---
type: entity
entity_type: company
name: "VERSUS"
domain: internet-finance
status: failed
parent_entity: "[[futardio]]"
platform: "Solana"
founding_date: 2026-03-03
key_metrics:
  funding_target: "$500,000"
  total_committed: "$5,283"
  raise_outcome: "refunding"
  token_symbol: "$VS"
  token_mint: "ByPLh8frWwcH5pXjxS2iAc7WyGQBbnYNCb583FeGmeta"
  buyback_mechanism: "0.5%-1% of each bet used for token buyback and burn"
tracked_by: rio
created: 2026-03-11
source_archive: "inbox/archive/2026-03-03-futardio-launch-versus.md"
---

# VERSUS

VERSUS is a provably fair AI-animated coinflip duels platform on Solana that attempted to raise $500,000 through [[futardio]]'s futarchy model. The project proposed meme coin versus meme coin betting with AI-generated 3D duel animations, governed entirely by $VS token holders through futarchy voting. The raise failed, achieving only 1.06% of its funding target ($5,283 of $500,000) before entering refunding status.

## Timeline
- **2026-03-03** — [[versus-futardio-fundraise]] launched on Futardio targeting $500K over 12 months with 75% allocated to marketing/branding and 25% to development
- **2026-03-04** — Fundraise closed in refunding status after raising only $5,283 (1.06% of target)

## Relationship to KB
- [[futardio]] — fundraising platform
- MetaDAO — parent futarchy infrastructure
- Example of failed futarchy-governed meme coin launch, contrasting with successful raises like [[futardio-cult-raised-11-4-million-in-one-day-through-futarchy-governed-meme-coin-launch]]
