#CryptoCorner: CME (NasdaqGS: $CME) #Bitcoin Futures Grow as BTC Nears $10K, Avril Group Joins IBM (NYSE: $IBM) Food Trust #Blockchain

#CryptoCorner: CME (NasdaqGS: $CME) #Bitcoin Futures Grow as BTC Nears $10K, Avril Group Joins IBM (NYSE: $IBM) Food Trust #BlockchainPoint Roberts, WA, Delta BC February 7, 2020 -Investorideas.com, a leader in crypto and blockchain investing news brings you today’s edition of theCrypto Corner podcastand commentary on what’s driving the cryptocurrency market .Listen to today’s Crypto Corner Podcast:http://www.investorideas.com/Audio/Podcasts/2020/020720-CryptoMarket.mp3Read this in full athttps://www.investorideas.com/news/2020/crypto-corner/02071CME-Avril-IBM.aspGet the Crypto Corner Podcast on iTunesStocks discussed: (NasdaqGS:CME) (NYSE:IBM)Bitcoin (BTC) futures from CME Group Inc. (NasdaqGS:CME) areseeinghigh trading volume following the cryptocurrency’s recent bull run throughout the week. During an appearance onCNBC’s Closing Bell, CME Group Chairman CEO Terry Duffy chalked up the renewed interest in Bitcoin to its perception as a more secure asset:“People are using Bitcoin a lot…it’s more of a safe haven, similar to a gold trade.”According to data fromCoinMarketCap, Bitcoin is still hovering around a trading price of $9,800 with a market cap of about $178 billion at press time. The flagship cryptocurrency accounts for 64 percent of the wider crypto market, which has a total market cap of $278 billion heading into the weekend.Lightning Labs, the company that develops software for blockchain payment protocol Lightning Network, recently announced in ablog postthat it had raised $10 million in a Series A funding round. The company’s co-founder and CEO, Elizabeth Stark, also revealed the beta release of Lightning Labs first paid product, Lightning Loop. According to the Stark:“Loop helps startups, node operators, and end users send and receive on Lightning more efficiently. With Loop, users can move funds between the bitcoin blockchain and the Lightning Network in a non-custodial manner. Loop opens up a world of Lightning-native financial products, and this is the first of several “blue sky” Lightning products we’re building.”IBM (NYSE:IBM) hasannouncedthat Avril Group, a French company that operates in the vegetable oil and protein industry, has joined IBM Food Trust. IBM Food Trust is described as “a blockchain-enabled global ecosystem for the food industry.” Avril Group aims to enhance traceability in its product range, as well as make advances in its corporate social responsibility in the areas of “quality livestock … and the consideration of animal#CryptoCorner: CME (NasdaqGS: $CME) #Bitcoin Futures Grow as BTC Nears $10K, Avril Group Joins IBM (NYSE: $IBM) Food Trust #BlockchainPoint Roberts, WA, Delta BC February 7, 2020 -Investorideas.com, a leader in crypto and blockchain investing news brings you today’s edition of theCrypto Corner podcastand commentary on what’s driving the cryptocurrency market .Listen to today’s Crypto Corner Podcast:http://www.investorideas.com/Audio/Podcasts/2020/020720-CryptoMarket.mp3Read this in full athttps://www.investorideas.com/news/2020/crypto-corner/02071CME-Avril-IBM.aspGet the Crypto Corner Podcast on iTunesStocks discussed: (NasdaqGS:CME) (NYSE:IBM)Bitcoin (BTC) futures from CME Group Inc. (NasdaqGS:CME) areseeinghigh trading volume following the cryptocurrency’s recent bull run throughout the week. During an appearance onCNBC’s Closing Bell, CME Group Chairman CEO Terry Duffy chalked up the renewed interest in Bitcoin to its perception as a more secure asset:“People are using Bitcoin a lot…it’s more of a safe haven, similar to a gold trade.”According to data fromCoinMarketCap, Bitcoin is still hovering around a trading price of $9,800 with a market cap of about $178 billion at press time. The flagship cryptocurrency accounts for 64 percent of the wider crypto market, which has a total market cap of $278 billion heading into the weekend.Lightning Labs, the company that develops software for blockchain payment protocol Lightning Network, recently announced in ablog postthat it had raised $10 million in a Series A funding round. The company’s co-founder and CEO, Elizabeth Stark, also revealed the beta release of Lightning Labs first paid product, Lightning Loop. According to the Stark:“Loop helps startups, node operators, and end users send and receive on Lightning more efficiently. With Loop, users can move funds between the bitcoin blockchain and the Lightning Network in a non-custodial manner. Loop opens up a world of Lightning-native financial products, and this is the first of several “blue sky” Lightning products we’re building.”IBM (NYSE:IBM) hasannouncedthat Avril Group, a French company that operates in the vegetable oil and protein industry, has joined IBM Food Trust. IBM Food Trust is described as “a blockchain-enabled global ecosystem for the food industry.” Avril Group aims to enhance traceability in its product range, as well as make advances in its corporate social responsibility in the areas of “quality livestock … and the consideration of animalRead More