In this episode we will discuss the stability of the Bitcoin price over the last month even as the stock market has been declining.  Also, we discuss the integration of Lightning Network payments in the Cash app, as well as South Africa’s largest retailer adopting Lightning payments at more locations and Apollo Capital getting into the custody space for institutional investors.

05:11 - 47 Million Cash App Users Can Now Send And Receive Bitcoin Lightning Payments
15:56 – Record Hash Rates May See Big Oil Become A Major Btc Mining Player
26:40 – $500 Billion Asset Manager Apollo Launches Bitcoin Custody For Institutional Clients
28:26 – MoneyGram Will Let Users Trade Bitcoin And Crypto
35:31 – South African Retailer Pick N Pay Starts Accepting Bitcoin 
43:47 – Final Thoughts 

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Other Links:

South African Retailer Pick N Pay Starts Accepting Bitcoin
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/pick-n-pay-now-accepts-bitcoin

47 MILLION CASH APP USERS CAN NOW SEND AND RECEIVE BITCOIN LIGHTNING PAYMENTS
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/cash-app-enables-bitcoin-lightning-payments-for-40-million-users

$500 billion asset manager Apollo launches Bitcoin custody for institutional clients
https://cryptonews.net/news/finance/15312001/

MoneyGram Will Let Users Trade Bitcoin And Crypto
https://www.newsbtc.com/breaking-news-ticker/how-moneygram-will-let-users-trade-bitcoin-and-crypto/

Record hash rates may see Big Oil become a major BTC mining player
https://cointelegraph.com/news/record-hash-rates-may-see-big-oil-become-a-major-btc-mining-player