According to CoinMeta, Compound, a managing partner of investment firm Michael Dempsey, stated in an interview with Empire on October 13 that crypto venture capital has been almost stagnant over the past two years. In contrast to 2021 when many tech entrepreneurs turned to the crypto industry, nowadays the entire tech sector is being attracted by AI, and fewer and fewer people are willing to engage in crypto entrepreneurship. He believes that the industry needs to address issues such as talent loss and token incentives; although tokenization has its advantages, it is not conducive to long-term motivation. Regarding investment opportunities, Dempsey pointed out that some tokens that have already been distributed are beginning to demonstrate real value and can be analyzed based on fundamentals rather than just hype. In comparison, there are not many entrepreneurs in the primary market who are willing to try new directions, aside from new perpetual contract DEX projects.