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⁨📷⁩ ⁨BTC Daily Intelligence Bulletin (DIB)

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DTG/ICOD: 1200Z 20Nov2025

Precedence: Routine (RR)

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BLUF: IDF Air Strikes in Gaza Test Ceasefire / US Military in Ukraine to Push Peace Plan / Russia Targets Poland Rail Line, Tensions Flare / DOJ Has 30 Days to Release Epstein Files / Mamdani and Trump to Meet Tomorrow / 250 Arrests Near Charlotte Since Sunday / Trump, Vance Not Invited to Cheney Funeral / Samourai CTO Sentenced to 4 Years / New Hampshire Approves First Bitcoin-Backed Muni Bond / Kraken to IPO in US / BTC ETFs Slightly Recover / Over 30% Of Young Rich Drop Non-Crypto Advisors / US Trade Gap Makes Sudden Drop / Bitcoin Core Passes Security Test / International Sting Nets Piracy Sites, Crypto, With No Oversight / Nat Brunell Releases Book

Market Data: Price: 1 BTC= $91,694, 22.44 oz Gold, .21 Median US House

24hr Hi: $93,025 / Lo: $88,526

Volume: 83B (Up 15%)

Mkt Cap: $1.82T (Even)

HashRate: 1 ZH/s

Avg Fee Rate: 1 sats/vBtye (Even)

---Reports---

-International Events-

1. Israeli air strikes kill 27 in Gaza as fragile ceasefire frays: On Wednesday, Israeli air strikes killed 27 people in Gaza, with 14 in Gaza City and 13 in Khan Yunis, as Israel and Hamas accused each other of violating the ceasefire. (GroundNews)

2. US military officials arrived in Ukraine following reports of a drafted 28-point peace plan between the US and Russia. The visit focused on assessing Ukrainian defense capabilities and coordinating aid amid escalating tensions. Ukrainian President Zelenskyy's office confirmed discussions on security guarantees and territorial integrity. (BBC)

3. Poland accuses Russia of "an act of state terror" with railway sabotage attack: Two Ukrainian citizens working for Russia are suspected of blowing up a railway line in Poland over the weekend, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Tuesday. On Wednesday, the row between the NATO member and Russia escalated, with Poland's top diplomat labeling the incident an "act of state terror." On Wednesday, Poland's foreign minister said he would order the closure of the last Russian consulate still operating in the country as part of the country's response to the sabotage. (CBS) (AC-Poland has supported Ukraine since the Russian invasion, while Russia has continuously worked to sever the support through multi-domain, low-level warfare tactics.)

-US Events-

1. Trump Signs Epstein Files Release into Law After Bipartisan Push: The bipartisan Epstein Files Transparency Act, H.R. 4405, requires the Justice Department to release unclassified records on Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell's sex-trafficking network, which harmed over 250 underage victims. It passed the House 427-1 and the Senate unanimously passed it on November 18. The DOJ now has 30 days to release the files. (X)

2. Trump to meet Zohran Mamdani on Friday: Mamdani told reporters Monday that his team contacted the White House to propose a meeting pledging to address the city's affordability crisis and curb costs on essentials. Mamdani has also courted Wall Street, planning talks with Jamie Dimon and other finance leaders while Bill Ackman offered help despite earlier backing an alternative candidate. (GroundNews) (AC-This should be an interesting meeting.)

3. Arrests now top 250 in immigration crackdown across North Carolina: The push to carry out arrests in North Carolina expanded to areas around the state capital of Raleigh on Tuesday, spreading fear in at least one immigrant-heavy suburb. Arrests in Charlotte and the Raleigh area have created a chilling effect in immigrant neighborhoods — school attendance dropped, and small shops and restaurants closed to avoid confrontations between customers and federal agents. (AP)

4. Trump and Vance not invited to Dick Cheney’s funeral, but all four living former vice presidents attending: Past presidents and politicians of both parties will gather Thursday in Washington, DC, for former Vice President Dick Cheney’s funeral — sending off a key figure of pre-MAGA Republican politics. (CNN)

-Regulatory and Legal-

1. Another Samourai Wallet Co-Founder Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison: William Lonergan Hill, co-founder of Samourai Wallet, was sentenced to four years in prison by a New York judge for operating an unlicensed money transmitter. His co-founder, Keonne Rodriguez, received a five-year sentence two weeks prior for the same offense. (Decrypt)

-CBDCs/World Currencies/Strategic Reserves-

1. New Hampshire Approves First-Ever $100 Million | 1,091 BTC Bitcoin-Backed Municipal Bond: New Hampshire has become the first state in the U.S. — and the first government globally — to approve a municipal bond backed by Bitcoin. The state’s Business Finance Authority (BFA) approved a $100 million Bitcoin-backed conduit bond, allowing private companies to borrow against over-collateralized Bitcoin held in custody. (BitcoinMag)

-Institutional Concerns-

1. Freshly Valued at $20 Billion, Crypto Exchange Kraken Officially Plans to Go Public: Kraken announced its plan to go public after a $20 billion valuation and a recent $800 million fundraising round. The company submitted a draft S-1 form to the SEC for an IPO on Wall Street, with details on share numbers and price range pending. (Decrypt)

2. Spot bitcoin ETFs return to positive flows, BTC recovers above $92,000: U.S. spot BTC ETFs returned to net inflows after a five-day streak of net outflows that saw $2.26 billion leave the funds. (TheBlock)

3. 1 in 3 Young Rich Investors Switched Their Adviser for Not Offering Crypto Options: According to the survey, 61% of U.S. investors aged 18–40 now hold cryptocurrencies, and within this group, 43% allocate 5–10% of their portfolios to digital assets, 27% allocate 11–20%, and 11% allocate more than 20%. The demand for crypto access is clear: 64% of investors say they would stay with their adviser longer or increase assets held if crypto options were offered, and 84% plan to increase their crypto allocations over the next 12 months, with 46% anticipating an increase. (CryptoNewsFlash)

-Economic Indicators-

1. US Stocks Close Higher After Volatile Session: US stocks finished higher on a volatile Wednesday session, reversing some of the sharp selling from the prior four sessions as markets digested a divisive Fed minutes release and awaited Nvidia’s earnings after the close. The S&P 500 rose 0.4% and the Nasdaq 100 gained 0.6% while the Dow added 0.1%. (TradingEconomics)

2. US Trade Gap Narrows in August: The US trade deficit narrowed to $59.6 billion in August 2025 from $78.2 billion in July, compared to forecasts of a $61 billion gap. Imports tumbled 5.1% to $340.4 billion, led by a $9.3 billion fall in nonmonetary gold. (TradingEconomics)

-Security Concerns-

1. Bitcoin Core's first public third-party audit finds no major vulnerabilities: Cybersecurity firm Quarkslab has completed the first public, third-party security audit of the Bitcoin Core codebase — the open-source reference implementation that underpins the Bitcoin network, including a full-node client, a GUI, and an embedded wallet. Quarkslab reported no critical, high, or medium-severity findings. (TheBlock)

2. International operation traces $55 million crypto trail of digital piracy sites: Thirty investigators from 15 countries took part in the five-day crackdown earlier this month targeting 69 digital piracy sites, including 25 illegal streaming services whose information was referred to cryptocurrency platforms for disruption. The operation attempted to beat the bad actors at their own game: by using cryptocurrency to buy access to pirated materials in order to gain a window into their financial infrastructure. They were able to trace about $55 million in cryptocurrency through accounts associated with the services. (RecordedFuture) (AC-See Below)

-Technology and Science-

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-Bitcoin Community-

1. "Bitcoin Is for Everyone" by Natalie Brunell Explores Bitcoin's Role in Empowering Individuals Financially: Natalie Brunell's new book, "Bitcoin Is for Everyone," sheds light on the broken financial system and how Bitcoin can offer empowerment and control in times of economic uncertainty. Through clear storytelling, she explains the impact of inflation and monetary manipulation on daily life. (BitcoinMag)

-Bitcoin Sentiment-

1. Fear(0)/Greed(100) Index: 11/100 (Down 3 pts)

Analyst Comments (AC): International 'Operations' as reported above will eventually become the tyrannical monster all sovereign countries and people abhor. The pace of the operations have grown quickly, mostly falling outside of nation-state legal jurisdictions of many of the participants. The results so far have been mostly favorable, taking down alleged drug lords and scammers, but there is no real check and balance, or transparency in these operations. For more details on how this monster started on how it works, checkout the "ANOM" episode on "DarkNet Diaries".)

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