⁨📷⁩ ⁨BTC Daily Intelligence Bulletin (DIB) Block: 926,405 DTG/ICOD: 1200Z 04Dec2025 Precedence: Routine (RR) Controls: Public Release QQQQ __________________________ BLUF: Maduro Looks For Support / Putin Visits India / Trump Reverses Fuel Standards / Green Card Status Frozen for 19 Countries / Bill May Raise VA Disability Compensation / EU Investigates Meta / BPI Calls For Samourai Dev Pardon / 21 Capital Goes Public / Fink Reverses Course on Bitcoin / Japan Yields at 18-Year High / Austrian Torture and Murder for Crypto / Ledger Faces Another Security Risk / Bitcoin Mining Cheap In Columbia / Bitcoin MENA Draws 12K Market Data: Price: 1 BTC= $92,684, 22.12 oz Gold, .22 Median US House 24hr Hi: $94,060 / Lo: $91,782 Volume: 70B (Down 17%) Mkt Cap: $1.85T (Even) HashRate: 1 ZH/s Avg Fee Rate: 3 sats/vBtye (Up 200%) ---Reports--- -International Events- 1. Maduro Strengthens Alliances Amid Trump Threats: Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is bolstering ties with Russia and China in response to threats from the Trump administration. The U.S. has warned of potential sanctions and military intervention if Maduro refuses to relinquish power. Diplomatic negotiations have begun but remain strained as of December 3, 2025. (NYTimes) 2. Putin visits India amid Ukraine peace push: Putin’s 30-hour speed trip also coincides with a tense turn in relations between Washington and New Delhi, with the US also punishing India with tariffs and a sanctions threat for its strong historic ties with Russia and a surge in its purchase of Russian crude during the Ukraine war. (ALJazeera) -US Events- 1. Trump Administration Rolling Back Biden-Era Fuel Economy Standards that Drove Up Car Prices: President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that his administration is resetting Biden-era Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards that increased car prices. (Breitbart) 2. Your Green Card Status Could Be Frozen as US Targets 19 Countries, Eyes Expansion to 32: The Trump administration has paused all immigration applications, including green card and citizenship processing, for nationals from 19 countries. This sweeping crackdown has left thousands facing an uncertain future, with many scheduled appointments suddenly cancelled. (IBTimes) 3. Bill would raise VA compensation for severely injured vets, survivors: A bill in Congress would significantly increase the amount of disability compensation awarded to veterans with catastrophic injuries and survivors, but lawmakers are sparring over how to cover its estimated $7 billion cost. The Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act, HR 6047, would raise the amount of disability compensation provided to these families by $10,000 a year and increase payments for survivors by 1% each year for five years. (MilitaryTimes) -Regulatory and Legal- 1. EU launches antitrust probe into Meta over use of AI in WhatsApp: The EU said Thursday it has opened an antitrust probe to determine if the way Meta is rolling out AI features in WhatsApp breaches the bloc's competition rules. (France24) 2. Bitcoin Policy Institute calls for Samourai pardon as petition tops 3,200: A Washington think tank and prominent Bitcoiners say jailing the Samourai Wallet developers for an “unlicensed money transmitter” conspiracy criminalizes non-custodial code. (CoinTelegraph) -CBDCs/World Currencies/Strategic Reserves- NSTR -Institutional Concerns- 1. Bitcoin Firm Twenty One Capital to Start Trading on NYSE This Month: Twenty One Capital, a Bitcoin-focused firm, is set to trade on the NYSE December 9 under the ticker "XXI," after merging with Cantor Equity Partners (CEP). The merged entity, led by Strike CEO Jack Mallers, aims to provide public equity exposure to Bitcoin. (Decrypt) 2. BlackRock CEO Larry Fink Says He Was Wrong About Bitcoin, Reveals a ‘Big Shift’ in His View: BlackRock CEO Larry Fink, once a Bitcoin critic, now sees it as a hedge and potential portfolio asset, while BlackRock expands into crypto and asset tokenization. (BitcoinMag) -Economic Indicators- 1. US 10-Year Yield Tracks Global Peers Higher: The yield on the 10-year US Treasury note rose to around 4.08% on Thursday, reversing the previous session’s decline and following a global rise in bond yields amid an increasingly hawkish monetary policy outlook in other major economies. Japan’s 10-year bond yield surged to a fresh 18-year high on speculation that the Bank of Japan could raise interest rates later this month, with an auction of 30-year JGBs drawing the strongest demand since 2019. (TradingEconomics) -Security Concerns- 1. Austrian Police Arrest Two Ukrainians for Allegedly Torturing and Murdering a Student Over Crypto: Two Ukrainian nationals were arrested by Austrian police for the torture and murder of a 21-year-old student found burned in his Mercedes with his crypto wallet emptied. The suspects, apprehended in Ukraine, will not be extradited as the case is now with Ukrainian authorities. (Decrypt) 2. Ledger Warns of Vulnerability in Smartphone Chips Allowing for Full Device Control: Researchers discovered an unpatchable flaw in MediaTek's Dimensity 7300 chip, allowing full device control through electromagnetic attacks on the boot ROM. Ledger's report highlights the vulnerability, emphasizing the need for secure-element chips in self-custody. (Decrypt) -Technology and Science- NSTR -Bitcoin Community- 1. Horeb Energy and Veolia Are Mining Bitcoin At 2.5¢/kWh With Colombian Landfil Biogas: Colombian Bitcoin and crypto mining company Horeb Energy reveals 2.5 cents per kWh of green biogas energy in the North Santander region of the Latin American country. The company has achieved energy prices 50% lower than the North American average of 3.5 to 6 cents per kwh for Bitcoin mining operations, through a strategic alliance with multinational energy company Veolia. (BitcoinMag) 2. Bitcoin MENA Event Expects 12,000 Attendees: The Bitcoin MENA event in Abu Dhabi anticipates 12,000 attendees this December. Focus areas include Bitcoin, institutional capital, energy, and regulation. (BitcoinCom) -Bitcoin Sentiment- 1. 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