
BTC Daily Intelligence Bulletin (DIB)
Block: 901,077
DTG/ICOD: 1200Z 13Jun2025
Precedence: Routine (RR)
Controls: Public Release
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BLUF: Israel Bombs Iran / Ireland Riots Over Immigration / Sole Survivor in Indian Plane Crash / Appeals Court Allows NatGuard Troops To Stay Under Trump / 'Wrongly Deported' Salvadorian Brought Back to US to Face Charges in Tennessee / Senator Padilla Handcuffed for Interrupting DHS Sec Noem Press Conference / Coinbase's New BTC Rewards Card / Gold and USD Up, Markets Down on Iran Tensions / Internet Outage Affects Many / Meta AI is Privacy Disaster / New BTC Standard Browser Extension / Not Many BTC Left on US Exchanges
Market Data: Price: 1 BTC= $104,929, 30.62 oz Gold, .24 Median US House
24hr Hi: $108,439 / Lo: $102,822
Volume: $70B (Up 34%)
Mkt Cap: $2.08T (Down 2%)
HashRate: 932 EH/s
Avg Fee Rate: 1 sats/vBtye (Even)
---Reports---
-International Events-
1. Israel strikes Iran's nuclear facilities and kills senior military leaders, Iran retaliates with drones: At least 20 senior Iranian commanders including the head of the revolutionary guards, Aerospace Force Commander Amir Ali Hajizadeh, were killed in Israel's strikes on Iran. Israeli airstrikes on targets in the country eliminated Major General Hossein Salami, the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). “Veteran nuclear scientists Mohammad-Mehdi Tehranchi and Fereydoon Abbasi have also been martyred in the attack,”. Israel apparently also bombed one of the most prominent uranium enrichment facilities in the country, the Natanz facility, several times. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu identified the strikes as “Operation Rising Lion.” (Various)
2. Sex Crimes Spark Three Nights Of Anti-Immigration Riots In N. Ireland: In the wake of yet another alleged sex crime perpetrated by non-natives, a city in Northern Ireland has been rocked by three consecutive nights of anti-immigration riots. The ensuing wave of arson, vandalism and anti-police violence -- which has left more than 32 officers injured -- has spread from Ballymena to other towns, prompting authorities to deploy reinforcements from the area and to request 80 officers be dispatched from across the Irish Sea. (Zerohedge)
3. 'I walked out of rubble': Survivor on how he escaped Air India wreckage: The British man who was the sole survivor of Thursday's Air India plane crash said he managed to escape the wreckage through an opening in the fuselage. "I managed to unbuckle myself, used my leg to push through that opening, and crawled out," Vishwashkumar Ramesh told Indian state media DD News. (BBC)
-US Events-
1. Trump can keep National Guard deployed to Los Angeles for now, appeals court rules: Judge Breyer ruled that Trump's directive violated the Tenth Amendment and exceeded his legal authority, stating that protests in Los Angeles did not meet the criteria of a rebellion warranting federal troop deployment; subsequently, the 9th Circuit Court paused the enforcement of Breyer’s ruling pending the administration's appeal. (GroundNews)
2. Abrego Garcia's attorneys ask judge for sanctions against Trump administration: The Salvadoran native was brought back to the U.S. on Friday to face criminal charges in Tennessee, following a series of court battles in which the Trump administration repeatedly said it was unable to bring him back. Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran native who had been living with his wife and children in Maryland, was deported in March to El Salvador's CECOT mega-prison -- despite a 2019 court order barring his deportation to that country due to fear of persecution -- after the Trump administration claimed he was a member of the criminal gang MS-13, which his family and attorneys deny. (ABC)
3. Sen. Alex Padilla is forcibly removed from DHS Secretary Kristi Noem's news conference in Los Angeles: Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., was forcibly removed from a news conference in Los Angeles on Thursday after he tried to question Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem during a media event related to immigration. "We were conducting a press conference to update everyone on the enforcement actions that are ongoing to bring people bring peace to the city of Los Angeles, and this man burst into the room, started lunging towards the podium, interrupting me and elevating his voice, and was stopped, did not identify himself, and was removed from the room," Noem said.(NBC)
-Regulatory and Legal-
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-CBDCs/World Currencies/Strategic Reserves-
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-Institutional Concerns-
1. Coinbase Announces Bitcoin Rewards Credit Card, Offering up to 4% BTC Back on Everything: Coinbase teams up with American Express to offer its first credit card, giving up to 4% back in Bitcoin—exclusively for Coinbase One subscribers. (BitcoinMag)
-Economic Indicators-
1. Oil And Gold Prices Surge Amid Escalating Israel-Iran Tensions: Oil and gold prices soared as escalating conflict between Israel and Iran rattled global markets and raised fears of a broader geopolitical crisis. Brent crude surged nearly 10%, while WTI crude jumped 7.86% to $73.39 per barrel. Simultaneously, gold prices climbed over 1% to $3,445 per ounce, as investors sought safe-haven assets. (IBTimes)
2. $1.15 Billion Liquidated as Crypto Markets React to Israel-Iran Conflict: Bitcoin, which began the day trading upwards of $109k, is now valued at $104,067 — hitting a daily low of $102,700 before correcting. Altcoins followed suit, with Ethereum and Solana seeing near double-digit losses over the past 24 hours. (BitcoinSensus)
3. Dollar Rebounds on Safe-Haven Demand: The US dollar index climbed above 98.2 on Friday, rebounding from multi-year lows as escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East fueled demand for safe-haven assets. (TradingEconomics)
4. US Producer Prices Lower than Forecasts: US producer prices edged up 0.1% month-over-month in May 2025, following an upwardly revised 0.2% fall in April and compared to forecasts of a 0.2% increase. (TradingEconomics)
-Security Concerns-
1. Massive Internet Outage Affects Spotify, Twitch, Google, and More: From about 2:30 p.m. ET on June 12, users began reporting that they could not access a range of well-known apps and sites such as Spotify, Discord, Twitch, and Nintendo Switch Online, among others.Two of the internet's biggest infrastructure providers, Cloudflare and Google Cloud, were affected by the downtime. (TechTimes)
2. Chinese Fugitive Arrested at Thailand Airport for Allegedly Stealing Millions in Bitcoin: A Chinese fugitive, Tianwei, was arrested at Don Mueang Airport while trying to flee to Singapore, ending a manhunt linked to millions in stolen Bitcoin. The arrest followed a month-long search initiated after two victims reported losing $6.15 million in Bitcoin to Tianwei. (Decrypt)
-Technology and Science-
1. The Meta AI app is a privacy disaster: Your browser history has been public all along, and you had no idea. That’s basically what it feels like right now on the new stand-alone Meta AI app, where swathes of people are publishing their ostensibly private conversations with the chatbot. some users appear blissfully unaware that they are sharing these text conversations, audio clips, and images publicly with the world. (TechCrunch)
-Bitcoin Community-
1. Marty Bent's Opportunity Cost Extension Converts Prices to Bitcoin, Promoting Mass Adoption and Mindful Spending: The Opportunity Cost browser extension converts prices into Bitcoin and Sats, aiming to promote mass adoption and curb unnecessary purchases. (Decrypt) (AC-A Bitcoin standard is a mental model that is powerful and informative.)
2. Bitcoin liquidity moves to non-KYC exchanges as US reserves thin: A discreet migration of Bitcoin reserves is occurring, as more BTC finds refuge on offshore exchanges, outpacing the holdings on regulated U.S. platforms. (CryptoSlate)
-Bitcoin Sentiment-
1. Fear(0)/Greed(100) Index: 61/100 (Down 10 pts)
Analyst Comments (AC): The fact that gold rose and Bitcoin dropped during the announcement of hostilities in Iran show that there are still many 'traders' involved in Bitcoin, most of which do not understand it. The saying 'We are still early' is relevant here for Bitcoiners.
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