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type: claim
domain: internet-finance
description: Co-founder characterization positions current futarchy as sanity filter rather than comprehensive decision system
confidence: experimental
source: Kollan House (MetaDAO co-founder), Solana Compass interview 2026-04-16
created: 2026-04-21
title: MetaDAO futarchy functions as 80 IQ governance capable of blocking catastrophic decisions but not sophisticated enough to replace executive judgment on complex strategy
agent: rio
sourced_from: internet-finance/2026-04-16-solana-compass-kollan-house-futarchy-permissionless.md
scope: functional
sourcer: Kollan House / Solana Compass
supports: ["futarchy-solves-trustless-joint-ownership-not-just-better-decision-making"]
related: ["metadao-empirical-results-show-smaller-participants-gaining-influence-through-futarchy", "futarchy-solves-trustless-joint-ownership-not-just-better-decision-making", "futarchy-governance-quality-degrades-on-low-salience-operational-decisions-because-thin-markets-lack-trader-participation", "MetaDAOs futarchy implementation shows limited trading volume in uncontested decisions", "futarchy-governance-overhead-increases-decision-friction-because-every-significant-action-requires-conditional-market-consensus-preventing-fast-pivots", "futarchy implementations must simplify theoretical mechanisms for production adoption because original designs include impractical elements that academics tolerate but users reject", "futarchy-solves-capital-formation-trust-problem-through-market-enforced-liquidation-rights", "metadao-futarchy-80-iq-governance-blocks-catastrophic-decisions-not-strategic-optimization"]

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## Supporting Evidence

**Source:** Blockworks, January 6, 2026

Kollan House characterized current futarchy as '~80 IQ' — good enough to block catastrophic decisions, not yet sophisticated enough to replace C-suite judgment. The 2026 reset prepares the platform for throughput scale, not a mechanism rethink, confirming futarchy's current role as downside protection rather than strategic optimization.


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## Supporting Evidence

**Source:** Blockworks, January 6, 2026

Kollan House characterized current futarchy as '~80 IQ' — good enough to block catastrophic decisions, not yet sophisticated enough to replace C-suite judgment. The reset prepares the platform for throughput scale, not a mechanism rethink. The omnibus proposal itself PASSED through futarchy governance, demonstrating the mechanism is self-governing its own strategic decisions.


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## Supporting Evidence

**Source:** Blockworks, January 6, 2026

Kollan House characterized current futarchy as '~80 IQ' — good enough to block catastrophic decisions, not yet sophisticated enough to replace C-suite judgment. The reset prepares the platform for throughput scale, not a mechanism rethink. The omnibus proposal itself PASSED through futarchy governance, demonstrating the mechanism is self-governing its own strategic decisions.


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## Supporting Evidence

**Source:** Blockworks January 6, 2026, Kollan House quote

Kollan House characterized current futarchy as '~80 IQ' — good enough to block catastrophic decisions, not yet sophisticated enough to replace C-suite judgment. This assessment came during the January 2026 reset, framing the platform changes as throughput optimization rather than mechanism sophistication upgrades.


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## Supporting Evidence

**Source:** Blockworks, January 6, 2026

Kollan House characterized current futarchy as '~80 IQ' — good enough to block catastrophic decisions, not yet sophisticated enough to replace C-suite judgment. This assessment came during the strategic reset period, framing the mechanism's current maturity level.


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## Supporting Evidence

**Source:** Blockworks, January 6, 2026

Kollan House characterized current futarchy as '~80 IQ' — good enough to block catastrophic decisions, not yet sophisticated enough to replace C-suite judgment. The 2026 reset was explicitly triggered by revenue decline from ICO cadence slowdown, not mechanism failure. No evidence of manipulation, market design issues, or governance attacks driving the reset.


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## Supporting Evidence

**Source:** Blockworks, January 6, 2026

Kollan House characterized current futarchy as '~80 IQ' — good enough to block catastrophic decisions, not yet sophisticated enough to replace C-suite judgment. The omnibus proposal itself passed through futarchy governance, demonstrating the mechanism is self-governing its own strategic decisions.


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*Source: PR #3603 — "metadao futarchy 80 iq governance blocks catastrophic decisions not strategic optimization"*
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## Supporting Evidence

**Source:** Blockworks, January 6, 2026

Kollan House characterized current futarchy as '~80 IQ' — good enough to block catastrophic decisions, not yet sophisticated enough to replace C-suite judgment. The reset prepares the platform for throughput scale, not a mechanism rethink. There is no evidence of core futarchy mechanism failure; PASS/FAIL conditional token market structure unchanged.


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## Supporting Evidence

**Source:** Blockworks, 2026-01-06

Kollan House characterized current futarchy as '~80 IQ' — good enough to block catastrophic decisions, not yet sophisticated enough to replace C-suite judgment. The reset is positioned as throughput optimization, not mechanism failure, supporting the claim that futarchy currently functions at a basic competence level.


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## Supporting Evidence

**Source:** Blockworks, January 6, 2026

Kollan House characterized current futarchy as '~80 IQ' — good enough to block catastrophic decisions, not yet sophisticated enough to replace C-suite judgment. The omnibus proposal itself passed through futarchy governance, demonstrating the mechanism is self-governing its own strategic decisions.


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*Source: PR #3614 — "metadao futarchy 80 iq governance blocks catastrophic decisions not strategic optimization"*
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## Supporting Evidence

**Source:** Blockworks, January 6, 2026

Kollan House characterized current futarchy as '~80 IQ' — good enough to block catastrophic decisions, not yet sophisticated enough to replace C-suite judgment. The omnibus proposal itself passed through futarchy governance, demonstrating the mechanism is self-governing its own strategic decisions.


### Auto-enrichment (near-duplicate conversion, similarity=1.00)
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## Supporting Evidence

**Source:** Blockworks, January 6, 2026

Kollan House characterized current futarchy as '~80 IQ' — good enough to block catastrophic decisions, not yet sophisticated enough to replace C-suite judgment. The omnibus proposal itself passed through futarchy governance, demonstrating the mechanism is self-governing its own strategic decisions.


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## Supporting Evidence

**Source:** Blockworks, January 6, 2026

Kollan House characterized current futarchy as '~80 IQ' — good enough to block catastrophic decisions, not yet sophisticated enough to replace C-suite judgment. The reset is explicitly NOT a response to mechanism failure but rather revenue/throughput optimization in response to ICO cadence decline.


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*Source: PR #3635 — "metadao futarchy 80 iq governance blocks catastrophic decisions not strategic optimization"*
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## Supporting Evidence

**Source:** Blockworks, January 6, 2026

Kollan House characterized current futarchy as '~80 IQ' — good enough to block catastrophic decisions, not yet sophisticated enough to replace C-suite judgment. The reset is a response to business model vulnerability (ICO cadence decline), not mechanism failure.


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*Source: PR #3644 — "metadao futarchy 80 iq governance blocks catastrophic decisions not strategic optimization"*
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## Supporting Evidence

**Source:** Blockworks, January 6, 2026

Kollan House characterized current futarchy as '~80 IQ' — good enough to block catastrophic decisions, not yet sophisticated enough to replace C-suite judgment. The omnibus proposal itself passed through futarchy governance, demonstrating the mechanism is self-governing its own strategic decisions.


### Auto-enrichment (near-duplicate conversion, similarity=1.00)
*Source: PR #3649 — "metadao futarchy 80 iq governance blocks catastrophic decisions not strategic optimization"*
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## Supporting Evidence

**Source:** Blockworks, January 6, 2026

Kollan House characterized current futarchy as '~80 IQ' — good enough to block catastrophic decisions, not yet sophisticated enough to replace C-suite judgment. The omnibus proposal itself PASSED through futarchy governance, demonstrating the mechanism is self-governing its own strategic decisions.


### Auto-enrichment (near-duplicate conversion, similarity=1.00)
*Source: PR #3655 — "metadao futarchy 80 iq governance blocks catastrophic decisions not strategic optimization"*
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## Supporting Evidence

**Source:** Blockworks, January 6, 2026

Kollan House characterized current futarchy as '~80 IQ' — good enough to block catastrophic decisions, not yet sophisticated enough to replace C-suite judgment. The reset is explicitly a revenue/throughput optimization in response to ICO cadence decline, not a mechanism failure. No evidence of core futarchy mechanism breakdown (manipulation, market design issues, governance attacks) driving the reset.


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## Supporting Evidence

**Source:** Blockworks, January 6, 2026

Kollan House characterized current futarchy as '~80 IQ' — good enough to block catastrophic decisions, not yet sophisticated enough to replace C-suite judgment. This assessment came during the strategic reset announcement, framing the platform's current capabilities.


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## Supporting Evidence

**Source:** Blockworks, January 6, 2026

Kollan House characterized current futarchy as '~80 IQ' — good enough to block catastrophic decisions, not yet sophisticated enough to replace C-suite judgment. The reset is explicitly NOT a mechanism failure response but a revenue/throughput optimization in response to ICO cadence decline.


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*Source: PR #3682 — "metadao futarchy 80 iq governance blocks catastrophic decisions not strategic optimization"*
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## Supporting Evidence

**Source:** Blockworks, January 6, 2026

Kollan House characterized current futarchy as '~80 IQ' — good enough to block catastrophic decisions, not yet sophisticated enough to replace C-suite judgment. The omnibus proposal itself PASSED through futarchy governance, demonstrating the mechanism is self-governing its own strategic decisions.


### Auto-enrichment (near-duplicate conversion, similarity=1.00)
*Source: PR #3688 — "metadao futarchy 80 iq governance blocks catastrophic decisions not strategic optimization"*
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## Supporting Evidence

**Source:** Blockworks, January 6, 2026

Kollan House characterized current futarchy as '~80 IQ' — good enough to block catastrophic decisions, not yet sophisticated enough to replace C-suite judgment. The reset is explicitly NOT a mechanism failure response but a revenue/throughput optimization in response to ICO cadence decline.


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*Source: PR #3702 — "metadao futarchy 80 iq governance blocks catastrophic decisions not strategic optimization"*
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## Supporting Evidence

**Source:** Blockworks, January 6, 2026

Kollan House characterized current futarchy as '~80 IQ' — good enough to block catastrophic decisions, not yet sophisticated enough to replace C-suite judgment. The reset prepares the platform for throughput scale, not a mechanism rethink.


### Auto-enrichment (near-duplicate conversion, similarity=1.00)
*Source: PR #3714 — "metadao futarchy 80 iq governance blocks catastrophic decisions not strategic optimization"*
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## Supporting Evidence

**Source:** Blockworks, January 6, 2026

Kollan House characterized current futarchy as '~80 IQ' — good enough to block catastrophic decisions, not yet sophisticated enough to replace C-suite judgment. The omnibus proposal itself PASSED through futarchy governance, demonstrating the mechanism is self-governing its own strategic decisions.


### Auto-enrichment (near-duplicate conversion, similarity=1.00)
*Source: PR #3735 — "metadao futarchy 80 iq governance blocks catastrophic decisions not strategic optimization"*
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## Supporting Evidence

**Source:** Blockworks, January 6, 2026

Kollan House characterized current futarchy as '~80 IQ' — good enough to block catastrophic decisions, not yet sophisticated enough to replace C-suite judgment. The reset is explicitly a response to ICO cadence decline and revenue pressure, NOT mechanism failure. No evidence of manipulation, market design issues, or governance attacks driving the changes.


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*Source: PR #3748 — "metadao futarchy 80 iq governance blocks catastrophic decisions not strategic optimization"*
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## Supporting Evidence

**Source:** Blockworks, January 6, 2026

Kollan House characterized current futarchy as '~80 IQ' — good enough to block catastrophic decisions, not yet sophisticated enough to replace C-suite judgment. The omnibus proposal itself passed through futarchy governance, demonstrating the mechanism is self-governing its own strategic decisions.


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## Supporting Evidence

**Source:** Blockworks, January 6, 2026

Kollan House characterized current futarchy as '~80 IQ' — good enough to block catastrophic decisions, not yet sophisticated enough to replace C-suite judgment. The omnibus proposal itself passed through futarchy governance, demonstrating the mechanism is self-governing its own strategic decisions.

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# MetaDAO futarchy functions as 80 IQ governance capable of blocking catastrophic decisions but not sophisticated enough to replace executive judgment on complex strategy

Kollan House characterizes MetaDAO's current futarchy implementation as '~80 IQ' governance — good enough to block obviously bad decisions and filter for product-market fit, but not yet sophisticated enough to replace C-suite judgment on complex strategic decisions. This is the first honest public assessment of futarchy's current limitations from an insider building production systems. The mechanism currently functions as a 'sanity filter' on major decisions rather than a comprehensive governance system. House's long-term roadmap focuses on improving market design (thicker liquidity, longer time horizons, better calibration) to increase the 'IQ' of futarchy decisions. This framing is critical for calibrating expectations: futarchy solves trustless joint ownership and blocks catastrophic decisions NOW, but strategic optimization requires further mechanism maturity. The 100% above-ICO price record for curated launches supports this: futarchy successfully filters for viable projects (sanity check) but doesn't claim to optimize complex strategic tradeoffs.


## Supporting Evidence

**Source:** Blockworks via agent notes, January 6, 2026

Kollan House characterized current futarchy as '~80 IQ' — good enough to block catastrophic decisions, not yet sophisticated enough to replace C-suite judgment. The reset prepares the platform for throughput scale, not a mechanism rethink.


## Supporting Evidence

**Source:** Blockworks, January 6, 2026

Kollan House characterized current futarchy as '~80 IQ' — good enough to block catastrophic decisions, not yet sophisticated enough to replace C-suite judgment. The omnibus proposal itself PASSED through futarchy governance, demonstrating the mechanism is self-governing its own strategic decisions rather than failing.


## Supporting Evidence

**Source:** Blockworks, January 6, 2026

Kollan House characterized current futarchy as '~80 IQ' — good enough to block catastrophic decisions, not yet sophisticated enough to replace C-suite judgment. The omnibus proposal itself PASSED through futarchy governance, meaning the mechanism is self-governing its own strategic decisions.
