Virginian county wants to put pension funds into DeFi yield farming

Virginian county wants to put pension funds into DeFi yield farming

The next few days will see a decision made, which if approved would be the first time pension fund money was used in decentralized finance. The Northern Virginia county of Fairfax has already invested a part of its pension funds in crypto and blockchain startups. Now, it's mulling over deeper involvement with decentralized finance (DeFi) yield farming.The Fairfax County Police Pension System's chief investment officer Katherine Molnar said on Tuesday at the Milken Institute Global Conference that the system aims to fund two new crypto-focused hedge fund managers in the next three weeks.....


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