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BTC Daily Intelligence Bulletin (DIB) Block: 838,599 DTG/ICOD: 0800EST 10Apr24 Precedence: Routine (RR) Controls: Public Release QQQQ __________________________ BLUF: Italy Hydroelectric Plant Explodes / Russia Floods are Historic / DHS Chief Impeachment Full Political Theater / Hong Kong Fast-Tracking BTC ETFs / 2022 Survey Says 53% of Americans 'Warm' to CBDC / CPI Data Today / Insiders Get Economic Data Before Everyone Else in US Market Data: Price: 1 BTC= $69,125, 29.36 oz Gold, .16 Median US House 24hr Hi: $70,951/ Lo: $68,212 Vol: $33B (Down 3%) Mkt Cap: $1.36T (Down 3%) HashRate: 643 EH/s Avg Fees: 9,495 sats/tx (Up 12%) Nodes: 17,439 ---Reports--- -International Events- 1. Italy hydroelectric plant explosion kills at least three workers: The blast on Tuesday was at power company Enel’s decades-old Bergi plant, south of Bologna, and happened during maintenance work, according to authorities. Regional fire chief Francesco Notaro told local media that part of the nine-story underground structure collapsed, starting a fire, causing flooding at depths of up to 60 meters (200 feet). (Guardian) 2. Russia’s Orenburg Region Battles Historic Flood: Russia’s southern Orenburg region has been grappling with its worst flooding in decades, with 55 cities and towns fully or partially flooded and thousands evacuated in an unprecedented emergency. According to authorities, almost 7,000 houses were submerged in Orsk over three days and about 2,500 people, including 704 children, were evacuated. -US Events- 1. GOP squeezes Dems on Mayorkas: ‘I would not want to be them’: Senate Republicans are trying to orchestrate the impeachment trial of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to exact maximum political pain on their top Democratic targets in November. “Any senators who vote against holding an impeachment trial for Secretary Mayorkas are absolving Mayorkas and the Biden Administration of their roles in creating this border crisis, and we will hold them accountable in November,” (Politico) 2. Congress one step closer to reauthorizing controversial federal surveillance tool: A bill to reauthorize FISA’s Section 702 passed through the House Rules Committee on Tuesday night, the final hurdle for a piece of legislation before it’s considered House-wide. It passed in a 9 to 2 vote. Section 702 is a provision that allows the federal government to conduct warrantless surveillance of a foreign national outside the U.S. if they’re suspected of ties to terrorism — even if the person on the other end of the communications is an American citizen. (Fox) 3. Florida woman is sentenced to a month in jail for selling Biden's daughter's diary: Aimee Harris admitted in 2022 that she received half of the $40,000 Project Veritas paid for personal items belonging to the president’s daughter Ashley Biden. (NBC) -Regulatory and Legal- 1. Senator Tim Scott accuses Biden admin of using crypto as 'scapegoat' on illicit finance: During a Senate hearing on April 9, Senator Scott accused the current US administration of making digital assets a scapegoat in its efforts to combat terrorism financing while overlooking more significant traditional funding sources, specifying those that fund Iran. (CryptoBriefing) -Institutional Concerns- 1. Hong Kong regulator fast-tracks Bitcoin spot ETF approvals: The Securities Regulatory Commission of Hong Kong has reportedly expedited the approval process for four spot Bitcoin. According to local news outlet Tencent News, the first batch of spot Bitcoin ETFs is set to be approved in the region by April 15. (CoinTelegraph) -Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC)- 1. Survey: 52.6% of Americans warming up to CBDCs: The Consumer Finance Institute of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia has published the results of a 2022 survey asking Americans their views on CBDCs. Overall, 52.6% of the respondents were deemed ‘warm’ to CBDCs, representing a slight majority. Young people, high earners, non-whites, and males were most likely to be warm. Only 42% of the respondents selected the privacy of payments as a top concern. (CoinGeek) (AC- Although the 2022 data is already somewhat dated, the survey reveals the level of ignorance and apathy toward the control assumed by CBDCs over individuals.) -Economic Indicators- 1. US Mortgage Rates Back to 7%: The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($766,550 or less) rose by 10bps to 7.01% in the week ended April 5th, 2024, reaching the highest level in five weeks. (TradingEconomics) 2. US CPI data is due today and expected to be around 3.4% annual inflation rate (a rise from 3.2% last month). 3. Cocoa Extends Gain Back Toward Record High on Global Shortage: Futures climbed as much as 1.6% to head for a fourth straight increase. Prices have surged this year — recently exceeding $10,000 a ton — as poor West African harvests put the world on course for another annual deficit, threatening to further raise chocolate prices. (YahooFinance) -Security Incidents and Concerns- 1. Scandal Rocks Biden's Labor Dept For Lying About Sharing Non-Public Inflation Data With Secret Group Of Wall Street "Super Users": A little over a month ago, a scandal erupted among the small group of economists who keep a close eye on the monthly inflation data reported by the Biden Department of Labor, when they learned that there is an even smaller, and much more exclusive group of economists called "super users" who get preferential treatment from the BLS, including wink-wink-nudge-nudge explanations of where the data may diverge from expectations. These "super users" are financial firms JPMorgan, Blackrock and others. (ZeroHedge) -Bitcoin Community- NSTR -Bitcoin Sentiment- 1. Fear(0)/Greed(100) Index: 78/100 (Down 2 pts) Analyst Comments (AC): NSTR Follow us on NOSTR: npub1qktts9naunvjdwsktq5xjdhwh539xt4x0mqj4yxq0q9dvm03ljvs6sms0r ____________________ Analyst: BV2A END REPORT NNNN *NSTR-Nothing Significant To Report

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BTC Daily Intelligence Bulletin (DIB) Block: 838,444 DTG/ICOD: 0800EST 09Apr24 Precedence: Routine (RR) Controls: Public Release QQQQ __________________________ BLUF: US Stepping Up Pacific Strategy / Idaho Teen Arrested for Planning Attack for ISIS / US Treasury Citing National Security for Increasing Power Against Crypto / Swiss Central Bank Says No to CBDC / Japanese Firm Follows MSTR BTC Strategy / China Excited for BTC ETFs / US Privacy Law May Centralize Legal Power Market Data: Price: 1 BTC= $70,811, 30.12 oz Gold, .16 Median US House 24hr Hi: $72,715/ Lo: $69,654 Vol: $35B (Up 10%) Mkt Cap: $1.39T (Down 2%) HashRate: 582 EH/s Avg Fees: 8,224 sats/tx (Up 98%) Nodes: 17,194 ---Reports--- -International Events- 1. U.S., Japanese and Australian Warships Join Philippine Forces in South China Sea Patrol: Six warships and four aircraft from Australia, Japan, the Philippines, and the United States conducted a joint patrol in the South China Sea on Sunday following Chinese harassment of Philippine Navy resupply missions in the region. China Coast Guard and Chinese maritime militia have blasted water cannons, conducted blocking maneuvers, deployed long-range acoustic devices, and rammed vessels in a series of increasingly aggressive moves against Philippine vessels. (USNINews) 2. U.S., Japan to announce military cooperation, joint NASA lunar mission: The leaders of the United States and Japan this week will commit to modernizing their military alliance, with the aim of eventually creating a truly operational hub for the most consequential defense partnership in the Pacific. -US Events- 1. Idaho teen arrested for allegedly plotting to attack church in name of ISIS: An 18-year-old from Idaho was arrested Saturday and accused of plotting to kill churchgoers in his town in the name of ISIS, according to court documents unsealed Monday. Alexander Mercurio was charged in a criminal complaint with providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization. He remains in custody and has not entered a plea, according to court records. (CBS) -Regulatory and Legal- 1. US Treasury Seeks Stronger Crypto Controls for National Security: Deputy Secretary Adewale O. Adeyemo has called upon lawmakers to authorize the implementation of a secondary sanctions tool tailored specifically to target foreign entities involved in illicit financial transactions facilitated through digital assets. (CoinGape) 2. International court rules Switzerland government violated human rights in landmark climate case brought by 2,000 women: The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg, France delivered its ruling in a case brought by more than 2,000 Swiss women, the majority of whom are in their 70s, against Switzerland’s government. They argued that climate change-fueled heat waves undermined their health and quality of life, and put them at risk of dying. (CNN) -Institutional Concerns- 1. 10 US Bitcoin ETFs Amass Over 519,000 BTC, With Blackrock Leading at 50.81%: The latest data reveals that Blackrock’s spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) has increased its bitcoin portfolio, now encompassing 263,937.48 bitcoins valued at $17.88 billion. Adding in the Grayscale ETC, the holdings of these 11 U.S. exchange-traded funds represent 4.29% of the total supply. (BitcoinCom) 2. Metaplanet Shares Soar as Japanese Firm Mimics MicroStrategy on Bitcoin Buying: Metaplanet, a Web3 infrastructure provider, saw its Tokyo-listed stock rise almost 90% in two days after saying it was adding $6.56 million in bitcoin to its balance sheet. The company, which started as a budget hotel operator under the name Red Planet before becoming a Web3 software developer, said it is looking to minimize its exposure to the Japanese yen.(CoinDesk) 3. Bitcoin ETF Frenzy Reaches China As Top Funds Apply For Approval In Hong Kong: China’s financial giants Harvest Fund and Southern Fund have recently filed applications to launch a new spot Bitcoin ETF, according to local media outlet Securities Times. (Bitcoinist) -Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC)- 1. Swiss central bank sees no need for public CBDC as risks outweigh benefits: Switzerland is unlikely to introduce a public central bank digital currency (CBDC) in the near future, as risks associated with the technology still outweigh potential benefits, Reuters reports, citing Thomas Jordan, the head of the Swiss National Bank (SNB). (Reuters) -Economic Indicators- 1. US Small Business Optimism Lowest since 2012: The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index in the US fell for a third consecutive month to 88.5 in March 2024, the lowest since December 2012 and well below forecasts of 90.2.(TradingEconomics) 2. Stablecoins Are Seeing Adoption as a Cross-Border Settlement Mechanism: The stablecoin market is growing and these cryptocurrencies are being adopted for cross-border settlements with payments firms, fintech companies and consumer platforms among the early users. There have been signs of stablecoin adoption by payments firms such as Paypal (PYPL) and Visa (V) and consumer fintech platforms such as Grab (GRAB) in Singapore and Mercado Libre (MELI) in Latin America. (CoinDesk) -Security Incidents and Concerns- 1. New landmark federal privacy legislation years in the making would set the stage for a new era of privacy litigation in courts across the country. If enacted, the American Privacy Rights Act, unveiled April 7, would be the first comprehensive federal privacy law and usher in new privacy rights, including the ability to directly sue companies for alleged violations. The bill, which would also preempt comprehensive privacy laws enacted by states, could shake up enforcement dynamics, which under a patchwork of state laws have largely fallen to state attorneys general. The bill would largely leave the FTC’s privacy enforcement powers intact while introducing greater oversight. (BloombergLaw) -Bitcoin Community- NSTR -Bitcoin Sentiment- 1. Fear(0)/Greed(100) Index: 80/100 (Up 4 pts) Analyst Comments (AC): It's encouraging to see another firm following the bitcoin accumulation strategy of Microstrategy. The market reacted to the news by increasing the share price of the company over 90% in 2 days. Japan, in particular, could do well to adopt bitcoin-friendly strategies after decades of economic woes. Follow us on NOSTR: npub1qktts9naunvjdwsktq5xjdhwh539xt4x0mqj4yxq0q9dvm03ljvs6sms0r ____________________ Analyst: BV2A END REPORT NNNN *NSTR-Nothing Significant To Report

BTC Daily Intelligence Bulletin (DIB) Block: 838,293 DTG/ICOD: 0800EST 08Apr24 Precedence: Routine (RR) Controls: Public Release QQQQ __________________________ BLUF: IDF Withdraws from South Gaza / Ecuador Police Storm Mexican Embassy to Arrest Former VP / Elon Musk Attacks Brazil High Court Judge, Causes New Investigation of X / Eclipse Fever Hits US / Biden to Announce New College Loan Forgiveness / NJ 4.8 Earthquake / Coinbase Secures Dealer License in Canada / Market Data: Price: 1 BTC= $72,435, 30.93 oz Gold, .17 Median US House 24hr Hi: $72,595/ Lo: $68,920 Vol: $31.5B (Up 59%) Mkt Cap: $1.42T (Up 4%) HashRate: 695 EH/s Avg Fees: 4,677 sats/tx (Down 2%) Nodes: 17,529 ---Reports--- -International Events- 1. IDF withdraws all ground troops from southern Gaza, leaving just one brigade in the enclave: Overnight, the IDF withdrew all ground troops from the southern Gaza Strip, after four straight months of fighting in the Khan Younis area. The Nahal Brigade is tasked with securing the so-called Netzarim Corridor, which enables the IDF to carry out raids in northern and central Gaza. (TimesOfIsrael) 2. Ecuador faces outrage after storming Mexican embassy to arrest former VP: Police stormed the Mexican embassy in Quito to arrest former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas, a controversial figure who had been seeking asylum there. 3. Ukraine denies a Russian claim that it launched drone strikes on a major nuclear power plant: Andrii Yusov, the spokesperson for Ukraine’s military intelligence agency suggested there had been no attack, saying Russian forces routinely fabricate strikes on the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. However, the strikes on this occasion were confirmed by U.N.’s atomic watchdog agency, though it didn’t attribute responsibility for the attack to either side. (TheHill) 4. Brazilian judge opens investigation into Elon Musk after billionaire calls for his ouster over censorship: Earlier Sunday, Musk wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter, that Judge Alexandre de Moraes had "brazenly and repeatedly betrayed the constitution and people of Brazil" after he ordered that the social media platform block certain accounts. If X fails to comply with the order to block certain accounts, the company will be fined the equivalent of $19,740 a day, the judge said. (Fox) -US Events- 1. Eclipse Fever Sweeps the U.S.: Experts estimate that more than a million people from inside and outside North America will travel towards the path of totality. Hotels, AirBnBs, rental car agencies and campgrounds are booked along the path of the eclipse. The eclipse will be viewable this afternoon from San Antonio, Texas to Montreal, Canada. Vehicle traffic throughout the US will be severely impacted. (Various) 2. Biden will announce new student loan forgiveness plan impacting tens of millions of Americans: Biden will share the details of the aid package at an event in Madison, Wisconsin. Although Biden’s Plan B for student loan forgiveness will be narrower than his initial effort (likely less than $20K for each student), tens of millions of borrowers may still see their balances erased or lowered if the program survives legal challenges this time. (CNBC) 3. N.J. earthquake aftershock tally climbs to 38 after Friday’s big tremor. More expected: More earthquake aftershocks continued to rattle New Jersey on Saturday afternoon and evening bringing the two-day total to 38 smaller tremors following the 4.8 magnitude earthquake on Friday. East Coast Earthquakes are rare. (NJNews) -Regulatory and Legal- 1. Cathie Wood Praises Crypto Regulation in Hong Kong: During her address at Hong Kong’s Web3 carnival, Cathie Wood, CEO of ARK Invest, commended the regulatory efforts of institutions like the SFC to clarify the crypto industry. She emphasized the SFC’s role in establishing a robust framework for crypto trading under institutional supervision. 2. Coinbase Chief Policy Officer Says US an Outlier As Major Economies Adopt Clear Crypto Regulatory Frameworks: Faryar Shirzad, chief policy officer for the top US crypto exchange, says the majority of the Group of Twenty (G20) members are way ahead of the United States in helping the crypto industry flourish. (DailyHODL) -Institutional Concerns- 1. Bitcoin ETF Inflows Bounce Back as Halving Excitement Intensifies: Half a Trillion Dollars up in April: Friday capped off a positive week with a substantial inflow, showing continued investor interest in BTC ETFs. Following an initial dip with $84.7 million in net outflows on April 1, the ETFs made a strong recovery, amassing $569.4 million in net inflows since then. 2. Coinbase Reaches 'Crucial Milestone' in Canada With Restricted Dealer Registration: Coinbase has officially been registered as a Restricted Dealer by the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA). This makes Coinbase the largest and first international cryptocurrency exchange registered in Canada. (BitcoinCom) -Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC)- 1. Zimbabwe switches to gold-backed ZiG currency: Last year Zimbabwe issued gold backed digital tokens, ZiG, and subsequently allowed them to be used as the official means of payment for local transactions. Now the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe is using the ZiG brand as its new local currency to replace the Zimbabwean (Zim) dollar. It follows monthly inflation rates in the local currency surpassing 50% last month. After the previous notorious collapse of the Zimbabwean currency, the country switched to the U.S. dollar in 2009. It reintroduced the Zim dollar in 2019.(LedgerInsights) -Economic Indicators- 1. Treasury Yields Higher, Inflation Awaited: The yield on the US 10-year Treasury note was above 4.4% to kick off a busy week. Inflation rate (CPI), producer prices, the Michigan consumer confidence and FOMC minutes will be keenly watched for further insights on price pressures and the Fed's next steps. (TradingEconomics) -Security Incidents and Concerns- 1. US Environmental Protection Agency hack exposes data of 8.5 million users: The leaked database has personal information of users including name, email, phone numbers, and address. The breach, which has reportedly exposed personal and sensitive information belonging to EPA’s customers and contractors, was claimed by a hacker operating under the alias "USDoD" on Sunday. (CSO) -Bitcoin Community- 1. Miners Offload Bitcoin in Anticipation of Reward Halving, Says Cryptoquant: Some miners are selling more [bitcoin] before the halving. Daily sales to OTC desks hit 1.6K bitcoin in late March, the most since August 2023. (BitcoinCom) -Bitcoin Sentiment- 1. Fear(0)/Greed(100) Index: 76/100 (Up 5 pts) Analyst Comments (AC): The next few weeks will entail a lot of happenings. The Bitcoin Halving is only 12 days away, the eclipse in the US is on many minds, inflation data may trigger Fed responses, while the middle east continues in turmoil. This is a good time to review security protocols for businesses, families, and yourself. Create backups of key data and localize storage if possible. Research and utilize 'freedom technologies' if centralization concerns you. Maintain your connection to sources of sanity, such as family and friends, nature and grounding beliefs. 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