#1467 Ethan Peck | How To Get Microsoft & Amazon To Buy Bitcoin

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Jan 9, 2025

Ethan Peck, the Deputy Director for the National Center for Public Policy Research’s Free Enterprise Project, advocates for Bitcoin adoption in major companies like Microsoft and Amazon. He shares insights on the shareholder proposal process, explaining how it could enhance shareholder value amid economic uncertainty. Peck also discusses the power of retail shareholders in influencing corporate governance and the challenges of promoting cryptocurrency within traditional financial frameworks. His vision could reshape corporate strategies and redefine asset management.

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ADVICE

Shareholder Proposals

Submit shareholder proposals to influence corporate decisions.
Ethan Peck encourages a grassroots movement for broader impact.

ANECDOTE

Microsoft Proposal

Ethan Peck submitted a proposal and forgot about it until Bitcoiners amplified it.
He offered Michael Saylor his 3-minute speaking slot, and Saylor offered to withdraw the proposal in exchange for a meeting with Microsoft's CEO, which Microsoft declined.

INSIGHT

Asset Manager Influence

Large asset management firms like BlackRock heavily influence shareholder votes.
A small number of these firms control a substantial portion of the votes, not individual shareholders.

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Ethan Peck is the Deputy Director for the National Center for Public Policy Research’s Free Enterprise Project. He also wrote a proposal to Microsoft and Amazon for them to put bitcoin on their balance sheet. In this conversation we discuss what he did, why he did it, how these shareholder proposals work, Saylor’s 3 minute pitch, how it gets approved, and what the impact will be.

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