According to Compounding Quality on Twitter, Microsoft’s 2007 acquisition of aQuantive for $6.3 billion resulted in a significant write-down, highlighting the risks of large-scale tech mergers for equity investors. This high-profile deal and its aftermath led to volatility in Microsoft’s stock (MSFT), impacting broader tech sentiment and indirectly influencing correlated assets, including crypto. As tech sector confidence wavered post-acquisition, traders saw increased correlation between major indices and digital assets like BTC, suggesting risk-off flows may spill into crypto markets during similar tech sector shocks (source: Compounding Quality, June 11, 2025).