Two Washington, DC-area pensions invested $35 million in a VanEck fund listed as a Genesis creditor. Author: Brandy Betz

The path of least resistance for crypto is on the higher side, one observer said, drawing attention to bitcoin’s tendency to carve out double-digit gains during the Chinese New Year holidays. Author: Omkar Godbole

ALSO: Shaurya Malwa writes about Singapore asset management firm Cobo’s initiative to introduce separate custodian, clearing and settlement services to crypto; Bitcoin’s price rises back past $21K. Author: James Rubin

Nexo began offering its Earn Interest Product to U.S. customers in June 2020. Author: Stephen Alpher

The gallery, which will help artists mint their works on-chain, will also seek to onboard the fine art world to the Web3 space through merging the physical and digital worlds. Author: Cam Thompson