Business Insider (April 20) -- Secretive Chicago-based trading firm Jump Trading and venture capital investor Jump Capital are behind a lab at the U. of I. that’s a key part of their cryptocurrency efforts. Jump Labs, which has been in existence for a few years but hasn’t yet been reported on, brings in personnel from Jump Trading and Jump Capital, students, professors and postdoctorals to work on cutting-edge research for Jump and its portfolio companies.