📷 BTC Daily Intelligence Bulletin (DIB)
Block: 957,302
DTG/ICOD: 1200Z 09Jul2026
Precedence: Routine (RR)
Controls: Public Release
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BLUF: US, Iran Strikes Intensify / New Supreme Leader Absent at Dad's Funeral / Super Typhoon Targets Taiwan / Graham Platner Dropped by Dems / DEA Agents Kill Suspect in Memphis / Interpol Arrests 20-Year-Old in Thailand With $123M in Crypto Wallet / CFTC Urges CLARITY Passage / Bull Bitcoin Takes On France Law / Germany Sells Bitcoin / BitGo Launches Quantum Protection for Bitcoin / CashApp Settles States Suit / Yields, Stocks Mixed / NASA RFP For Next Space Station Out / Bitcoin Devs Release Security Update
Market Data: Price: 1 BTC= $62,666, 15.24 oz Gold/1 BTC, 6.84 BTC/Median US House
24hr Hi: $63,165 / Lo: $61,492
Volume: $25B (Down 25%)
Mkt Cap: $1.25T (Even)
Hashrate: .900 ZH/s
Avg Fee Rate: 1.0 sats/byte (Even)
Daily Total ETF Inflow/outflow (last 24 hrs): -$85M
Relative Strength Index: 48
---Reports---
-International Events-
1. US-Iran Escalation: Renewed Strikes and Retaliation: US Central Command conducted additional airstrikes on over 80-90 Iranian military targets, including air defenses and naval assets, on July 8, 2026, following Iranian attacks on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. President Trump declared a prior ceasefire "over," calling Iranian leaders unreliable. Iran responded with missile/drone strikes on US sites in Bahrain, Kuwait, and Qatar. (AP)
2. Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei absent from mass funeral for father: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s son and successor was not among the family members and thousands of mourners who turned out Sunday for a second day of ceremonies to honour Iran’s late supreme leader. Mojtaba Khamenei has remained out of the public eye since he was wounded in the strike that killed his father. (France24)
3. Super Typhoon Bavi: dozens of Hong Kong flights cancelled as storm nears Taiwan: more than 40 flights – operated by Cathay Pacific Airways, HK Express, Hong Kong Airlines and Greater Bay Airlines – had been cancelled and 10 delayed to Sunday. The affected routes span destinations ranging from Taipei to Okinawa. The maximum sustained wind speed near the super typhoon centre had reached 195km/h (121mph), with the Observatory forecasting its maximum speed to increase to 205km/h by 8am by today.(SCMP)
-US Events-
1. Graham Platner Suspends Maine Senate Campaign After Sexual Assault Allegations: Maine U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner (D) suspended his campaign on Wednesday after scores of Democrats called him to step down due to sexual assault allegations. Platner further claimed that the “corporate media” and “political establishment” acted as judge and jury without allowing him a full investigation into the allegations. (Breitbart)
2. Second person in 4 days is fatally shot in Memphis by federal task force member: The shooting occurred while U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents were serving a drug warrant at a hotel room, the Marshals Service said the man was killed after pointing a handgun at task force members. (AP)
-Regulatory and Legal-
1. A 20-Year-Old's Crypto Wallet Moved $123M in Romance-Scam Cash: Interpol Says: Thai police arrested two people over a scheme that laundered romance-scam proceeds through crypto, using cross-chain swaps to hide the trail, Interpol said. One suspect, aged 20, controlled a wallet that processed more than $122.5 million in 10 months. Interpol said it identified more than 142,000 victims and blocked over 31,000 bank accounts, using its I-GRIP stop-payment tool to check the flows of fiat and virtual assets. (Decrypt)
2. CFTC Chair Says Clarity Act Is ‘So Close’ As August Deadline Nears: CFTC Chairman Michael Selig urged Congress to pass the Clarity Act before the August recess, saying the crypto market-structure bill is "so close" despite ongoing disputes over ethics and stablecoin provisions. Some analysts give the measure even odds of passage before the August 7 recess. (BItcoinMag)
3. Bull Bitcoin Files Landmark Legal Challenge to Annul France’s DAC8 Crypto Data Surveillance Rules: @BullBitcoin , the world’s oldest Bitcoin-only and non-custodial exchange, recently licensed under MiCA by France’s financial markets regulator AMF, has filed a legal challenge before the Conseil d’État, France’s supreme administrative court. The challenge seeks to annul the Decree on the grounds that it creates a massive surveillance grid and database that institutions can not secure from leaks and data hacks, ultimately putting civilians at risk of kidnapping and physical harm. (BitcoinMag)
-CBDCs/World Currencies/Strategic Reserves-
1. German Government Bitcoin Wallet Balance Drops To Zero, Ending A Major Selloff Overhang: Germany’s seized Bitcoin wallet has been one of the most watched addresses in crypto for weeks. Now that story appears to have reached its natural end: the tracked wallet balance has been drawn down to zero. (NewsBTC)
-Institutional Concerns-
1. BitGo introduces quantum protection for institutional Bitcoin wallets: The new security tools are “designed to help institutions assess, manage, and reduce quantum-related exposure across UTXO-based wallets,” @BitGo said. (TheBlock)
2. Cash App owner to pay $45 million to settle allegations of lax security: The owner of Cash App will pay dozens of states a total of $45 million to settle allegations that it misled its users about the payment app’s security and exposed them to fraud. “Lax verification standards, a years-long absence of phone support, and deceptive social media promotions left users exposed to scammers,” said Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. “Nevertheless, @CashApp delayed internal fraud investigations and set unwarranted account lockouts which left victims with no way to recover stolen funds.” Texas will receive $5 million under the agreement, and New York will get $1.6 million. States with smaller populations are receiving less than $1 million. (RecordedFuture) (AC-Why exactly do the states get the settlement money?)
-Economic Indicators-
1. US 10-Year Yield Holds at 7-Week High: The yield on the 10-year US Treasury note hovered around 4.58% on Thursday, remaining near a seven-week high. (TradingEconomics)
2. US Stocks Close Mixed Amid US-Iran Tensions: US stock indices closed mixed on Wednesday as higher oil prices worsened the macroeconomic backdrop while chipmakers rebounded. The S&P 500 fell 0.3%, the Dow lost 577 points, while the Nasdaq 100 gained 0.3%. (TradingEconomics)
-Security Concerns-
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-Technology and Science-
1. Commercial Space Station Race: NASA Draft RFP Sets 2029 Crewed-Flight Deadline: NASA formally launched the competition to build and operate America's next space station this week, releasing a draft RFP for its Commercial Low Earth Orbit Destinations program — the procurement that will determine who controls the primary infrastructure for human spaceflight in the 2030s. Any company seeking to host @NASA astronauts must be ready to support a crewed flight test by 2029 — less than three years away — as part of the certification process. (TechTimes)
-Bitcoin Community
1. New Bitcoin Core Version Fixes Critical Security Vulnerability: Bitcoin developers have officially released Bitcoin Core version 31.1, a maintenance update that delivers critical security patches. The new software "fixes an IP address leak when using the -privatebroadcast feature." The privacy mechanism was failing to route data securely under certain conditions. However, the update now ensures that node operators can remain anonymous without inadvertently revealing their clearnet IP addresses. (UToday)
-Bitcoin Sentiment-
1. Fear(0)/Greed(100) Index: 22/100 (Up 2 pts)
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