BTC Daily Intelligence Bulletin (DIB) Block: 837,242 DTG/ICOD: 0800EST 01Apr24 Precedence: Routine (RR) Controls: Public Release QQQQ __________________________ BLUF: Report Supports Russian Unit Behind 'Havana Syndrome' / Israel-Hamas Talks Resume / Baltimore to Open Alternate Shipping Channel / Transgender-Easter Celebration Divides Further / Millions of AT&T Customer Data Hacked, Released Online Market Data: Price: 1 BTC= $69,554, 30.92 oz Gold, .16 Median US House 24hr Hi: $71,377/ Lo: $68,986 Vol: $26B (Up 53) Mkt Cap: $1.37T (Down 1%) HashRate: 547 EH/s Avg Fees: 6,302 sats/tx (Down 14%) Nodes: 18,234 ---Reports--- -International Events- 1. ‘Havana Syndrome’ Linked to Russian Military Intelligence: A Russian GRU military intelligence unit behind attacks across Europe may have used acoustic weapons against scores of U.S. diplomats and spies around the world, according to a new investigation by The Insider, 60 Minutes and Der Spiegel, shedding light on unexplained health incidents known as “Havana Syndrome.” The new joint investigation, citing intercepted Russian intelligence documents, travel logs, call metadata and eyewitness testimony, suggests that Unit 29155 has been behind the mysterious attacks. (MoscowTImes) 2. Truce talks between Israel and Hamas resume in Cairo: Egypt, Qatar and the US are mediating the discussions, which Israel previously claimed have failed due to Hamas failing to show flexibility. Hamas has called for all northern Gazans to return and for the release of Israeli hostages in Gaza to be dependent on IDF forces fully withdrawing from Gaza and the end of hostilities. Israel withdrew its negotiating team on Monday after Hamas refused to accept a collection of compromises drawn up by Egypt, Qatar and the U.S. (EuroNews) 3. Three seriously wounded in terror stabbing spree at Gan Yavne, Israel mall: Three people were seriously wounded in a terror knifing at a mall in the southern Israeli city of Gan Yavne late Sunday. The attacker, identified as a 19-year-old Palestinian, was shot dead by security officers who responded to the scene. (TimesOfIsrael) -US Events- 1. A temporary channel to open next to Key Bridge for commercial boats, Baltimore port leader says: “This will mark an important first step along the road to reopening the port of Baltimore. By opening this alternate route, we will support the flow of marine traffic into Baltimore,” Capt. David O’Connell said. It is unknown when this channel will be operational. (WTOP) 2. White House, SECSTATE, Promote National Day of Transgender Visibility on Easter, Nation Divided: Although March 31st has been promoted as a national day of Transgender Visibility for the last 3 years, yesterday the US Government in whole promoted the "celebration" on social media while millions worldwide were celebrating the Chrisitian holiday of Easter. California and other left-leaning states also supported the government's promotion. Christians in the US were vitriolic in their responses, as were many centrist figures, including transgender Caitlyn Jenner. (BV2A- AC Taken from multiple sources) -Regulatory and Legal- 1. Argentina introduces mandatory crypto exchange registry amid regulatory shift: The directive mandates that any entity involved in buying, selling, sending, receiving, lending, or trading cryptocurrencies must register with relevant authorities. The requirement applies both to companies based in Argentina and those operating within its market from abroad. (CryptoNews) -Institutional Concerns- 1. Bitcoin ETFs Experience Turnaround With $859M Inflows After Previous Outflows: U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have enjoyed a streak of positive inflows for four consecutive days, according to the latest figures. This rise in interest comes after a previous week that witnessed five straight days of outflows, totaling a substantial $887.6 million. (BitcoinCom) -Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC)- NSTR -Economic Indicators- 1. Treasury Yields Edge Lower to Kick Off Q2: The yield on the US 10-year Treasury note was around 4.2% to kick off the second quarter of the year (TradingEconomics) 2. Gold Extends Rally to New All-Time Highs: Gold climbed above $2,250 an ounce on Monday. (TradingEconomics) -Security Incidents and Concerns- 1. 73 million AT&T accounts were hacked: The carrier confirmed a massive data breach impacting “7.6 million current AT&T account holders and 65.4 million former account holders.” AT&T reset the password of its existing subscribers, and started notifying all those impacted by the hack. More recently, data from the more than 70 million accounts made its way online again. It might include AT&T customer names, home addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers. (BGR) -Bitcoin Community- 1. Bitcoin Halving Inches Closer With Fewer Than 2,900 Blocks Remaining: The next Bitcoin halving is on the horizon, drawing closer with each passing block and anticipated to take place anywhere between April 18 to April 22, 2024, at the milestone of block 840,000. Following this event, the reward for mining a block will halve from 6.25 bitcoins to 3.125 bitcoins. (BitcoinCom) -Bitcoin Sentiment- 1. Fear(0)/Greed(100) Index: 79/100 (Even) Analyst Comments (AC): The AT&T hack is indicative of the information warfare being waged by non-state actors worldwide. With the information release of critical customer data, serious targeting can ensue for criminals and nation-state actors. The hack and many like them remind us that privacy and cyber defense are responsibilities that come with the access of the digital age. Without responsible defenses, bad actors can scam, steal identities, and steal assets of targets. 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BTC Daily Intelligence Bulletin (DIB) Block: 836,792 DTG/ICOD: 0800EST 29Mar24 Precedence: Routine (RR) Controls: Public Release QQQQ __________________________ BLUF: Russia Strikes Ukraine Power Plants / SBF Get 25 Years / US to Restart Nuke Power Plant / Gold at ATH / Anti-CBDC Politics Increasing / Search BTC Wallet Balances, Transactions on Google Market Data: Price: 1 BTC= $70,174, 31.46 oz Gold, .16 Median US House 24hr Hi: $71,546/ Lo: $69,605 Vol: $30B (Down 30%) Mkt Cap: $1.38T (Down 1%) HashRate: 560 EH/s Avg Fees: 8,498 sats/tx (Down 67%) Nodes: 18,308 ---Reports--- -International Events- 1. Russian attacks damage Ukraine’s power plants: Russia fires dozens of drones and missiles at Ukraine’s energy infrastructure overnight. At least six people are injured, and power is cut in several central and western regions of Ukraine. (AlJazerra) 2. Russia seriously considers opportunity to reinstate death penalty after Crocus City Hall attack: Russian officials believe that the moratorium on the death penalty that was introduced in Russia in 1996 in connection with the entry into the Council of Europe should be suspended. State Duma speaker Vyacheslav Volodin believes that there is no need for any referendum here — it would only be enough for the Constitutional Court to lift it. (PravdaRU) -US Events- 1. FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Gets 25 Years Prison Sentence: The sentence, though significant, represents only the opening chapter in a saga likely to continue through appeals and potential early release considerations. Federal good behavior credits and the First Step Act, a prison reform bill, could significantly reduce his sentence. (Bitcoinist) 2. In Historic Reversal, US To Restart A Shut Down Nuclear Power Plant For The First Time Ever: On Wednesday the federal government announced that it would provide a $1.5 billion loan to restart a nuclear power plant in southwestern Michigan. NJ-based Holtec International acquired the 800-megawatt Palisades plant in 2022 with plans to dismantle it, but with support from the state of Michigan and the Biden administration, the emphasis has shifted to restarting the nuclear power plant by late 2025 instead. (ZeroHedge) -Regulatory and Legal- 1. Crypto Advocate Challenges Warren in Senate Race: John Deaton’s entry into the Massachusetts Senate race, marked by a personal investment of $500,000 and an appeal for equal contributions from his followers, represents a significant challenge to the status quo, embodying his commitment to confronting established political elites and advocating for transformative change. (BlockchainReporter) 2. US PCE Inflation Data is to be released later today. 3. Gold Hovers Near All-Time Highs: Gold held above $2,230 an ounce in holiday-thinned trade on Friday. (TradingEconomics) -Institutional Concerns- 1. Bitcoin ETF blowout wows even BlackRock's Larry Fink: the explosive growth of spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds, especially the firm’s, caught even the seasoned Wall Street executive off guard. mean, look, we're creating now a market that has more liquidity, more transparency. And I'm pleasantly surprised. And I would never have predicted it before we filed it, that we were going to see this type of retail demand," (FoxBusines) -Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC)- 1. CBDC Prohibition Is Gaining Momentum in US: "CBDCs are a desperate reaction by governments to prevent decentralized currencies from threatening the monopoly of national currencies. They enable maximum government control over people’s lives through the direct provisioning of money and financial services." A group of House conservatives are trying to tie a vote on Rep. Tom Emmer’s (R-MN) central bank digital currency bill to a deal on broader cryptocurrency legislation. (Forbes) -Economic Indicators- 1. Applications for U.S. Unemployment Benefits Dip to 210,000 in Sign Job Market Remains Strong: The Labor Department reported Thursday that jobless claims dipped by 2,000 to 210,000. The four-week average of claims, which smooths out week-to-week ups and downs, fell by 750 to 211,000. Overall, 1.8 million Americans were collecting unemployment benefits the week that ended March 16, up 24,000 from the week before. (AP) -Security Incidents and Concerns- 1. Bitcoin wallets drained as infostealer malware targets Call of Duty players: Unidentified cybercriminals have released an information stealer malware targeting gamers who cheat in Call of Duty, resulting in the theft of bitcoin (BTC) holdings from affected players. The malware has already compromised hundreds of thousands of accounts, with the numbers continuing to grow. (CryptoBriefing) -Bitcoin Community- 1. Google’s inclusion of Bitcoin wallet balances sparks privacy debate: Google has expanded its features to allow users to search wallet balances across multiple blockchains, such as Bitcoin, Arbitrum, Avalanche, Optimism, Polygon and Fantom. When entering the wallet address, search results display the token balance by network along with the last updated time. Users can search three Bitcoin address formats — P2PKH, P2SH and Bech32 — and view current balances and recent transactions. (CoinTelegraph) -Bitcoin Sentiment- 1. Fear(0)/Greed(100) Index: 79/100 (Down 1 pts) Analyst Comments (AC): With BTC wallet balances and transactions now searchable on Google, it would be wise to keep wallet addresses as private as possible in the public domain. Follow us on NOSTR: npub1qktts9naunvjdwsktq5xjdhwh539xt4x0mqj4yxq0q9dvm03ljvs6sms0r ____________________ Analyst: BV2A END REPORT NNNN *NSTR-Nothing Significant To Report image
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BTC Daily Intelligence Bulletin (DIB) Block: 836,653 DTG/ICOD: 0800EST 28Mar24 Precedence: Routine (RR) Controls: Public Release QQQQ __________________________ BLUF: Up to 100 Still Missing in Moscow / Haiti Chaos Continues / Baltimore Shipping Halts with Consequences / Four Killed in Illinois Stabbing Spree / SWIFT CBDC to Compete with BRICS / Facebook Sued Over Spying on Competitors Via Your Phone / BTC Whale Moves $6B Market Data: Price: 1 BTC= $70,694, 31.95 oz Gold, .16 Median US House 24hr Hi: $71,727/ Lo: $68,381 Vol: $43B (Up 27%) Mkt Cap: $1.39T (Even) HashRate: 652 EH/s Avg Fees: 26,730 sats/tx (Up 224%) Nodes: 18,395 ---Reports--- -International Events- 1. Nearly 100 people still missing after Moscow attack, Russian news site says: The official toll from the attack on Crocus City Hall now stands at 140 dead and 182 wounded, while 95 more people appeared in lists compiled by the emergency services as missing. (Reuters) 2. Haiti: US guns pour into Port-au-Prince, fueling surge in violence: "All the guns here are from the US, everybody knows it. If the US wants to stop this, they could easily do it one month!" He pleads: "We are asking the US to give us a chance to live, just give us a chance." The UN report said some estimates put it at half a million legal and illegal weapons here as of 2020. It reported that guns and ammunition were being smuggled in from land, air and sea from US states such as Florida, Texas and Georgia. (BBC) (AC-The UN report is dated, and guns "pouring" into Haiti is exaggerated, but it remains that most guns have been smuggled over years into Haiti. It is common for the UN to release reports concerning gun manufacture and shipping in an effort to curb violence.) -US Events- 1. The Economic Consequences of the Baltimore Catastrophe: Baltimore is one of the largest ports on the eastern seaboard of the United States. It is the fourth largest port on the East Coast by total tons of cargo handled. It was the first in terms of the volume of automobiles and light trucks (including 847,158 cars and light trucks), heavy farm and construction machinery, imported sugar, and imported gypsum, the governor’s office said in a statement last year. The port is completely shut down in the wake of the collision of the Dali with the Key bridge and the near-total collapse of the bridge. Economists call this a “supply shock,” and it is likely to lead to a resurgence of goods inflation and possibly temporary shortages of some goods. (Breitbart) 2. 4 dead, 7 injured in stabbing rampage in Rockford, Illinois, residential area: A 15-year-old girl, a 63-year-old woman, a 49-year-old man, and a 22-year-old man were killed in the incident and five others who were injured were transported to local hospitals with “serious injuries,”. Police said a suspect is in custody and a motive is unknown. (CNN) -Regulatory and Legal- 1. Australian Digital ID Bill passes Senate: The economy-wide digital identity scheme will now be up and running by midway through this year, a significant expansion of the existing government program which has now been running for nearly a decade. “The final Digital ID Bill means people no longer have to share personal data and information like their birth certificate or passport every time they want to access a new service, and all in a far more secure, privacy-focused scheme with genuine protections. (ACSInformationAge) -Institutional Concerns- 1. Cathie Wood’s Bitcoin ETF sets record with $243.5m daily inflow: On March 27, the ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF witnessed an unprecedented $243.5 million in investments, marking a significant uptick over five times its usual daily intake, as Bitcoin neared the $72,000 threshold. (CryptoNews) -Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC)- 1. Currency Wars: SWIFT Network Directly Challenges BRICS: A CBDC connected to the SWIFT network is expected to be launched within a few months. The proposed 12-14 month timeline means that SWIFT’s CBDC threatens BRICS’ aspirations of dedollarization. Indeed, if it becomes a favored payment method, the dedollarization efforts of the BRICS risk encountering significant obstacles. (CoinTribune) -Economic Indicators- 1. U.S. Debt To Reach $57 Trillion at Current Rate: As of today, the U.S. debt has crossed the $34.4 trillion mark and the unwanted growth is alarming. Data shows that the Federal government is adding an extra $1 trillion every 90 to 100 days. Going at the same pace, the U.S. debt can reach $57 trillion by the end of the decade in 2030. (WatcherGuru) 2. Gold Holds Gains as Traders Await US Data: Gold held just below $2,200 an ounce on Thursday, hovering near all-time highs as investors awaited a key US inflation (US PCE due Friday) reading that could influence the outlook for Federal Reserve monetary policy. (TradingEconomics) -Security Incidents and Concerns- 1. Facebook may have exploited user devices to spy on competitors, documents show: In 2016, Facebook launched a secret project codenamed “Ghostbusters, to acquire, decrypt, transfer, and use private, encrypted in-app analytics from Snapchat, YouTube, and Amazon, according to a new set of unsealed court documents. The Mark Zuckerberg-owned tech empire discussed paying teenagers to install “kits” on their devices, according to plaintiffs. Facebook was caught using a cyberattack method, “SSL man-in-the-middle,” to intercept and decrypt Snapchat, YouTube, and Amazon encrypted analytics traffic. (CyberNews) -Bitcoin Community- 1. $6B Moved as 5th Largest BTC Wallet Reactivates After Years of Dormancy: This week, blockchain observers noticed that the “37X” wallet, once holding the title of the fifth-largest bitcoin wallet, was activated for the first time since 2019. This significant move involved the transfer of 94,504.03 bitcoin into three distinct addresses. One of these recipient wallets has now risen to become the sixth-largest bitcoin holder. (BitcoinCom) -Bitcoin Sentiment- 1. Fear(0)/Greed(100) Index: 80/100 (Down 3 pts) Analyst Comments (AC): NSTR Follow us on NOSTR: npub1qktts9naunvjdwsktq5xjdhwh539xt4x0mqj4yxq0q9dvm03ljvs6sms0r ____________________ Analyst: BV2A END REPORT NNNN *NSTR-Nothing Significant To Report image