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The kingdom of Bhutan is quietly cashing out. The small Himalayan nation has moved another eight point one million dollars in Bitcoin, bringing its total sell-off this year to over two hundred thirty million dollars. It's a notable reminder that some of the most unexpected players have been sitting on serious crypto reserves.
Shifting gears, GameStop made a bold and somewhat puzzling move this week, lobbing an unsolicited fifty-five point five billion dollar acquisition offer at eBay. The online marketplace didn't mince words, calling the bid neither credible nor attractive. It's a strange chapter for GameStop, a company that has been searching for a second act since its meme stock moment.
And Microsoft is pushing back after users discovered a new feature called Low Latency Profile buried inside Windows eleven. The community accused the company of masking deeper performance problems, but Microsoft says it's simply doing what every other major operating system already does — boosting CPU speeds for faster load times. Whether that defense holds up may depend on how much trust remains in the room.
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