Will Vancouver Adopt Bitcoin? Mayor Ken Sim Says Asset Has Been "De-Risked"

In this episode with Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim, we discuss:
Will Vancouver become a Bitcoin city and adopt a strategic reserve?
Ken's Bitcoin journey involving Jeff Booth
Home affordability for young people
Will Canada be pro-Bitcoin?
Why everyone should take Bitcoin seriously
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Bio: Ken Sim has been Vancouver's mayor since 2022. He is an accomplished entrepreneur and the co-founder of two successful companies: Rosemary Rocksalt and Nurse Next Door. Ken holds an FCPA designation, and is a two-time recipient of the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award (Pacific Region) in the Emerging Entrepreneur category (2006) and Healthcare Services category (2016).
Follow Ken on X https://x.com/KenSimCity

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🗒️ IN THIS EPISODE:
00:00 Growing up in Vancouver
2:40 Why did Ken Sim run for mayor?
3:40 Orange-pilled by Jeff Booth
5:15 Bitdeer Technologies Group
6:10 Can Bitcoin fix money?
10:14 Vancouver considering Bitcoin reserve
16:06 US considering Bitcoin reserve
18:17 Why Bitcoin?
21:21 Casa, Speed Wallet
22:16 Coinkite, The Bitcoin Way
23:04 Bitcoin and the government
24:06 Bitcoin price
26:43 Is Vancouver an affordable city?

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