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BTC Daily Intelligence Bulletin (DIB) Block: 880,208 DTG/ICOD: 1200Z 22Jan25 Precedence: Routine (RR) Controls: Public Release QQQQ BLUF: Panama Complains to UN / 50 Heads of State in Davos / EU Starts Calling for Increased Defense / All USG DEI Staff Put on Paid Leave / ACLU Hits Trump With Suit Over Birthright Citizenship / Trump Greenlights ICE to Go Anywhere in US / Ross Ulbricht Given Full Pardon / SEC Forms New Crypto Task Force / Court Overturns Tornado Cash Sanctions / US CBDC Dead, Stablecoins to Rise / China OKs Sale of Half of TikToc / Is Roger Ver Next for Pardon? / Bitcoin Hashprice at ATH Market Data: Price: 1 BTC= $104,999, 38.05 oz Gold, .24 Median US House 24hr Hi: $107,180 / Lo: $102,768 Vol: $68B (Down 33%) Mkt Cap: $2.07T (Even) HashRate: 773 EH/s Avg Fee Rate: 6 sats/vBtye (Up 20%) Nodes: 21,474 —Reports— -International Events- Panama Complains To UN Over Trump Canal Threat, Starts Audit: Panama has complained to the United Nations over US President Donald Trump’s “worrying” threat to seize the Panama Canal, even as it launched an audit of the Hong Kong-linked operator of two ports on the interoceanic waterway. “The canal is and will remain Panama’s,” Mulino said in response to Trump’s threats. (IBTimes)Over 50 heads of state and government are gathering at Davos 2025: The summit, taking place from 20 -25 January 2025, is being held under the theme of “Collaboration for the Intelligent Age” and is welcoming close to 3,000 attendees from over 130 countries. Participants include over 50 heads of state and government and hundreds of other top governmental leaders. (WEFormum) (AC-Both globalists and nationalists will be speaking at this, which is giving the venue a more (barely) balanced approach of recent times. Trump and Milei will speak as will EU heads of state. Although fundamental philosophies differ greatly, at least some international dialogue is beginning to occur instead of the echo chamber that the WEF has been.)Trump Effect: Top E.U. Diplomat Backs Calls for Defense Spending Boost: Top European Union (E.U.) diplomat Kaja Kallas said Wednesday the bloc must heed U.S. President Donald Trump’s demand for more defense spending as she issued a stark warning over the expansionist threat posed by Russia. Her call came less than 24-hours after French President Emmanuel Macron told Europe to “wake up” and spend more on defense. (Breitbart) -US Events-Trump administration directs all federal diversity, equity and inclusion staff be put on leave: The memo requires agencies to cancel DEI-related trainings and remove public DEI webpages by 5 p.m. Wednesday. Agencies must report any renamed DEI programs to the Office of Personnel Management within 10 days or face consequences. (GroundNews)ACLU Sues Trump Over Order Ending Birthright Citizenship: The groups say the order violates the U.S.
