---
type: source
title: "MetaDAO: The New Capital Formation Layer of The Internet"
author: "Shoal Research"
url: https://www.shoal.gg/p/metadao-the-new-capital-formation
date: 2026-02-00
domain: internet-finance
secondary_domains: []
format: report
status: null-result
last_attempted: 2026-03-11
priority: medium
tags: [metadao, capital-formation, ownership-coins, futarchy, DAO-LLC, performance-packages]
processed_by: rio
processed_date: 2026-03-11
enrichments_applied: ["performance-unlocked-team-tokens-with-price-multiple-triggers-and-twap-settlement-create-long-term-alignment-without-initial-dilution.md", "MetaDAO is the futarchy launchpad on Solana where projects raise capital through unruggable ICOs governed by conditional markets creating the first platform for ownership coins at scale.md", "Ooki DAO proved that DAOs without legal wrappers face general partnership liability making entity structure a prerequisite for any futarchy-governed vehicle.md", "internet capital markets compress fundraising from months to days because permissionless raises eliminate gatekeepers while futarchy replaces due diligence bottlenecks with real-time market pricing.md", "cryptos primary use case is capital formation not payments or store of value because permissionless token issuance solves the fundraising bottleneck that solo founders and small teams face.md"]
extraction_model: "anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5"
extraction_notes: "Two new claims extracted on DAO LLC structure and launchpad mechanics. Five enrichments applied confirming existing claims about performance packages, legal wrappers, and capital formation timelines. The 'two pillars' framing (ICO launchpad + futarchy governance) clarifies MetaDAO's dual role as capital formation infrastructure. No revenue data yet to test the 2026 'flow vs mechanism' hypothesis. Curator was correct — mostly validates existing claims with implementation details."
---

## Content

**Ownership Coin Structure:**
- Tokens are "ownership certificates conferring actual control over project assets and decisions"
- Funds locked in on-chain treasury
- Project IP (domain, code, social accounts) resides under a DAO LLC
- Team allocations locked in performance packages that only unlock at price milestones
- Not empty "governance tokens" but legally enforceable ownership

**Two Pillars:**
1. ICO launchpad to launch ownership coins
2. Governance model using decision markets (futarchy)

**Platform Mechanics:**
- Projects launch 4-day public sales
- Everyone pays the same price
- Founders set: mission, market opportunity, minimum raise, monthly budget
- No private rounds or auctioned allocations
- Pro-rata allocation when oversubscribed

**2026 Framing:**
"The real test arrives in 2026, when markets will judge which model proves more durable: flow-driven rapid turnover, or mechanism-driven deep selection."

## Agent Notes
**Why this matters:** The DAO LLC + IP lockup structure is the legal foundation that makes ownership coins "unruggable." This is how you tie digital ownership to real-world assets — the LLC holds the IP, the token represents ownership of the LLC, and futarchy governs the LLC's decisions.
**What surprised me:** The performance package detail — team tokens only unlock at PRICE milestones. This is exactly what our existing claim [[performance-unlocked-team-tokens-with-price-multiple-triggers-and-twap-settlement-create-long-term-alignment-without-initial-dilution]] describes. Good to see it implemented.
**What I expected but didn't find:** Revenue data from ownership coin projects. Are these projects generating actual revenue, or is the value purely speculative? The 2026 test — "flow-driven vs mechanism-driven" — needs revenue data to resolve.
**KB connections:** Strengthens [[MetaDAO is the futarchy launchpad on Solana]]. The DAO LLC structure validates [[Ooki DAO proved that DAOs without legal wrappers face general partnership liability making entity structure a prerequisite for any futarchy-governed vehicle]] — MetaDAO projects use legal wrappers. The performance package detail validates existing claims about TWAP-settled team tokens.
**Extraction hints:** The "capital formation layer" framing is worth considering as a positioning claim — MetaDAO as infrastructure vs application. Low priority for new claims, mostly validates existing ones.
**Context:** Shoal Research is a Solana-focused research outfit. The "two pillars" framing is useful for understanding MetaDAO's dual role.

## Curator Notes (structured handoff for extractor)
PRIMARY CONNECTION: [[MetaDAO is the futarchy launchpad on Solana where projects raise capital through unruggable ICOs governed by conditional markets creating the first platform for ownership coins at scale]]
WHY ARCHIVED: Confirms DAO LLC legal structure and performance package implementation — validates existing claims with implementation details
EXTRACTION HINT: Low priority for new claims; useful for enriching existing claims with implementation specifics
