In this week's episode, we take a look at the German Police's reported seizure of $63 million in BTC from a hacker, Bitcoin's onchain congestion, and the Nigerian Central Bank's circular which bans banking services for crypto businesses. We also interview Mauro Peretti, Bitrefill's marketing manager, about the Bitcoin landscape and level of adoption in both Spain and Argentina.

00:00 Intro

02:54 German Police "seize" $63 millon in BTC, but don't have the password

06:28 Bitcoin's mempool clogs up with 125K transaction backlog

12:20 Nigeria's Central Bank bans crypto 

18:10 Crypto trivia game

24:42 Interview with Mauro Peretti, Bitrefill marketing manager

42:28 Positive news update

Articles covered in today's episode:

1. German police claim they seized Bitcoin:

https://decrypt.co/56810/german-police-seize-63-million-bitcoin-no-password

2. Bitcoin mempool backlog:

https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-mempool-clogs-up-with-125k-transactions-waiting

3. Nigeria's Central Bank bans crypto:

https://www.coindesk.com/nigerias-sec-puts-plans-to-regulate-crypto-on-hold-in-light-of-central-bank-ban

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