrategy, the “Bitcoin maximalist” public company that has accumulated hundreds of thousands of Bitcoins for its corporate treasury.

The same story played out at Microsoft. In December 2024, shareholders rejected a similar NCPPR-backed proposal. The primary reason: Bitcoin’s price volatility is seen as too extreme for a global company that needs investment stability and predictability. Microsoft’s board asserted that financial stability takes priority over speculative diversification via high-risk crypto assets.

Amazon also shut the door on external proposals related to Bitcoin at its May 2025 annual shareholder meeting. While not detailed in public documents, Amazon’s stance was clear: all external proposals, including those about Bitcoin, were rejected outright. The company continues to favor proven, conservative asset management strategies that support long-term stability.

While Meta, Microsoft, and Amazon are firm in their rejections, MicroStrategy stands out as the exception. CEO Michael Saylor has famously accumulated more than 400,000 BTC for the company’s treasury, making it the world’s largest public Bitcoin holder. Yet this approach is seen as highly speculative, with no major tech giants following suit due to concerns over volatility and crypto regulation risks.

The rejection by these three tech giants undermines the long-standing narrative within the Bitcoin community that mass institutional adoption is imminent. Instead, large companies are showing extreme caution. Concerns about price swings, regulatory uncertainty, and a focus on financial stability remain the main considerations. If digital titans like Meta, Microsoft, and Amazon are not ready to take the risk, it’s hard to imagine Bitcoin adoption as a corporate reserve asset becoming mainstream anytime soon.