# Kraken Gets a Fed License - What Does This Mean for Bitcoin? | CBP 255 Pt 1 Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-canadian-bitcoiners-podcast-bitcoin-news-with-a-canadian-spin-3675724/kraken-gets-a-fed-license-what-does-this-mean-for-bitcoin-cbp-255-pt-1 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-canadian-bitcoiners-podcast-bitcoin-news-with-a-canadian-spin-3675724/kraken-gets-a-fed-license-what-does-this-mean-for-bitcoin-cbp-255-pt-1.md Podcast: [The Canadian Bitcoiners Podcast - Bitcoin News With a Canadian Spin](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-canadian-bitcoiners-podcast-bitcoin-news-with-a-canadian-spin-3675724) Published: 2026-03-10T09:01:00+00:00 Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/canadian-bitcoiners/episodes/Kraken-Gets-a-Fed-License---What-Does-This-Mean-for-Bitcoin---CBP-255-Pt-1-e3g6q2l Audio file: https://anchor.fm/s/538d43f4/podcast/play/116663829/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-2-10%2F419662878-44100-2-04f4aac4d961.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-canadian-bitcoiners-podcast-bitcoin-news-with-a-canadian-spin-3675724/episodes/kraken-gets-a-fed-license-what-does-this-mean-for-bitcoin-cbp-255-pt-1 Duration seconds: 3336 ## Resource Canada processes MAID applications same-day. The median wait for surgery is 28.6 weeks. This isn't broken โ€” this is the system working as designed.In this episode:โšก CANADA & MAID โ€” 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.๐Ÿ›ข๏ธ OIL SHOCK โ€” 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.๐Ÿฆ KRAKEN JOINS THE FED โ€” 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.๐Ÿ“‰ MARA & CORE SCIENTIFIC โ€” MARA Holdings quietly updated its 10-K to allow selling its entire 53,822 BTC treasury. Not just mined coins โ€” 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.๐Ÿž CANADA'S FOOD CRISIS โ€” 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 2026.๐ŸŒŽ ALSO THIS WEEK โ€” Paraguay mining Bitcoin with 30,000 confiscated ASICs powered by the Itaipu Dam. Bank ofโ€ฆ ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-canadian-bitcoiners-podcast-bitcoin-news-with-a-canadian-spin-3675724/episodes/kraken-gets-a-fed-license-what-does-this-mean-for-bitcoin-cbp-255-pt-1/transcription-requests` โ€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-canadian-bitcoiners-podcast-bitcoin-news-with-a-canadian-spin-3675724/kraken-gets-a-fed-license-what-does-this-mean-for-bitcoin-cbp-255-pt-1.md` โ€” Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.