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BTC Daily Intelligence Bulletin (DIB)
Block: 829,668
DTG/ICOD: 0800EST 09Feb24
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BLUF: Putin Gives Lessons on History, Geopolitics / Biden Mishandled Docs Due to Mental Condition, Panel says / Treasury Includes Digital Assets in AML Report /

Market Data: Price: 1 BTC= $47,370 USD, 23.33 oz Gold, .11 Median US House
24hr Hi: $47,539 / Lo: $44,909
Vol: $32B (Up 32%)
Mkt Cap: $929B (Up 6%)
HashRate: 544 EH/s
Avg Fees: 16,486 sats/tx (Up 1%)
Nodes: 18,330

---Reports---
-International Events-
1. Following Tucker Carlson's Interview with Vladimir Putin, world headlines have revealed differing takes on the dialogue: "Putin tells Carlson War can be over in weeks if US stops supplying Ukraine" -Politico
"Hillary Clinton Calls Carlson 'Useful Idiot' for Interviewing Putin" -USA Today
"Carlson could face Sanctions for Putin Interview" -Newsweek
"Putin Praises Elon Musk, 'A Smart Guy'" -The Hill
"We have no interest in invading Poland or Latvia" -Jerusalem Post and India Times

2. Pakistan Election Result 2024 Live: Nawaz Sharif's party says he is set to deliver 'victory speech': Independent candidates backed by jailed Imran Khan's PTI claim to ‘win’ the general elections amid ‘delay’ in results. (Hindustan Times)

3. Hezbollah fires 30 rockets at Israel in retaliation for reported hit on top officer
No injuries reported in barrage on northern Israel amid day of heightened tensions on border, after drone strike in southern Lebanon said to target two terror operatives (Times of Israel)

-US Events-
1. 'My memory is fine' - Biden hits back at special counsel: US President Joe Biden has hit back angrily at an investigation that found he mishandled top secret files and struggled to recall key life events.The scathing 345-page report, released earlier in the day, said the president's memory had "significant limitations". Even as Mr Biden sought to rebut reporters' questions about his age and mental acuity, he inadvertently referred to Egyptian leader Abdul Fattah al-Sisi as the "President of Mexico". (BBC)

-Regulatory and Legal-
1. US Treasury Cites Rising Cryptocurrency Misuse in 2024 National Risk Assessments: The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced in a press release that it has issued its 2024 National Risk Assessments on Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Proliferation Financing. The three reports identify key illicit finance threats, vulnerabilities, and risks, including a focus on the misuse of cryptocurrencies. (Bitcoincom) (AC-This report will certainly be used for supporting anti-digital asset laws. Here is the link to it: https://bit.ly/42w5KXb

2. Kenya Advances Toward Digital Asset Hub Ambition With Virtual Assets Bill: The Blockchain Association of Kenya (BAK) is reportedly on the verge of launching a community-led draft bill, a significant stride towards its objective of transforming Kenya into a hub for digital assets. (Bitcoincom)

-Institutional Concerns-
1. Bitcoin ETFs (Ex-GBTC) Now Hold More BTC Than MicroStrategy: The bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) through Wednesday held a combined 192,255 bitcoin, more than 2,000 above that of MicroStrategy, the largest publicly traded holder of the cryptocurrency. (CoinDesk)

-Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC)-
1. US Can Thwart the CBDC Onslaught: According to the Atlantic Council, 130 countries (which account for 98 percent of the world’s economic output) are currently in various stages of developing CBDCs. The US is far behind other nations due to political infighting and anti-CBDC attitudes among the US population. (AIER)

-Economic Indicators-
1. Stocks, Bonds Steady Ahead of US CPI Revision Data Today (Bloomberg)

-Technological Updates-
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-Security Incidents and Concerns-
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-Bitcoin Community-
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-Bitcoin Sentiment-
1. Fear(0)/Greed(100) Index: 72/100 (Up 6 pts)

Analyst Comments (AC): The sharp juxtapostion of Putin and then Biden via differing media outlets is quite alarming. One world leader can teach deeply on Russian and European history and the details of recent geopolitical machinations, while the other world leader has trouble declaring that he has no memory issues and simultaneouly calling the President of Egpyt the leader of Mexico. The situation is humorous if not for the consequences.

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