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Wednesday, March 18, 2020

#CryptoCorner Episode 378 - #Bitcoin Back Above $5K, Bakkt Reveals Payment Integration with Starbucks (NasdaqGS: $SBUX), BIGG (CSE: $BIGG.C) Subsidiary Netcoins Sees 120% Volume Increase and Toyota (NYSE: $TM) Announces #Blockchain Lab

#CryptoCorner Episode 378 - #Bitcoin Back Above $5K, Bakkt Reveals Payment Integration with Starbucks (NasdaqGS: $SBUX), BIGG (CSE: $BIGG.C) Subsidiary Netcoins Sees 120% Volume Increase and Toyota (NYSE: $TM) Announces #Blockchain Lab

Point Roberts, WA, Delta BC March 18, 2020 - Investorideas.com, a leader in crypto and blockchain investing news brings you today’s edition of the Crypto Corner podcast and commentary on what’s driving the cryptocurrency market .

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Bitcoin Back Above $5K, Bakkt Reveals Payment Integration with Starbucks, BIGG Subsidiary Netcoins Sees 120% Volume Increase and Toyota Announces Blockchain Lab

Stocks discussed: (NYSE:ICE) (NasdaqGS:SBUX) (CSE:BIGG) (NYSE:TM)

Since the last episode of Crypto Corner, Bitcoin (BTC) has poked its head above $5,000 and been more or less stable around $5,150 - $5,200 for the last couple of days, according to data from CoinMarketCap. This may seem modest when set against its trading price a week ago ($7,850), but represents a recovery of $600 from Monday’s low of $4,600. A big question is how Bitcoin, and the wider crypto market, will react to the newly announced round of quantitative easing. This recent market devastation seems to have indicated that Bitcoin is not uncorrelated to traditional markets, but the former’s built-in scarcity, amplified by the impending “halvening”, is expected to position it favorably against the Fed’s printing of new dollars. However whether scarcity is enough to confer value remains to be seen.

Bakkt, the crypto arm of Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE), has revealed payment integration with Starbucks (NasdaqGS:SBUX). Bakkt President Adam White tweeted:

As global markets shed trillions of dollars, empowering consumers with new spending power more important than ever

We're also reducing payment costs for merchants which improves their bottom line. Open your

@Starbucks app to see our first direct integration and select @Bakkt to sign up for our Early Access Program

BIGG Digital Assets Inc. (CSE:BIGG) has announced that its subsidiary, crypto trading app Netcoins Inc., has seen in-app trading volumes increase by 2.2x (120 percent) from March 1-16 compared to the first half of February 2019. It has reported $1.87 million in trades, exclusive of OTC volumes. Netcoins President, Mitchell Demeter, commented:

“While the price movements of Bitcoin have been bearish, Netcoins’ trade volumes, as well as those in the overall market, have been exceptionally strong thus far in March. As Netcoins is a crypto brokerage, volatility that drives higher trading volumes bolsters our business. Since last Fall, we have been making steady progress on driving more retail customers, with a usual per trade range from $50 to $1,000, into our Netcoins app to increase trading volumes - which compliments our OTC business. We look forward to providing further updates as Netcoins and the crypto markets evolve in 2020.“

Toyota Motor Corporation (NYSE:TM) and Toyota Financial Services Corporation have announced the launch of a cross-Group virtual organization, Toyota Blockchain Lab. According to the press release, “Areas of focus will include the examination of possible use applications and promoting demonstration trials that include relevant businesses. In addition, with regard to various blockchain platforms around the world, in collaboration with partner companies, we will formulate non-functional evaluation items to accelerate the social implementation of the technology, and accumulate technical knowledge to select a suitable platform for each application.”

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The #AIEye: VSBLTY (CSE: $VSBY.C) (OTC: $VSBGF) Provides Corporate Update and Intel (NasdaqGS: $INTC) Announces Readiness of Neuromorphic Research System

The #AIEye: VSBLTY (CSE: $VSBY.C) (OTC: $VSBGF) Provides Corporate Update and Intel (NasdaqGS: $INTC) Announces Readiness of Neuromorphic Research System

Global #AI in Agriculture to Reach $11.2 Billion by 2030

Point Roberts WA, Vancouver BC – March 18, 2020 – Investorideas.com (www.investorideas.com), a global investor news source covering Artificial Intelligence (AI) brings you today’s edition of The AI Eye- watching stock news, deal tracker and advancements in artificial intelligence.

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Stocks discussed: (CSE:VSBY) (5VS.F) (OTC:VSBGF) (NasdaqGS:INTC)

VSBLTY Groupe Technologies Corp. (CSE:VSBY) (5VS.F) (OTC:VSBGF) has provided a corporate update, revealing that the company has booked revenue exceeding $1 million USD in Q1. VSBLTY Co-founder & CEO Jay Hutton explained:

"Our key channel and development partners are driving adoption with major retailers, brands and infrastructure. This is why we spent the time and resources to get these partnerships in place in 2019. We finished strongly last year with the best bookings quarter in the company history. In the first quarter of 2020 the company will exceed bookings of more than one million dollars USD. In fact. Q2 is looking even better than Q1. We have three major healthcare and consumer related retail deployments scheduled to begin in the U.S. and Canada. Smart, custom digital displays with interactive technology are designed to educate consumers with critical, personalized information so that they can better manage their own health and wellness."

Intel Corporation (NasdaqGS:INTC) has announced the readiness of its neuromorphic research system Pohoiki Springs, which according to the press release, provides “the computational capacity of 100 million neurons.” Mike Davies, director of Intel’s Neuromorphic Computing Lab, commented:

"Pohoiki Springs scales up our Loihi neuromorphic research chip by more than 750 times, while operating at a power level of under 500 watts. The system enables our research partners to explore ways to accelerate workloads that run slowly today on conventional architectures, including high-performance computing (HPC) systems."

An excerpt from the press release outlines the technology:

Loihi processors take inspiration from the human brain. Like the brain, Loihi can process certain demanding workloads up to 1,000 times faster and 10,000 times more efficiently than conventional processors. Pohoiki Springs is the next step in scaling this architecture to assess its potential to solve not just artificial intelligence (AI) problems, but a wide range of computationally difficult problems. Intel researchers believe the extreme parallelism and asynchronous signaling of neuromorphic systems may provide significant performance gains at dramatically reduced power levels compared with the most advanced conventional computers available today.

Global AI in Agriculture to Reach $11.2 Billion by 2030

A report from Prescient & Strategic Intelligence finds that the global AI in Agriculture market will grow from $671.6 million in 2019 to $11.2 billion in 2030 with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 30.5 percent in the forecast period. An excerpt from the report description outlines the market:

Increasing use of smart sensors in agriculture is a major trend observed in the AI in agriculture market. With [the] rise in precision agriculture practices, there has been an increasing use of sensors in the agricultural fields. Through the use of sensor-based technology in agriculture, farmers are now able to map their crop fields accurately, and can also monitor and apply crop treatments only to areas that need it. The rise in development of various operation specific sensors, such as location sensors, optical sensors, electrochemical sensors, mechanical sensors, airflow sensors, soil moisture sensors, and weather sensors, is helping farmers in monitoring and optimizing yields of crops, as well as making them adaptable to changing environmental factors effectively.

Growing demand for monitoring of livestock is one of the prime factors driving the AI in agriculture market. Livestock plays an important role in fulfilling the demand for meat, milk, eggs, and wool. With changing lifestyles, growing population, and increase in per-capita income level, there is a rise in meat, eggs, and milk consumption globally. To fulfill the demand for protein rich foods, [the] health of livestock needs to be monitored on a regular basis.

The advanced applications of AI solutions, such as facial recognition, help to diagnose abnormal cows before they show severe symptoms and reduce additional expenses spent on vaccinations and food. For instance, in China, an AI company is developing a livestock health monitoring system with facial recognition for managing [a] herd of cows. Hence, with increasing use of AI for monitoring the health of livestock, the market for AI in agriculture is growing across the globe.

Sam Mowers, Investorideas.com

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#Biotech, #Hemp / #Cannabis, #Tech #Stocks Showing Innovation in face of #Coronavirus (OTCQB: $SING) (TSX-V: $LBL.V) (OTCQB: $LBLTF) (CSE: $CL.C)(OTCQX: $CRLBF) (NASDAQ: $ZM)

#Biotech, #Hemp / #Cannabis, #Tech #Stocks Showing Innovation in face of #Coronavirus (OTCQB: $SING) (TSX-V: $LBL.V) (OTCQB: $LBLTF) (CSE: $CL.C)(OTCQX: $CRLBF) (NASDAQ: $ZM)

Point Roberts WA, Delta, BC – March 18, 2020 - Investorideas.com, a leading investor news resource covering hemp/ cannabis stocks and coronavirus (COVID-19) stocks issues a snapshot looking at the eruption of innovation in multiple sectors in the face of today’s ongoing pandemic. Crisis has always incited innovation, creating winners and losers and this pandemic is creating a global shift never before witnessed. Companies that are agile enough to adapt and recognize the change can also seize opportunities by providing a definite solution; which is what SinglePoint Inc. (OTCQB: SING) is aiming to do by launching Klen Hands – Hand Sanitizer with Moisturizing Hemp Seed Oil, made in the USA.

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On March 13^th, Friday the 13^th, thought to be an unlucky day by some, SinglePoint Inc. (OTCQB: SING) boldly announced the launch of Klen Hands, yet another example of how they have consistently been on top of consumer and industry trends. Already entrenched in the cannabis and cleantech sectors, during this current crisis, SinglePoint immediately saw the need for a crossover into the health sector as shelves are being emptied of hand sanitizers.

According to the press release: “Hand sanitizer is one of the most out of stock products there is in most all retail locations. We do expect to sell out very quickly. As we move into uncertain times, we have developed a product to directly combat the coronavirus. Our hand sanitizer has 62% ethyl alcohol to keep hands klen (clean) as well as hemp seed oil to keep hands soft and hydrated. Sanitize. Hydrate. Repeat.”

Klen is currently being produced in SinglePoint's Carlsbad facility and will ship directly to your location. Orders will be fulfilled in the order they are received.

"We are working to develop solutions for both product and technology in order to assist in the effort of combating COVID-19. As many people know our company has deep ties to the Washington State area. We believe we can provide solutions in the near term to help with the dissemination of current, reliable information and in the interim use our facilities to develop products such as hand sanitizer. We will be releasing additional resources for individuals in the coming weeks." - Greg Lambrecht CEO.

Klen Hands

Another key trend arising in the cannabis space due to the coronavirus outbreak, is the boom of cannabis delivery services. Cresco Labs (CSE:CL)(OTCQX:CRLBF), one of the largest vertically integrated multistate cannabis operators in the United States recently announced the launch of a home delivery service for medical cannabis patients in the New Hartford area of New York.

“Registered medical cannabis patients can place a home delivery order seven days a week at Sunnyside. Shop with a minimum order of $80 required for delivery service. Free delivery is available for orders of $150 or more. Distributed from Cresco’s Sunnyside dispensary in New Hartford, delivery services are available for patients in the following communities: New Hartford, Utica, Marcy, Whitesboro, Oriskany, Clinton, Sauquoit, Frankfurt and Rome.”

Sugarmade, Inc. (OTCQB:SGMD), along with the BudCars Cannabis Delivery Service, announced last week a sharp rise in demand for its cannabis delivery service, driving an associated 10% week-over-week rise in total sales, over the past two weeks. The Company believes this dynamic is being driven by the stay-at-home trend that has emerged in many communities around the world in response to the global pandemic outbreak of the COVID-19 disease.

It looks like there will also be a huge uptick in cannabis sales as consumers are buying and hoarding cannabis just like toilet paper and hand sanitizers.

“Retail stores across the United States have seen an influx of traffic as Americans seek to stock up on basic supplies. Cannabis retailers have seen a similar trend, with many consumers choosing to make fewer trips to dispensaries, instead opting for larger, less frequent purchases as COVID-19 fears grip the country,” reported a Motley Fool correspondent.

In the pharma and biotech sector we have seen players from big to small announce potential solutions as they race to find a vaccine for COVID-19. Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: GILD), a presumed leader, even by the WHO, announced late February the initiation of two Phase 3 clinical studies to evaluate the safety and efficacy of remdesivir in adults diagnosed with COVID-19 (novel coronavirus). These randomized, open-label, multicenter studies will enroll approximately 1,000 patients at medical centers primarily across Asian countries, as well as other countries globally with high numbers of diagnosed cases, beginning in March. The studies will assess two dosing durations of remdesivir, administered intravenously. The initiation of these studies follows the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) rapid review and acceptance of Gilead’s investigational new drug (IND) filing for remdesivir for the treatment of COVID-19.

Lattice Biologics Ltd. (TSX-V: LBL) (OTCQB: LBLTF) announced Friday that it plans to evaluate its amniotic fluid concentrate, AmnioBoost, in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) caused by coronavirus (COVID-19).

AmnioBoost has potential for use in the treatment of ARDS, which is the principal cause of death in COVID-19 infection. Mortality in COVID-19 infected patients with the inflammatory lung condition (ARDS) is reported to approach 50%, and is associated with older age, co-morbidities such as diabetes, higher disease severity, and elevated markers of inflammation. Current therapeutic interventions do not appear to improve in-hospital survival.

CytoDyn Inc. (OTC: CYDY), a late-stage biotechnology company developing leronlimab (PRO 140), a CCR5 antagonist with the potential for multiple therapeutic indications, announced that the Company has submitted an investigational new drug (IND) application to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to conduct a Phase 2 clinical trial with leronlimab (PRO 140) as a therapy for patients who experience respiratory complications as a result of contracting the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

Looking at the tech sector, there are multitudes of technology already in place that can be deployed and smart companies are already on it. According to a report from CNBC, “Chinese technology giants are accelerating their efforts in the field of health-care technology in areas from cloud computing to artificial intelligence (AI) amid the new coronavirus outbreak. Alibaba (NYSE: BABA), Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU), Tencent (OTC: TCEHY), Huawei and DiDi have all launched new health tech features aimed at diagnosing cases and finding a vaccine for the coronavirus.”

Drone technology is also being used for delivery and mapping, and companies like Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZM) are expected to see a boost from all the remote workers.

As we self isolate, social distance and stock up, let’s be smart as investors and not panic and really look at the bigger picture unfolding; innovation and entrepreneurism at its best.

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Wednesday, March 18, 2020

#CryptoCorner Episode 378 - #Bitcoin Back Above $5K, Bakkt Reveals Payment Integration with Starbucks (NasdaqGS: $SBUX), BIGG (CSE: $BIGG.C) Subsidiary Netcoins Sees 120% Volume Increase and Toyota (NYSE: $TM) Announces #Blockchain Lab

The #AIEye: VSBLTY (CSE: $VSBY.C) (OTC: $VSBGF) Provides Corporate Update and Intel (NasdaqGS: $INTC) Announces Readiness of Neuromorphic Research System

#Biotech, #Hemp / #Cannabis, #Tech #Stocks Showing Innovation in face of #Coronavirus (OTCQB: $SING) (TSX-V: $LBL.V) (OTCQB: $LBLTF) (CSE: $CL.C)(OTCQX: $CRLBF) (NASDAQ: $ZM)

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