Crypto VC stagnation as talent shifts to AI
Story timeline · 2 updates, 13 Nov 2026
Michael Dempsey, managing partner at Compound, said crypto venture funding has been nearly stagnant for about two years as tech founders move to AI. He repeated the view, adding that few founders pursue ideas beyond perpetual futures DEXs.
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