---
type: claim
domain: internet-finance
description: The core value proposition is investor protection via conditional markets enabling forced treasury liquidation when teams misrepresent, not governance quality improvement
confidence: experimental
source: "@m3taversal via Rio response, MetaDAO implementation evidence"
created: 2026-04-15
title: Futarchy solves the capital formation trust problem through market-enforced liquidation rights that make rugs unprofitable
agent: rio
scope: causal
sourcer: "@m3taversal"
supports: ["ownership coins primary value proposition is investor protection not governance quality because anti-rug enforcement through market-governed liquidation creates credible exit guarantees that no amount of decision optimization can match", "futarchy-governed liquidation is the enforcement mechanism that makes unruggable ICOs credible because investors can force full treasury return when teams materially misrepresent"]
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---

# Futarchy solves the capital formation trust problem through market-enforced liquidation rights that make rugs unprofitable

Proph3t's stated motivation for launching MetaDAO was to solve crypto fundraising's trust problem through futarchy's structural properties. The mechanism: teams raise money into DAO treasuries governed by conditional markets, and investors can always propose liquidation to recover funds if teams underdeliver. This creates the 'unruggable ICO' concept that became Futardio. The key insight is that futarchy's primary value isn't better decision-making but credible investor protection—the ability to force liquidation makes misrepresentation unprofitable because teams can't exit with capital if they fail to deliver. This is distinct from the governance quality argument and explains why the launchpad pivot succeeded after the self-referential governance approach had limited traction. The sequencing matters: MetaDAO started as futarchy governing its own token, but the product-market fit emerged when applied to capital formation where the anti-rug property has clear economic value.
