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type: claim
domain: internet-finance
description: Curated launches pulled $25.6M against $390M committed demand (15x oversubscription) versus Futardio cult's $11.4M permissionless launch
confidence: experimental
source: "@m3taversal, correction to prior analysis"
created: 2026-04-16
title: Curated MetaDAO ICOs achieved higher committed capital than permissionless launches through pre-launch validation
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scope: causal
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## Extending Evidence

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

Futard.io already exists as the permissionless launchpad frontend with 56 launches and $18M committed as of snapshot. MetaDAO's strategic direction is moving from curated vetting toward permissionless with market-determined quality, suggesting the platform is scaling beyond manual curation.

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# Curated MetaDAO ICOs achieved higher committed capital than permissionless launches through pre-launch validation

The curated MetaDAO ICO track record demonstrates that permissioned launches with pre-launch validation attracted significantly more committed capital than permissionless memecoin launches. Across eight curated launches, MetaDAO pulled $25.6M in actual raises against $390M in committed demand, representing 15x oversubscription. Individual curated raises like Dean's List and Avici were massively oversubscribed. In contrast, Futardio cult's permissionless launch raised $11.4M in a single day. While $11.4M is impressive for a permissionless memecoin launch specifically, the absolute committed capital on the curated side dwarfed the permissionless track. This suggests that pre-launch curation and validation creates stronger capital commitment signals than permissionless community-driven launches, even when the permissionless launch has viral momentum. The mechanism appears to be that curated launches attract serious capital allocators who commit large amounts contingent on quality signals, while permissionless launches attract broader but shallower participation.
