National Center for Public Policy Research BTC Treasury for Amazon Idea
The National Center for Public Policy Research – a Washington, DC-based champion of free markets – has submitted a shareholder proposal to Amazon Corporation to consider a Bitcoin (BTC) corporate treasury strategy in April 2025.
The letter from the think tank stated that the Consumer Price Index (CPI), which is used to measure inflation, currently stands at 4.95 percent. The authors suggest that the real rate of inflation may be double the reported CPI figure.
This would seriously damage Amazon's $88 billion in cash and short-term cash, the letter says, and to protect shareholder value, BTC should be used to hedge against this risk. The National Center for Public Policy Research writes:
“As of December 6, 2024, the price of Bitcoin has increased by 131% over the previous year, outperforming corporate bonds by an average of 126%. Over the past five years, the price of Bitcoin has increased by 1,246%, outperforming corporate bonds by 1,242%.” . % on average.
The authors note that Amazon allocates at least 5% of its assets to Bitcoin to protect the value of its treasury assets, and even cites the success of a micro strategy with a Bitcoin treasury strategy.
A shareholder proposal for Amazon. Sources: Tim Kottman, Dennis Porter
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Microstrategy prompts organizations to adopt BTC treasury.
MicroStrategy and founder Michael Saylor announced a corporate bitcoin treasury strategy that is now gaining popularity among companies and pension funds.
According to MicroStrategy Tracker, the company's bitcoin holdings are currently worth more than $40 billion — making MicroStrategy about $17 billion in profits.
Current Performance of Microstrategy. Source: MSTR Tracker
Mining company Marathon, formerly known as Marathon Digital, has completed a $1 billion convertible note offering due November 2024 at 0% interest, following the lead of MicroStrategy. MARA used the money to buy 6,474 bitcoins for its corporate treasury.
Artificial intelligence firm Genius Group announced in November that it was converting its treasury assets to Bitcoin. The company started its BTC treasury by buying 110 BTC at an average coin price of $90,932.
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