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Episode Summary
Canada processes MAID applications same-day. The median wait for surgery is 28.6 weeks. This isn't broken β this is the system working as designed.In this episode:β‘ CANADA & MAID β A disabled man is pursuing medically assisted death to avoid homelessness. Not terminal. Not mentally ill. Just afraid of being on the street. We break down the same-day MAID protocol, 76,475 deaths since 2016, and what it tells you about Canadian governance.π’οΈ OIL SHOCK β The Strait of Hormuz closed for the first time in history. WTI hit $119 overnight. Iraq's southern oilfields lost 70% of production in a week. The G7 met and decided they "weren't ready yet" to act. What this means for Canada, the Bank of Canada's impossible position, and why stagflation is Bitcoin's best argument.π¦ KRAKEN JOINS THE FED β After 5.5 years, Kraken became the first crypto company in history to access Federal Reserve payment rails. Direct Fedwire settlement. No correspondent banks. Vancouver, meanwhile, killed its Bitcoin-friendly city motion because a 1953 provincial law says municipalities can only hold government bonds. One country is building the future of money. The other is watching.π MARA & CORE SCIENTIFIC β MARA Holdings quietly updated its 10-K to allow selling its entire 53,822 BTC treasury. Not just mined coins β the whole stack. Core Scientific sold 1,900 BTC, announced it's exiting Bitcoin mining entirely, and took a $1B loan from Morgan Stanley to pivot to AI.π CANADA'S FOOD CRISIS β 60% of Canadians skipped meals or reduced portions in the past six months. Over half used credit cards or payday loans to buy groceries. This is not a developing nation. This is Canada in 2026.π ALSO THIS WEEK β Paraguay mining Bitcoin with 30,000 confiscated ASICs powered by the Itaipu Dam. Bank of Canada runs Canada's first tokenized bond trial with RBC and TD. And what the $25M scholarship program for Indian students says about Canada-India relations.βββββββββββββββββββββββββπ Subscribe so you don't miss next weekπ¦ Follow us on X: @CanadianBTCPodπ© Newsletter: CanadianBitcoiners.comβββββββββββββββββββββββββ#Bitcoin #Canada #MacroEconomics #BitcoinCanada #OilPrices #MAID #Inflation #CanadianBitcoiners #Kraken #BankOfCanada #FinancialFreedom #SoundMoney #CBP
