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BTC Daily Intelligence Bulletin (DIB)
Block: 880,504
DTG/ICOD: 1200Z 23Jan25
Precedence: Routine (RR)
Controls: Public Release
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BLUF: Trump's First Call to Saudi Prince / Trump, Milei to Address Davos Crowd / US House Passes Laken Riley Act / New Fire in LA County / DoD Sends 1500 Troops to Border / Stablecoins Positioning for Future / Russia Launches Facial Payment System / BTC ETFs Surge, Options Point Up / NASDAQs X Account Hacked, Memecoin Nets $80M / Apple's AI Automatically Turned On

Market Data: Price: 1 BTC= $101,699, 37.03 oz Gold, .24 Median US House
24hr Hi: $105,334 / Lo: $101,257
Vol: $64B (Down 6%)
Mkt Cap: $2.01T (Down 3%)
HashRate: 789 EH/s
Avg Fee Rate: 3 sats/vBtye (Down 50%)
Nodes: 21,570

---Reports---
-International Events-
1. In sign of priorities, Trump’s first call with foreign leader held with Saudi prince: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Wednesday became the first foreign leader to hold a phone call with US President Donald Trump. The decision indicated the Trump administration’s priorities, with the president expressing his desire to expand the Abraham Accords with a normalization agreement between Israel and Saudi Arabia. But the Saudis have long made clear that such a deal would require the establishment of a pathway to the eventual establishment of a Palestinian state. (TimesOfIsrael)

2. Trump to Address Globalist Elites in Davos with First Major Foreign Policy Speech: President Donald Trump on Thursday will make an online appearance at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos. One of the Republican president’s biggest supporters on the world stage, Argentina’s libertarian President Javier Milei, will also make a speech to the WEF on Thursday, hours before Trump. (Breitbart)

-US Events-
1. House passes Laken Riley Act, sending the first bill to Trump to sign into law: The House passed the Laken Riley Act, requiring the detainment of unauthorized migrants accused of theft and violent crimes, with a vote of 263-156, marking the first bill for President Donald Trump to sign into law. Senator Katie Britt stated that this legislation is perhaps the most significant immigration enforcement bill passed by Congress in nearly three decades, despite lacking new funding for implementation. The bill allows state attorneys general to sue the federal government over immigration decisions, which Democrats argued would increase uncertainty and partisanship in immigration policy. (GroundNews)

2. California fires live updates: New LA County fire explodes to over 10,000 acres: At least 28 people have died as multiple wildfires, fueled by severe drought conditions and strong winds, rage across Southern California. he two largest fires, the Palisades Fire in Pacific Palisades and the Eaton Fire near Pasadena, remain active. One of the latest, the Hughes Fire in the Castaic area, has prompted evacuation orders for tens of thousands of people. (ABC)

3. Just the beginning": Pentagon sending 1,500 troops to U.S.-Mexico border: The Defense Department announced Wednesday it's sending an additional 1,500 troops to the southern border to carry out President Trump's immigration orders. There are already about 2,500 U.S. National Guard and Reserve forces there. The Pentagon will also provide military aircraft to support the Department of Homeland Security's deportation flights of more than 5,000 undocumented immigrants from the areas of San Diego, California; and El Paso, Texas. (Axios)

-Regulatory and Legal-
1. Coinbase CEO: Exchange Will Delist USDT if Authorities Demand It: Coinbase CEO recently stated that his exchange would delist Tether’s USDT if authorities demand it or if Tether fails to comply with new US laws. Coinbase, which is a shareholder in another stablecoin issuer Circle, framed the move as part of its efforts to adhere to new rules requiring issuers to obtain an e-money license from a European Union member state. The new rules also obligate stablecoin issuers to hold a portion of their reserves in cash at banks, something Tether reportedly opposes. (BitcoinCom)

-Central Bank Digital Currencies/World Currencies-
1. Russia to Launch Unified Facial Payment System: Russia will have a unified facial payment system by the second half of 2025, aiming to onboard millions as non-card payment systems gain preference. The initiative aims to establish a national biometric standard to allow Russian banks to also participate in this network, and issue terminals capable of using it to process payments. (BitcoinCom)

-Institutional Concerns-
1. CME Bitcoin Options at Most Bullish Since U.S. Election, ETF Inflows Surge: Traders scrambled to buy calls, or options offering asymmetric upside exposure, driving the skew higher to 4.4%, the most since early November. The bounce was accompanied by renewed uptake for the U.S.-listed spot ETFs, which registered a cumulative net inflow of $802 million. BlackRock's IBIT drew $661.8 million alone, helping solidify the bullish sentiment. (CoinDesk)

-Economic Indicators-
1. S&P 500 Hits Record High: US stocks closed higher with the S&P 500 climbing 0.7% to a record high, while the Nasdaq 100 gained 1.4%, and the Dow advanced 150 points on Wednesday, buoyed by robust earnings and promising corporate developments, as markets evaluated the implications of President Trump’s policy shifts. (TradingEconomics)

-Security Incidents and Concerns-
1. Nasdaq’s official X account was seemingly hacked to promote a fake memecoin: The hacker linked a fake X account as a Nasdaq affiliate and used the official Nasdaq account to retweet its post promoting a memecoin named STONKS created on the same day. Within a few hours, the memecoin’s market capitalization skyrocketed to $80 million, only to crash soon after. (TheBlock) (Ac-How to make $80M in the shitcoin deception era.)

-Technology and Science-
1. iOS 18.3: Apple Intelligence Now Enabled Automatically But There's Still a Way to Opt Out: After updating the device and finishing the setup, users would find that their devices would have Apple Intelligence turned on by default. After finishing the setup process of the software update, users may head on over to Settings to either scroll or search for Apple Intelligence & Siri, then toggle the features off to opt out of the experience. (TechTimes)

-Bitcoin Community-
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-Bitcoin Sentiment-
1. Fear(0)/Greed(100) Index: 75/100 (Down 10 pts)

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