# Bitcoin symbol reportedly added on Microsoft Excel as a new currency option

By Charissa Echavez

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Published: 2019-05-28T08:20:34.000Z
Updated: 2019-05-28T08:37:33.000Z
Section: Technology

> Microsoft Excel has reportedly added the Bitcoin symbol as its currency option to its software, according to several posts on Reddit and Twitter.

Microsoft Excel has reportedly added the Bitcoin symbol as its currency option to its software, according to several posts on Reddit and Twitter.

Users of the spreadsheet creation software can now add or use the Bitcoin symbol to record or account financial data.

Reddit user “thepowerx” was the first one to crack the news along with a receipt of the claim.

[New currency options at Microsoft excel ????](<https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/btiuyb/new_currency_options_at_microsoft_excel/?ref_source=embed&ref=share>) from [Bitcoin](<https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/>)

[#Breaking](<https://twitter.com/hashtag/Breaking?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>) : Microsoft Excel adds [#Bitcoin](<https://twitter.com/hashtag/Bitcoin?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>) as a currency option.

The virus is spreading. ???????? [pic.twitter.com/CUYwNI3eSG](<https://t.co/CUYwNI3eSG>)

— Sir MarsX (@cryptomarsx) [May 27, 2019](<https://twitter.com/cryptomarsx/status/1132993409130610690?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>)

But Invest in Blockchain revealed a more [interesting post](<https://www.investinblockchain.com/microsoft-excel-recognizes-bitcoin-as-a-currency/>) in which one Microsoft employee allegedly posted an image showing Excel providing real-time Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Ripple prices.

Microsoft is yet to comment on the added feature to its program, reveal if it is coming to the entire Microsoft Office package, or clarify whether or not the screenshot is legit.

However, Microsoft is no stranger to the Bitcoin and cryptocurrency community. In fact, the company recently launched the first decentralized infrastructure implementation that is built directly on the bitcoin blockchain. The open source project, dubbed as [Ion](<https://github.com/decentralized-identity/ion/commits/master>), works with underlying mechanisms of how networks communicate with each other.

## Links in this article

- [New currency options at Microsoft excel ????](https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/btiuyb/new_currency_options_at_microsoft_excel/?ref_source=embed&ref=share)
- [Bitcoin](https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/)
- [#Breaking](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Breaking?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
- [#Bitcoin](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Bitcoin?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
- [pic.twitter.com/CUYwNI3eSG](https://t.co/CUYwNI3eSG)
- [May 27, 2019](https://twitter.com/cryptomarsx/status/1132993409130610690?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
- [interesting post](https://www.investinblockchain.com/microsoft-excel-recognizes-bitcoin-as-a-currency/)
- [Ion](https://github.com/decentralized-identity/ion/commits/master)