This is the Observer, a reflection upon the news from a Biblical perspective in order to help Christians understand how we need to think about current events.

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Part 1 (0:00-3:16) Ottawa now includes charitable onling crowd-sourced fundraising platforms to its tracking of financial regulations.

Ottawa Permanently Adds Crowdfunding Platforms to Anti-money Laundering Regime

Part 2 (3:17-22:00) What is the value of Crypto-Currency? One of the largest players in crypto-exchanges openly acknowledges that crypto is a ponzi scheme. The government can track it. There really is no anonymity or confidentiality in it. So what is it good for? What problem does the advent of crypto solve?

Ask the Economist: Should a Christian invest in bitcoin?

The FAQs" What you should know about bitcoin

Part 3 (22:01-26:00) Listener questions: Pastor Josh, why should we hold the government to account for invoking the Emergency Powers Act but give the government a pass for the Aga Khan scandal? Shouldn't we hold them to account for both?