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They're Not Coming For Bitcoin. They're Coming For YOU. | CBP 257 Pt 1
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- Mar 24, 2026
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Summary
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…