# VC Roundup: private accounts, tokenization, and healthcare infrastructure grab investors’ attention

# VC Roundup: private accounts, tokenization, and healthcare infrastructure grab investors’ attention

Nocturne, Untangled Finance, Account Labs, Rymedi, and Waterfall network secure venture capital funding in the latest funding blitz. Blockchain-based startups continue to gather funding during the current bear market, with MetaMask partner Blockaid raising $33 million in October. However, the overall funding in the crypto industry has dropped to levels last seen in 2020, amassing…

Read More
# Decentralized finance needs alternatives to blockchain

# Decentralized finance needs alternatives to blockchain

Critics often overlook the inconvenient fact that “decentralized” blockchains in fact depend on centralized points of failure that have the potential to corrupt entire ecosystems. One of the laziest and most frustrating criticisms of digital currencies — particularly Bitcoin (BTC) — is when pundits liken it to a pyramid scheme dependent on the “greater fool”…

Read More
# Web3’s Swiss Army knife of personal finance Changex joins Cointelegraph Accelerator

# Web3’s Swiss Army knife of personal finance Changex joins Cointelegraph Accelerator

Changex combines crypto trading and lending with traditional banking features that also include an upcoming Visa debit card. Decentralized finance (DeFi) gave birth to a wide range of financial services that aim to challenge what traditional finance (TradFi) offers. However, the user experience persists as a major issue hindering the widespread adoption of DeFi apps…

Read More