In a move that sounds like it came straight from a crypto Twitter thread, a group of conservative McDonald’s shareholders recently suggested that the fast-food giant should consider investing in Bitcoin. However, based on documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), it appears that McDonald’s corporate leadership has little appetite for the idea.

The story began when the National Center for Public Policy Research—a conservative think tank that also happens to own McDonald’s shares—sent a letter urging the company to start buying Bitcoin. And no, this isn’t the first time shareholders have tried to sneak crypto onto the corporate menu.

From Fries to Finance: Should Big Macs Come With Bitcoin?

The proposal is part of a growing trend among shareholder activists who want major corporations to jump on the crypto train. Back in December, a similar idea was floated at Microsoft, but shareholders quickly shut it down by voting against any Bitcoin acquisition plan. Apparently, not everyone at the boardroom table is a HODLer.

The recent surge in interest comes in the wake of Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election last November, which sent the price of Bitcoin soaring to new all-time highs. Suddenly, everyone from hedge funds to burger chains started wondering if it was time to go all in on digital gold.

McDonald’s Response

After receiving the proposal, McDonald’s legal representatives sent a letter to the SEC, kindly asking the regulator’s Division of Corporation Finance to confirm that it would not recommend any enforcement action if the company chose to skip a public discussion of the idea at its upcoming annual shareholder meeting in May.

Translation: “Thanks, but no thanks. And please don’t make us talk about this in front of everyone.”

This polite legal deflection suggests that the fast-food chain is keen to avoid turning its shareholder meeting into a crypto meme fest. After all, it’s one thing to roll out a new McFlurry flavor — it’s another to explain to investors why you’re converting your treasury into volatile internet money.

Bitcoin and Burgers: A Whopper of a Combo?

While some companies like Tesla and MicroStrategy have famously dabbled in Bitcoin, most consumer-facing giants — especially those in the food industry — remain cautious. For McDonald’s, which serves nearly 70 million people a day, the idea of adding crypto to its balance sheet may feel more like a PR stunt than a prudent financial move.

Still, the fact that shareholders keep bringing it up shows that the idea of Bitcoin as a corporate reserve asset isn’t going away anytime soon. Whether McDonald’s will ever say “I’m lovin’ it” to BTC remains to be seen — but for now, it looks like your Big Mac will stay bun, beef, and lettuce… not blockchain.

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