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image ⁨📷⁩ ⁨BTC Daily Intelligence Bulletin (DIB) Block: 928,119 DTG/ICOD: 1200Z 23Dec2025 Precedence: Routine (RR) Controls: Public Release QQQQ __________________________ BLUF: Russian Strikes Put Ukraine in Dark / Bondi Beach Gunmen Trained for Attack / China Loads 100 ICBM Missile Silos / Trump Announces New Battleships / US Judge Orders 'Due Process' For Venezuelan Deportees / Pro-Bitcoin Leader Sworn into CFTC / Trump Bitcoin Treasury Over $1B / Dollar Down, Stocks Up / France Mail Target of DDOS Attack / RTS Games Good For You / Rumors of Apples Glasses for 2026 Market Data: Price: 1 BTC= $87,764, 20.22 oz Gold, .20 Median US House 24hr Hi: $90,358 / Lo: $87,061 Volume: 42B (Up 46%) Mkt Cap: $1.75T (Down 3%) HashRate: 1 ZH/s Avg Fee Rate: 2 sats/vBtye (Even) ---Reports--- -International Events- 1. 'Massive' Russian strikes prompt power cuts across Ukraine: Ukraine's air force said Russia launched 635 drones and 38 missiles into the country overnight, of which 587 drones and 34 missiles were shot down or suppressed. The impacts of missiles and drones were reported across 21 locations, the air force said. Zelenskyy said Russia was "primarily targeting our energy sector, civilian infrastructure and literally all aspects of daily life." (ABC) 2. Bondi Beach gunmen got firearms training together, police say: A man accused of killing 15 people at Sydney's Bondi Beach obtained firearms training in New South Wales state outside Sydney with his father, according to Australian police documents released on Monday. The pair had rented a room in the Sydney suburb of Campsie for three weeks before they left at 2:16 a.m. on the day of the attack. CCTV recorded them carrying what police allege were two shotguns, a rifle, five IEDs and two homemade ISIS flags wrapped in blankets. (CBS) 3. China quietly loads 100+ ICBMs into new missile silos near Mongolia: China’s nuclear warhead stockpile remained in the low 600s in 2024, reflecting what the report described as a slower production rate compared to previous years. Still, Beijing is on track to exceed 1,000 nuclear warheads by 2030. "We continue to see no appetite from Beijing for pursuing such measures or more comprehensive arms control discussions," the Pentagon report said. (Fox) -US Events- 1. Trump Announces U.S. Building World’s Largest Battleships for ‘Golden Fleet’: “As commander-in-chief, it’s my great honor to announce that I have approved a plan for the Navy to begin the construction of two brand new, very large–the largest we’ve ever built–battleships,” Trump said. The last U.S. battleship to complete initial construction was the Iowa-class USS Missouri in 1944, which was decommissioned in 1992. Trump stated that the ships will be armed with the “highest level” guns and missiles, and will feature “many hypersonic weapons, state-of-the-art electric rail guns, and even the high-powered lasers that you’ve been starting to read about.” (Breitbart) 2. Judge orders administration to submit plans for return of migrants deported to El Salvador prison under AEA: U.S. District Judge James Boasberg has certified a class representing all migrants sent to the prison and says the government must submit its plans to allow them to contest their designation under the Alien Enemies Act by Jan. 5. (ABC) -Regulatory and Legal- 1. Pro-Bitcoin Leader Sworn Into CFTC: Michael Selig, a pro-Bitcoin figure, was officially sworn in to lead the CFTC. This appointment may foster regulatory clarity for digital asset markets. (CoinGecko) -CBDCs/World Currencies/Strategic Reserves- NSTR -Institutional Concerns- 1. Trump Media Aggressively Expands Bitcoin Treasury to Billion-Dollar Milestone: Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), the operator of the Truth Social platform, has finalized the acquisition of an additional 451 Bitcoin, pushing its total holdings past 11,542 coins, or $1B. (FinanceFeeds) -Economic Indicators- 1. Dollar Index Hits 11-week Low: DXY decreased to 97.86, the lowest since October 2025. Over the past 4 weeks, Dollar Index lost 2.26%, and in the last 12 months, it decreased 9.54%. (TradingEconomics) 2. US Stocks Start the Week in the Green: The S&P 500 rose 0.8%, the Nasdaq gained 0.6%, and the Dow added 300 points, with technology stocks outperforming. (TradingEconomics) -Security Concerns- 1. DDoS incident disrupts France’s postal and banking services ahead of Christmas: France’s national postal service, La Poste, confirmed that a suspected cyberattack disrupted its websites and mobile applications days before Christmas, slowing deliveries and knocking some online services offline. (RecordedFuture) -Technology and Science- 1. The Fountain of Youth for Your Brain Might Be a Strategy Video Game: A 2025 Nature Communications study found that people engaged in demanding creative activities—especially complex video games—had brains that appeared 4–7 years younger. In controlled tests, non-gamers who trained on StarCraft II showed measurable improvements in brain efficiency; slower, turn-based games did not. The benefits seem tied to real-time complexity and cognitive load, not gaming per se, and don’t replace mental-health gains from exercise. (Decrypt) (AC-Who else has a hankering for strategy games?) 2. Tim Cook's Top Priority, Apple Glasses, Could Finally be Unveiled Next Year: It was revealed that the real vision of Tim Cook for the company is to deliver a legitimate, full-fledged augmented reality (AR) glasses that users may wear every day. The biggest feature it plans to deliver is the way to augment virtual elements to the real world via an overlay inside the glasses, as well as the sharing data, information, and more via the wearable. (TechTimes) (AC-Elon also forecasts that the days of the handheld phone are numbered.) -Bitcoin Community- NSTR -Bitcoin Sentiment- 1. Fear(0)/Greed(100) Index: 24/100 (Down 1 pts) Analyst Comments (AC): Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! Love on your family and work to make this world just a little bit better. We will resume the DIB next week. 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image ⁨📷⁩ ⁨BTC Daily Intelligence Bulletin (DIB) Block: 928,970 DTG/ICOD: 1200Z 22Dec2025 Precedence: Routine (RR) Controls: Public Release QQQQ __________________________ BLUF: Another Venezuelan Tanker Seized / Russian General Assassinated / US Hits ISIS in Syria / Epstein Files Redacted, Curated / Brown U Shooter Mystery / Sen. Lummis to Retire / CLARITY Act Delay Disappoints / Russian Central Bank Hints at Bitcoin Mining / Stocks Higher, Home Sales Up / S. Korean Bomb Threat Asks for Bitcoin / Starlink Satellite Explodes Market Data: Price: 1 BTC= $90,133, 20.22 oz Gold, .20 Median US House 24hr Hi: $90,501 / Lo: $87,613 Volume: 29B (Up 79%) Mkt Cap: $1.79T (Up 2%) HashRate: 1 ZH/s Avg Fee Rate: 2 sats/vBtye (Even) ---Reports--- -International Events- 1. Oil prices rise as US ramps up action against Venezuela tankers: The US Coast Guard pursued and seized a third oil tanker in international waters near Venezuela as part of enforcement against sanctioned vessels. Market participants now see a risk of disruption to Venezuelan oil exports because of the U.S. embargo. Venezuelan crude accounts for about 1% of global supply. Growing supply from the U.S. and the OPEC+ producer group have largely offset worries over supply disruption. (Reuters) (AC-A look at the facts show the seizures amount to very little price impact, but it makes a worrying headline.) 2. Russian General Killed in Moscow Car Bomb Attack: A Russian general was killed by a car bomb in Moscow, with officials alleging Ukrainian involvement in the assassination. The explosion occurred outside the general's residence, causing significant damage and injuring bystanders. (AlJazeera) 3. US Conducts Airstrikes Against ISIS in Syria: US forces launched airstrikes on ISIS targets in Syria following an attack that killed American personnel, focusing on militant positions and supply lines. The operation resulted in the deaths of several ISIS fighters, with no confirmed civilian casualties. (GlobalNews) -US Events- 1. Congress Demands Probe as 16 Files Allegedly Disappear from DOJ Epstein Release: By Saturday, at least 16 files vanished from the DOJ's public Epstein library less than a day after posting, including a photo labeled EFTA00000468 showing President Donald Trump with Jeffrey Epstein, Melania Trump and Ghislaine Maxwell. Survivors and their lawyers blasted the incomplete release and demanded accountability, noting many of the 13,000 documents were heavily redacted. (GroundNews) (AC-Muddy the waters until truth is subjective, indicative of a classic coverup.) 2. Former classmate says suspect in Brown, MIT killings was ‘socially awkward’ and ‘angry’ during college years: Neves-Valente, 48, was recently identified as the suspect in the Dec. 13 Brown University mass shooting, which left two students dead and nine others injured. Authorities later confirmed he was also the suspect in the Dec. 15 fatal shooting of MIT nuclear science professor Nuno F.G. Loureiro, who was found shot at his home in Brookline, Massachusetts. Neves-Valente was a Portuguese national and former Brown student who studied physics from the fall of 2000 through the spring of 2001 before withdrawing from the program in 2003. (Fox) (AC-A strange, ambiguous tale.) -Regulatory and Legal- 1. Senator Lummis Not Seeking Re-election: Pro-crypto Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), a key backer of the Bitcoin Strategic Reserve Act and CLARITY Act, will not seek re-election. (CoinGecko) (AC-This will be a loss to the policy arm of Bitcoin adoption.) 2. Clarity Act delays trigger $952 million | 10,563 BTC in weekly global crypto ETP outflows: Crypto asset investment products from major issuers such as BlackRock, Bitwise, Ark 21Shares, and Grayscale logged $952 million in outflows last week — reversing three weeks of inflows as the delayed U.S. Clarity Act revived regulatory uncertainty and stoked fears of whale-led selling pressure. (CoinShares) -CBDCs/World Currencies/Strategic Reserves- 1. Russian Central Bank on Bitcoin Mining, Regulation: Russian central bank governor Elvira Nabiullina noted Bitcoin mining may strengthen the ruble, serving as an additional support factor. Discussions on future crypto regulation are ongoing with authorities. (CoinGecko) -Institutional Concerns- NSTR -Economic Indicators- 1. US Stocks Close Higher: US stocks closed sharply higher on a triple-witching Friday, with the S&P 500 rising 0,9%, the Nasdaq 100 gaining 1.4%, and the Dow Jones adding more than 180 points, extending gains from the previous session as technology stocks outperformed. (TradingEconomics) 2. US Existing Home Sales Rise to 9-Month High: Existing home sales in the United States rose by 0.5% from the previous month to an annualized rate of 4.13 million in November of 2025, a third straight increase to the highest level in nine months. It compared with market expectations of 4.2 million. (TradingEconomics) -Security Concerns- 1. Bomb Threat in South Korea Demanded Bitcoin Ransom From Hyundai Group: Two Hyundai Group buildings in Seoul, South Korea were evacuated due to a bomb threat demanding 13 Bitcoin as ransom. The caller threatened to detonate a bomb if the ransom was not paid, leading to a search by special forces with no explosives found. (Decrypt) -Technology and Science- 1. Starlink Satellite Explodes in Orbit; SpaceX Confirms It'll Re-Enter Earth: Over the past few days, there have been speculations about this being caused by a collision with a rival space satellite from China, following a recent report that both satellites narrowly avoided each other in orbit. (TechTimes) -Bitcoin Community- NSTR -Bitcoin Sentiment- 1. Fear(0)/Greed(100) Index: 25/100 (Up 9 pts) Analyst Comments (AC): News reports are slim during the holiday season, so use the opportunity to touch snow, or sand. Follow us on NOSTR: npub1qktts9naunvjdwsktq5xjdhwh539xt4x0mqj4yxq0q9dvm03ljvs6sms0r Listen to us daily on X discuss the DIB and more: X Spaces, Bitcoin Veterans, 10amEST/7amPST Watch us on YouTube and X Spaces: Tuesdays at 9pmEST/6pmPST ____________________ Analyst: BV2A END REPORT NNNN *NSTR-Nothing Significant To Report⁩