The Canadian Bitcoiners Podcast - Bitcoin News With a Canadian Spin

Google's quantum AI team just published a paper proving Bitcoin's encryption can be cracked with 20x fewer qubits than expected — private keys derived in 9 minutes. Is quantum computing Bitcoin's biggest existential threat? We break down the paper, the timeline, and why developers need to act now.⏱️ Timestamps00:00 - Intro01:38 - Sponsors (EasyDNS & Bull Bitcoin)03:21 - Boostagram Shoutouts04:38 - Housekeeping & Previous Episode Recap06:06 - Google's Quantum Paper: 20x Fewer Qubits to Crack Bitcoin07:00 - 7 Million BTC at Risk & the Satoshi Bounty Theory08:34 - Why the Bitcoin Mailing List Is Ignoring Quantum10:30 - Developer Priorities: Spam Wars vs. Quantum Preparedness12:00 - Preston Pysh & Jeff Booth Don't Understand Quantum13:00 - Why Banks Aren't the First Target — Bitcoin Is14:00 - Satoshi's Coins as a Quantum Canary15:01 - Nick Carter, Eleven Labs & Conflicts of Interest17:03 - Short vs. Medium Term: Is Bitcoin Safe Right Now?18:00 - The Rush vs. Caution Dilemma & BIP-36019:00 - NIST Post-Quantum Standards & Testnet Testing20:30 - Would You Fork for Quantum? The Hard Question21:00 - Taproot's Unintended Consequences & BIP-11023:04 - Bitcoin Treasury Companies Selling: Nakamoto, Genius Group, Marathon26:00 - Marathon Pivots to AI & HPC Data Centers27:28 - Why Only MSTR Survives the Treasury Strategy29:52 - Production Ready: New Bitcoin Node Software (Samson Mow, Jimmy Song, Parker Lewis)32:00 - Node Accessibility, Core vs. Knots & OP_RETURN Limits35:50 - Notable Noise Begins36:37 - Iran War Escalation: Boots on the Ground & the Strait of Hormuz40:00 - Scott Horton's Prediction & US Ground Invasion Plans42:01 - Trump's Legacy Play & the George W. Bush Theory43:00 - Iran's Nuclear Endgame44:00 - Strait of Hormuz, Houthis & Global Oil Chokepoints47:00 - Canadian Food Bank Crisis: 1 in 4 Out of Supplies49:00 - Brain Drain: 122,000 Engineers & Doctors Leave Canada50:00 - Immigration Policy & the Coming Reckoning54:00 - MAID Offered to 83-Year-Old Before Diagnosis57:01 - COVID Hospital Stories & Funeral Restrictions1:02:20 - Brampton or Hamilton Man🔗 SPONSORS & LINKS🟠 Bull Bitcoin — Buy Bitcoin directly to your own wallethttps://mission.bullbitcoin.com/cbp🌐 EasyDNS — Domain registration & EasyMail security.Promo Code: CBPMedia (50% off first cart)⛏️ 256 Heat — Heat your home while mining Bitcoin256heat.com📚 BTC Mentor — Bitcoin security & inheritance planninghttps://btcmentor.io/aff/90/📢 SUBSCRIBE & FOLLOW🔔 Subscribe for weekly episodes every Monday night💬 Join the conversation in the comments⚡ Boost us on your favourite podcasting 2.0 appGoogle published a bombshell quantum computing paper with Stanford and the Ethereum Foundation revealing that far fewer qubits are needed to break Bitcoin cryptography than previously estimated. This episode of the Canadian Bitcoiners Podcast dives deep into quantum threats to Bitcoin, the Satoshi bounty theory, BIP-360 post-quantum encryption, Bitcoin treasury companies like Nakamoto and Marathon selling their stacks, the new Production Ready node software, Iran war escalation and Strait of Hormuz risks, Canada's food bank collapse, MAID policy abuse, and the accelerating brain drain destroying Canadian productivity.#Bitcoin #QuantumComputing #QuantumThreat #BTC #CanadianBitcoiners #Podcast #BitcoinSecurity #PostQuantum #MSTR #BitcoinTreasury #Marathon #SatoshiCoins #Canada #FoodBankCrisis #MAID #IranWar #StraitOfHormuz #CryptoNews #BitcoinNews #NodeSoftware

Google's quantum AI team just published a paper proving Bitcoin's encryption can be cracked with 20x fewer qubits than expected — private keys derived in 9 minutes. Is quantum computing Bitcoin's biggest existential threat? We break down the paper, the timeline, and why developers need to act now.⏱️ Timestamps00:00 - Intro01:38 - Sponsors (EasyDNS & Bull Bitcoin)03:21 - Boostagram Shoutouts04:38 - Housekeeping & Previous Episode Recap06:06 - Google's Quantum Paper: 20x Fewer Qubits to Crack Bitcoin07:00 - 7 Million BTC at Risk & the Satoshi Bounty Theory08:34 - Why the Bitcoin Mailing List Is Ignoring Quantum10:30 - Developer Priorities: Spam Wars vs. Quantum Preparedness12:00 - Preston Pysh & Jeff Booth Don't Understand Quantum13:00 - Why Banks Aren't the First Target — Bitcoin Is14:00 - Satoshi's Coins as a Quantum Canary15:01 - Nick Carter, Eleven Labs & Conflicts of Interest17:03 - Short vs. Medium Term: Is Bitcoin Safe Right Now?18:00 - The Rush vs. Caution Dilemma & BIP-36019:00 - NIST Post-Quantum Standards & Testnet Testing20:30 - Would You Fork for Quantum? The Hard Question21:00 - Taproot's Unintended Consequences & BIP-11023:04 - Bitcoin Treasury Companies Selling: Nakamoto, Genius Group, Marathon26:00 - Marathon Pivots to AI & HPC Data Centers27:28 - Why Only MSTR Survives the Treasury Strategy29:52 - Production Ready: New Bitcoin Node Software (Samson Mow, Jimmy Song, Parker Lewis)32:00 - Node Accessibility, Core vs. Knots & OP_RETURN Limits35:50 - Notable Noise Begins36:37 - Iran War Escalation: Boots on the Ground & the Strait of Hormuz40:00 - Scott Horton's Prediction & US Ground Invasion Plans42:01 - Trump's Legacy Play & the George W. Bush Theory43:00 - Iran's Nuclear Endgame44:00 - Strait of Hormuz, Houthis & Global Oil Chokepoints47:00 - Canadian Food Bank Crisis: 1 in 4 Out of Supplies49:00 - Brain Drain: 122,000 Engineers & Doctors Leave Canada50:00 - Immigration Policy & the Coming Reckoning54:00 - MAID Offered to 83-Year-Old Before Diagnosis57:01 - COVID Hospital Stories & Funeral Restrictions1:02:20 - Brampton or Hamilton Man🔗 SPONSORS & LINKS🟠 Bull Bitcoin — Buy Bitcoin directly to your own wallethttps://mission.bullbitcoin.com/cbp🌐 EasyDNS — Domain registration & EasyMail security.Promo Code: CBPMedia (50% off first cart)⛏️ 256 Heat — Heat your home while mining Bitcoin256heat.com📚 BTC Mentor — Bitcoin security & inheritance planninghttps://btcmentor.io/aff/90/📢 SUBSCRIBE & FOLLOW🔔 Subscribe for weekly episodes every Monday night💬 Join the conversation in the comments⚡ Boost us on your favourite podcasting 2.0 appGoogle published a bombshell quantum computing paper with Stanford and the Ethereum Foundation revealing that far fewer qubits are needed to break Bitcoin cryptography than previously estimated. This episode of the Canadian Bitcoiners Podcast dives deep into quantum threats to Bitcoin, the Satoshi bounty theory, BIP-360 post-quantum encryption, Bitcoin treasury companies like Nakamoto and Marathon selling their stacks, the new Production Ready node software, Iran war escalation and Strait of Hormuz risks, Canada's food bank collapse, MAID policy abuse, and the accelerating brain drain destroying Canadian productivity.#Bitcoin #QuantumComputing #QuantumThreat #BTC #CanadianBitcoiners #Podcast #BitcoinSecurity #PostQuantum #MSTR #BitcoinTreasury #Marathon #SatoshiCoins #Canada #FoodBankCrisis #MAID #IranWar #StraitOfHormuz #CryptoNews #BitcoinNews #NodeSoftware

Bitcoin-backed mortgages are now officially here — Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have greenlit the first US government-backed product that lets you use Bitcoin or USDC as collateral to buy a home, and most people are completely misreading what this actually means.The structure is more nuanced than the headlines suggest: you pledge Bitcoin into a Coinbase Prime account, take out a second loan backed by that collateral to fund your down payment, and crucially — the collateral is never mark-to-market. No margin calls if Bitcoin dumps 40% overnight. That's the biggest part of this story nobody's talking about.The US Treasury's own 2025 financial report: $6 trillion in assets, $48 trillion in liabilities — a net position of negative $41.7 trillion, up $2 trillion in one year. Jerome Powell publicly acknowledged the structural deficit problem. Meanwhile Canada moves to ban Bitcoin political donations under Bill C-25, Wealthsimple launches prediction market gambling, and 150 million Binance credentials just leaked. All of that plus Bitcoin mortgages, Australian pension Bitcoin allocation, Strait of Hormuz oil crunch, and quantum computing risk — all this episode.Sponsors:easyDNShttps://easydns.comAnycast DNS, domain registration, web & email services — fast, reliable, privacy-focused.Pay with Bitcoin.Use coupon code CBPMEDIA for 50% off your first purchase.Bull Bitcoinhttps://mission.bullbitcoin.com/cbpThe CBP recommends Bull Bitcoin for buying Bitcoin simply and securely.Use the link above for 25% off fees for life.256Heathttps://256heat.com/Heat your home, garage, or office while earning more Bitcoin than it costs to run.Book a call with a hashrate heating consultant today.Bitcoin Mentorhttps://btcmentor.io/aff/90/Get hands on, white glove support with your Bitcoin storage and planning. Whether you need help with multi-sig or multi-generational storage, Bitcoin Mentor has you covered.🟠 Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@CanadianBitcoinersThe US Treasury's own 2025 financial report: $6 trillion in assets, $48 trillion in liabilities — a net position of negative $41.7 trillion, up $2 trillion in one year. Jerome Powell publicly acknowledged the structural deficit problem. Meanwhile Canada moves to ban Bitcoin political donations under Bill C-25, Wealthsimple launches prediction market gambling, and 150 million Binance credentials just leaked. All of that plus Bitcoin mortgages, Australian pension Bitcoin allocation, Strait of Hormuz oil crunch, and quantum computing risk — all this episode.Canadian Bitcoiners Podcast — Bitcoin, economics, and Canadian politics through a liberty-minded, data-grounded lens. New episodes every week.#Bitcoin #BitcoinMortgage #FannieMae #CanadianBitcoiners #CBP #BullBitcoin #Crypto #BitcoinNews #Canada #Macroeconomics

Bitcoin-backed mortgages are now officially here — Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have greenlit the first US government-backed product that lets you use Bitcoin or USDC as collateral to buy a home, and most people are completely misreading what this actually means.The structure is more nuanced than the headlines suggest: you pledge Bitcoin into a Coinbase Prime account, take out a second loan backed by that collateral to fund your down payment, and crucially — the collateral is never mark-to-market. No margin calls if Bitcoin dumps 40% overnight. That's the biggest part of this story nobody's talking about.The US Treasury's own 2025 financial report: $6 trillion in assets, $48 trillion in liabilities — a net position of negative $41.7 trillion, up $2 trillion in one year. Jerome Powell publicly acknowledged the structural deficit problem. Meanwhile Canada moves to ban Bitcoin political donations under Bill C-25, Wealthsimple launches prediction market gambling, and 150 million Binance credentials just leaked. All of that plus Bitcoin mortgages, Australian pension Bitcoin allocation, Strait of Hormuz oil crunch, and quantum computing risk — all this episode.Sponsors:easyDNShttps://easydns.comAnycast DNS, domain registration, web & email services — fast, reliable, privacy-focused.Pay with Bitcoin.Use coupon code CBPMEDIA for 50% off your first purchase.Bull Bitcoinhttps://mission.bullbitcoin.com/cbpThe CBP recommends Bull Bitcoin for buying Bitcoin simply and securely.Use the link above for 25% off fees for life.256Heathttps://256heat.com/Heat your home, garage, or office while earning more Bitcoin than it costs to run.Book a call with a hashrate heating consultant today.Bitcoin Mentorhttps://btcmentor.io/aff/90/Get hands on, white glove support with your Bitcoin storage and planning. Whether you need help with multi-sig or multi-generational storage, Bitcoin Mentor has you covered.🟠 Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@CanadianBitcoinersThe US Treasury's own 2025 financial report: $6 trillion in assets, $48 trillion in liabilities — a net position of negative $41.7 trillion, up $2 trillion in one year. Jerome Powell publicly acknowledged the structural deficit problem. Meanwhile Canada moves to ban Bitcoin political donations under Bill C-25, Wealthsimple launches prediction market gambling, and 150 million Binance credentials just leaked. All of that plus Bitcoin mortgages, Australian pension Bitcoin allocation, Strait of Hormuz oil crunch, and quantum computing risk — all this episode.Canadian Bitcoiners Podcast — Bitcoin, economics, and Canadian politics through a liberty-minded, data-grounded lens. New episodes every week.#Bitcoin #BitcoinMortgage #FannieMae #CanadianBitcoiners #CBP #BullBitcoin #Crypto #BitcoinNews #Canada #Macroeconomics

Someone kidnapped a Canadian crypto millionaire on a busy Madrid street this week. Zip ties. Sleeping pills. A GPS set for a torture site 6 hours away. Meanwhile, a man's wife stole $172 million in Bitcoin by watching him enter his seed phrase on home security cameras. This episode might change how you store your Bitcoin.We're also covering Canada's largest single-day crypto regulatory crackdown, what happens when the biggest Bitcoin payments company fires 4,000 people and then quietly asks some of them to come back, and why Quebec's immigration minister just went viral for comparing Canada to Switzerland.Check out Cory (and Luke) on their NEW show @the49thpod - wherever you get your podcasts!🔐 Canadian Crypto Millionaire Kidnapped in Madrid — Three Serbians with zip ties, sedatives, and a plan. France has already had 11 similar attacks this year. This is the new threat model for Bitcoin holders.₿ Square Auto-Enables Bitcoin for Millions of Sellers — Starting March 30, the coffee shop that uses Square might be accepting Bitcoin without even knowing it yet. Lightning Network. Default on.🏦 BlockFills Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy — $61 billion in 2025 volume. Backed by CME Group. Still blew up. The Chicago Blackhawks are a creditor.📷 Wife Steals $172M Bitcoin Via Security Camera — UK High Court case: she watched him enter his 24-word seed phrase on their own CCTV. 2,323 BTC moved to 71 wallets in minutes.🔑 Breez SDK Introduces Seedless Wallets — Passkeys instead of seed phrases. Self-custodial. No 24-word backup required during normal use.🏚️ $500K Per Homeless Person in Toronto — And the CBC says Canadians are unhappy because of social media.🇨🇦 FINTRAC Revokes 23 Crypto MSBs in One Day — Canada's AML crackdown is no longer gradual. Finance Minister Champagne called it a "significantly increased pace of action."🕵️ BC CRA Employee Charged — An insider with access to your taxes may have used it. This is what centralized financial surveillance enables.📉 Kraken Freezes IPO — $2.2B in revenue. $20B valuation. Still won't go public. Bitcoin down 44% from highs is doing that.🤖 Block Rehires Laid-Off Workers — They fired 4,000 in February blaming AI. Three weeks later: "Actually that was a clerical error."🌌 Canada's $200M Spaceport Deal — Nova Scotia is getting a commercial launch facility.🇨🇭 Quebec: "Better 9M Rich Than 15M Poor" — The immigration minister quoted Switzerland. The internet had thoughts.🛂 Super Visa Income Changes — Ottawa quietly changes who qualifies for parents and grandparents to stay 5 years per visit. Starting March 31.🔫 Ontario Homeowner Shoots Intruder, No Charges — A quiet but significant precedent in Canadian self-defense law.🎣 FBI + Thai Police: $580M Seized — 8,000 phones. 1,300 hard drives. Industrial-scale pig-butchering scams targeting Americans, run by trafficking victims.🧃 Chicago Man Resells Food Stamps Through Soda Arbitrage — The greatest free market story of the week.📉 Newton Crypto / CIRO — Canada's regulated exchange journey: four years in, still on exemptive relief.🏛️ "Only One Good Bitcoin Policy" — Buy it. Hold it. That's the whole argument.🔔 Subscribe and hit the bell — Canadian Bitcoin coverage every week.🎙 Join the conversation: https://discord.gg/m5vekwZr🐦 Follow us: @CanadianBTCPod