https://blossom.primal.net/bd1cc8c161daa0dc1fc571d9317b561f79652c8fb3d4c3de587489f6e2f43c6a.jpg ⁨📷⁩ ⁨BTC Daily Intelligence Bulletin (DIB) Block: 934,086 DTG/ICOD: 1200Z 28Jan2026 Precedence: Routine (RR) Controls: Public Release QQQQ __________________________ BLUF: Trump Says Dollar Decline Is “Great” / CIA Takes Lead in Venezuela / South Korean First Lady Sentenced / Russian Drones Hit Ukraine Train / Rep. Omar Sprayed With Liquid / State Dems Scramble to Legislate Against ICE / Amazon to Lay off 16,000 / South Dakota Intros New SNR Bill / Stake N Shake Buys More BTC / Morgan Stanley, Others Get Into Crypto, Bitcoin / Fed Meets Today, Dollar Down, Stocks Up / China Hackers Infiltrated UK Leaders For Years / Is TikTok Censoring Now? / Almost 40% of US Stores Take Bitcoin Now Market Data: Price: 1 BTC= $90,092 , 20.93 oz Gold, 4.162 BTC/Median US House 24hr Hi: $90,206/ Lo: $87,228 Volume: 42B (Up 15%) Mkt Cap: $1.79T (Up 2%) HashRate: .814 ZH/s Avg Fee Rate: 3 sats/vBtye (Up .2 sats) ---Reports--- -International Events- 1. CIA Plans Permanent Footprint in Venezuela as U.S. Influence Grows: 'State Plants the Flag but the Agency Is Really the Influence': U.S. officials may initially operate from a CIA annex before the reopening of an embassy, enabling informal contacts with government factions, opposition figures and potential threats, according to the source. CIA Director John Ratcliffe traveled to Caracas earlier this month to meet interim president Delcy Rodríguez and conveyed that Venezuela could no longer serve as a safe haven for adversaries such as China, Russia and Iran. (IBTimes) (AC-Gunboat diplomacy has evolved with the times, but the fundamentals don't.) 2. South Korea’s former first lady sentenced to 20 months in prison for corruption: The wife of South Korea’s ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced to 20 months in prison for corruption Wednesday, as her husband awaits a verdict on a high-stakes rebellion charge that could result in the death penalty or life imprisonment. (AP) 3. Russian forces conducted drone strikes on a passenger train in north-eastern Ukraine, killing five people and injuring others, as condemned by President Zelensky. Additional attacks killed at least three more in other regions. Officials reported the train was packed at the time of the incident. (BBC) -US Events- 1. 'I don't let bullies win': US congresswoman Omar defiant after substance thrown at her: Minnesota congresswoman Ilhan Omar was attacked with an unknown substance at an event she was hosting on Tuesday, when an audience member used a syringe to spray liquid at her, Minneapolis police said. Authorities have not yet identified what the liquid was. According to a BBC journalist in the room, it had a sour smell similar to a chemical product. Anthony James Kazmierczak, 55, has been charged with third-degree assault and is being held in custody, the local sheriff's office said. (BBC) 2. As Minneapolis Rages, Legislators Move to Restrict ICE in Their States: Democratic legislators across the country, aided by libertarian groups, are redoubling their efforts to restrict and challenge federal immigration tactics in their states. Democratic-backed legislation that would allow civil rights claims against ICE agents in state courts also is being considered in states including California, New York, Virginia, Maryland and Connecticut. (NYT/Reuters) 3. Amazon announced layoffs of 16,000 employees globally to address over-hiring from the pandemic era and to fund expansion in artificial intelligence tools. The company accidentally sent an internal email confirming the cuts prematurely. (Reuters) -Regulatory and Legal- 1. Chinese National Gets 46 Months in Prison for $37 Million Crypto Scam Targeting Americans: Jingliang Su, a Chinese national, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to operate an illegal money transmitting business, was also ordered to pay restitution of more than $26.8 million. “This defendant and his co-conspirators scammed 174 Americans out of their hard-earned money,” said Assistant Attorney General A. Tysen Duva. (Decrypt) -CBDCs/World Currencies/Strategic Reserves- 1. **Trump Says Dollar Decline Is “Great” as the Currency Continues to Slide: The trigger this time wasn’t inflation data, jobs numbers, or a central-bank surprise. It was a signal from President Donald Trump that a weaker currency is not only acceptable, but welcome. For investors, the takeaway was simple: there is no political backstop for the greenback. Trump’s remarks reinforced a growing perception that competitiveness and exports matter more to the current administration than exchange-rate optics. Foreign investors have not staged a dramatic exit from US assets. Instead, the shift has been gradual and persistent. Funds are flowing into gold at record prices, into emerging markets, and into non-dollar currencies offering stability without political noise. (Coindoo) (AC-A longer-than-normal report, but this is a turning point in world affairs. If USG entities are no longer artificially supporting the greenback as the world's reserve currency (Trump, Fed, etc.), then the snowball of effects are not far off. Only hard assets can survive this imminent turning, the hardest of which is Bitcoin.) 2. South Dakota Proposes Bill Allowing State to Invest in Bitcoin: South Dakota Republican Rep. Logan Manhart has introduced House Bill 1155, a proposal that would permit the state to invest public funds in Bitcoin. Security is a central focus of the proposal. Any BTC held by the state would require a private key exclusively controlled by the Investment Council, stored in encrypted, hardware-secured environments across at least two geographically separated, secure locations. (BitcoinMag) -Institutional Concerns- 1. Steak 'n Shake Adds $5M | 55.68 BTC Bitcoin: Restaurant chain Steak 'n Shake purchased $5 million | 55.68 BTC in Bitcoin for its corporate treasury. This is their second BTC purchase this month. (CoinGecko) 2. Morgan Stanley Appoints Amy Oldenburg as Head of Digital Asset Strategy: Morgan Stanley has named Amy Oldenburg, a 20+-year veteran at the bank, as head of its newly created Digital Asset Strategy. The appointment follows the bank’s recent filing to list spot Bitcoin and Solana ETFs, plus its plan to launch a proprietary digital wallet later this year. Separately, Morgan Stanley is expanding its team across digital asset-related roles, including portfolio governance and compliance consulting for crypto and digital assets functions. (Lookonchain) -Economic Indicators- 1. Dollar Hits 4-Year Low on Trump Remarks: The dollar weakened for a fifth straight session to 96 on Wednesday, reaching a new four-year low, as President Trump said he was not concerned about the currency’s recent decline, adding that it had not fallen too much. (TradingEconomics) 2. Fed Set to Pause Rate Cuts: The Federal Reserve is widely expected to leave the federal funds rate unchanged at the 3.5%–3.75% target range in its January 2026 meeting, pausing its easing cycle after three consecutive rate cuts last year. (TradingEconomics) 3. S&P 500 Rises to Record High: Heavyweight tech stocks carried US equity indices on an otherwise negative session on Tuesday on mostly a positive earnings prospective in the sector. The S&P 500 rose 0.5% to set a fresh record and the Nasdaq 100 jumped 1%. (TradingEconomics) -Security Concerns- 1. Chinese Hackers Reportedly Breached Phones At "Heart of Downing Street": U.S. intelligence agencies believe the breaches began as early as 2021, though they were publicly revealed in 2024. Former U.S. national security adviser Anne Neuberger said the “Chinese gained access to networks and essentially had broad and full access,” allowing them to “geolocate millions of individuals” and “record phone calls at will.” (ZeroHedge) -Technology and Science- 1. Are TikTok 'Glitches' Silencing Anti-Trump, Anti-ICE Voices? Experts Warn Users' Fears May Be Real: TikTok is facing renewed scrutiny as users report upload failures and message blocks involving videos critical of ICE and references to Jeffrey Epstein. Some users are currently concerned about the potential political censorship rather than simple technical errors on the platform. Media and technology scholars argue that repeated errors affecting the same political themes indicate possible algorithmic or systemic bias. (TechTimes) -Bitcoin Community- 1. 39% of U.S. Merchants Now Accept Crypto, PayPal Survey Finds: The survey, which polled 619 payment decision-makers across retail, e-commerce, hospitality, luxury goods, and digital gaming sectors, highlights customer demand as the primary driver of adoption. Nearly nine in ten merchants (88%) report receiving inquiries from customers about paying with cryptocurrency, and more than two-thirds (69%) say customers request these payments at least once a month. (BitcoinMag) (AC-This is the lever of adoption for Bitcoin- Bitcoiners making simple inquiries and organizations like Square making the platforms easier.) -Bitcoin Sentiment- 1. Fear(0)/Greed(100) Index: 29/100 (Even) Analyst Comments (AC): **Seriously, read the report above about the lack of USG support for the US Dollar. 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