Over $26M Worth of Bitcoin Associated With 2016 Bitfinex Hack Is on the Move

news Fairfax County Retirement Systems has released details about its investment in a blockchain fund, seemingly to quell fears about the Virginia municipality’s two pension funds taking on exposure to cryptocurrency. “Given that this technology is what has been used to create and run the cryptocurrency markets, you may be concerned that these are investments…

One of my key questions about the next era in crypto and blockchain is this: How will all the capital likely be deployed into digital assets and cryptocurrencies as they become better regulated?More than 90% of the world’s financial and business assets are considered “on-shore” – that is, they are owned and managed by entities

Good morning. Here’s what’s happening:Prices: As Altcoin dominance reaches a multi-month high, Worldcoin's WLD token is up 30% on-launch. But the project comes with real world centralization and privacy concerns.Worldcoin (WLD) Outperforms the MarketAs Asia continues its trading week, bitcoin is opening Tuesday down 3% to $29,179, while ether is down 2.1% to $1,850.The CoinDesk…

Yuga Labs confirmed that UV-A emitting lights installed in one corner of the event was "likely the cause" of a series of eye-related medical emergencies that took place at the company's Ape Fest event in Hong Kong over the weekend.Attendees of ApeFest reported blurred vision and burning eyes after attending the event last weekend. One

This article originally appeared in First Mover, CoinDesk’s daily newsletter putting the latest moves in crypto markets in context. Subscribe to get it in your inbox every day.Latest PricesTop StoriesThe crypto options market is booming. The notional open interest, or the dollar value locked in active bitcoin and ether options contracts on leading exchange Deribit

news An investigation by EU law enforcement agency Europol and British and German police agencies has led to the arrest of a 36-year-old man suspected of carrying out a spate of crypto thefts. Europol announced Wednesday that the British man is suspected of stealing around €10 million ($11.34 million) worth of iota tokens in January 2018…

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Aug 6, 2020 at 09:21 UTCUpdated Aug 6, 2020 at 09:24 UTC(Proxima Studio/Shutterstock)Investors Suing Over Status ICO Can’t Find Execs to Serve PapersAttorneys for investors suing a secure messaging app want the judge’s permission to use “alternative means” to serve the firm’s executives with papers, saying they’ve been unable to reach them through traditional means. …