Microsoft CFO: Microsoft has accepted cryptocurrencies as customer payments and has been thinking about the development of cryptocurrencies

Microsoft shareholders have voted against the Bitcoin investment proposal, but Microsoft CFO Amy Hood said in response to shareholder questions at the shareholder meeting on Tuesday that Microsoft has accepted cryptocurrencies as customer payments since 2014, adding: "We have been thinking about the development of cryptocurrencies." Microsoft shares have risen about 19% so far this year, far underperforming MicroStrategy.