⁨📷⁩ ⁨BTC Daily Intelligence Bulletin (DIB)
Block: 944,459
DTG/ICOD: 1200Z 10Apr2026
Precedence: Routine (RR)
Controls: Public Release
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BLUF: Ceasefire Holds, So Do Tankers / Russia-Ukraine Easter Ceasefire to Begin / Lebanon, Israel to Hold Talks / US Federal Judge Tells Pentagon to Restore Journalist Access / US Military Draft Registration to Be Automated / Maryland Bans Glocks / Supranational Effort to Target Crypto Scammers / New Zealand Gets Self-Hosted Lightning Wallet / Inflation Rises on Energy / Another Solo Miner Hits It / New Proposal Protects Bitcoin From Quantum Without Fork

Market Data: Price: 1 BTC= $72,163, 15.16 oz Gold/1 BTC, 5.97 BTC/Median US House
24hr Hi: $73,107 / Lo: $70,522
Volume: $40B (Up 5%)
Mkt Cap: $1.44T (Up 1%)
Hashrate: .942 ZH/s
Avg Fee Rate: 2.0 sats/byte (Down 2 sats)

---Reports---
-International Events-
1. Strait of Hormuz shipping traffic is effectively at a standstill despite Iran ceasefire: Just five bulk carriers had transited the waterway in the first 24 hours of the deal. But the exact numbers are unclear, as some ships turn off or spoof their GPS trackers during transit. Yet the current traffic is a trickle compared with the prewar average of more than 100 vessels sailing through the strait daily. Oil prices rose again Thursday above $100 a barrel as initial optimism about a truce gave way to uncertainty. (NBC)

2. Russia and Ukraine agree to 32-hour Orthodox Easter ceasefire: The Kremlin said on Thursday that the pause in fighting will begin at 4pm Moscow time (13:00GMT) on Saturday and run until midnight on Sunday, covering Easter celebrations observed in both countries. (AlJazeera)

3. Lebanon digs for survivors after Israeli attack kills over 300, as surprise word of talks emerges: Lebanon reeled Thursday after the deadliest day of the renewed war between Israel and the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group, with the death toll exceeding 300 people as more remains were pulled from rubble and bodies identified at hospitals. Meanwhile, Israel made the surprise announcement of authorizing direct talks with Lebanon, despite their lack of diplomatic ties. Israeli attacks continued. (AP)

-US Events-
1. Federal judge finds Pentagon is violating court order to restore access to reporters: U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman ruled the Defense Department is violating his earlier order to restore reporter access, effectively blocking the agency's revised press policy issued last month. (GroundNews)

2. Trump Administration Moves To Automate U.S. Military Draft Registration: the Selective Service System (SSS) has begun to take measures to automatically register eligible men for a potential military draft that could be enacted. Starting in December 2026, men between 18 and 25 years old will be automatically registered into the U.S. military draft pool. This requirement went into effect on December 18th, 2025, when President Trump signed the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (”NDAA”) into law. (ZeroHedge)

3. Maryland Lawmakers Join Other Democrat-Run States with Glock Ban: On Wednesday, Maryland’s House of Representatives followed the state Senate’s lead and passed a ban on Glocks and other handguns Democrats describe as “machine gun convertible.” Democrat-sponsored legislation was fashioned as a response to the use of “Glock Switches,” which are already illegal. “Glock switches” are federally prohibited plastic pieces that can be affixed to the rear of a Glock slide to make the pistol shoot full auto. (Breitbart)

-Regulatory and Legal-
1. 'Operation Atlantic': US and UK Team With Firms to Trace, Freeze Millions in Stolen Crypto: Crypto firms like Coinbase and Kraken teamed up with government agencies to stop crypto fraud schemes and approval phishing campaigns. Held at the U.K.'s NCA headquarters in London, the operation had involvement from Coinbase, Binance, the Secret Service, and more. (Decrypt)

-CBDCs/World Currencies/Strategic Reserves-
NSTR

-Institutional Concerns-
1. Stacked (formerly Lightning Pay) launches self-custodial Lightning wallet as New Zealand’s last major non-custodial Bitcoin exchange: Formerly known as Lightning Pay, Stacked may be the only Bitcoin exchange left standing after a series of mergers and bankruptcies in the New Zealand crypto industry. Doubling down on their vision to make Bitcoin “useful as money,” they just launched a self-custodied Lightning wallet. (BitcoinMag)

-Economic Indicators-
1. US Inflation Poised to Surge as Iran War Fuels Energy Prices: The annual inflation rate in the US likely jumped to 3.3% in March 2026, marking the highest level since May 2024 and a sharp increase from 2.4% in February. The rise was primarily driven by higher energy costs linked to the war with Iran, alongside the continued pass-through of tariffs into consumer prices. (TradingEconomics) (AC-Actual data will be released later today.)

2. US 10-Year Yield Steadies Ahead of US-Iran Talks: The yield on the US 10-year Treasury note held steady around 4.29% on Friday as investors turned their attention to diplomatic talks in Islamabad this weekend, where Vice President JD Vance will lead a US delegation in discussions with Iranian officials. (TradingEconomics)

3. US Q4 GDP Growth Revised Further Down: The US economy expanded at an annualized rate of 0.5% in Q4 2025, revised down further from 0.7% in the second estimate and 1.4% in the preliminary reading, mainly due to a downward revision to investment. (TradingEconomics)

-Security Concerns-
NSTR

-Technology and Science-
NSTR

-Bitcoin Community-
1. Another Solo Bitcoin Miner Hits the Jackpot, Scoring $225K BTC Reward: The miner is the second in the last week to find a solo block using the CKPool mining service. (Decrypt) (AC- Amazing what happens when industrial miners start moving into AI.)

2. Bitcoin Could Be Quantum-Safe Without Protocol Changes, New Proposal Claims: In a paper published on April 9, Avihu Levy of StarkWare outlined “Quantum-Safe Bitcoin Transactions Without Softforks,” introducing a scheme called Quantum Safe Bitcoin, or QSB. The design aims to protect transactions from threats posed by quantum computers while remaining compatible with the existing Bitcoin protocol. (BitcoinMag)

-Bitcoin Sentiment-
1. Fear(0)/Greed(100) Index: 16/100 (Up 2 pts)

Analyst Comments (AC): NSTR

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