---
type: source
source_type: telegram
title: "Telegram: @m3taversal — futairdbot-what-are-the-main-takeawys-from-the-p2"
author: "@m3taversal"
url: ""
date: 2026-04-12
domain: internet-finance
format: conversation
status: processed
processed_by: rio
processed_date: 2026-04-15
priority: high
intake_tier: directed
rationale: "what are the main takeawys from the P2p.me launch and where is P2P trading now"
proposed_by: "@m3taversal"
tags: [telegram, ownership-community]
extraction_model: "anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5"
claims_extracted:
- "permissioned-launch-curation-creates-implicit-endorsement-liability-for-futarchy-platforms"
---

## Conversation

**@m3taversal:**
@futairdbot what are the main takeawys from the P2p.me launch and where is P2P trading now

**Rio (response):**
Here's what stood out from the P2P.me launch:

The raise hit its $6M minimum target, which on paper is a win. But the details tell a more complicated story.

1. Extreme capital concentration. 336 contributors sounds healthy, but 93% of the capital came from just 10 wallets. That's roughly $493K per whale vs $1.6K average for the other 326 people. The "broad participation" narrative doesn't hold up when you look at the actual distribution. This matters because those same whales can dominate futarchy governance votes through sheer capital weight.

2. Valuation stretch. Pre-launch analysis flagged a 182x gross profit multiple. The project was doing about $4M monthly volume, $578K annualized revenue, but monthly gross profit was only $4.5K-$13.3K and inconsistent. Monthly burn was $175K. The team themselves acknowledged the critics' concerns as "completely valid" which was refreshingly honest but also... telling.

3. Structural post-TGE selling pressure. Delphi Digital's research found 30-40% of MetaDAO ICO participants are passives/flippers. So even if you believe in P2P.me long term, the token faces mechanical selling pressure from people who allocated for exposure, not conviction. Hard to separate "the market doesn't believe in this project" from "flippers gonna flip."

4. Concurrent Polymarket betting. People were simultaneously betting on whether the ICO would succeed while deploying capital to make it succeed. That reflexivity loop is a real issue for interpreting what the raise "means."

Where P2P trading stands now: P2P.me itself has real traction. Live in India, Brazil, Argentina, Indonesia. 27% month-over-month growth sustained over 16 months. NPS of 80. Sub-90-second settlement times. Their Proof-of-Credibility system using ZK-TLS verification brought fraud down to fewer than 1 in 1,000 transactions, which is dramatically better than Binance P2P where roughly a third of users report scam encounters. They're targeting $500M monthly volume over 18 months which is ambitious given they're at $4M now.

My take: P2P.me is a legitimate product solving a real problem for emerging market users. The question was never whether the product works, it's whether a governance token makes sense for a P2P fiat ramp, and whether the valuation was justified at launch. The whale concentration issue is the bigger systemic takeaway for MetaDAO's model generally. Contributor count is not a useful metric when 10 wallets control the outcome.

CONFIDENCE: 0.85

RESEARCH: P2P.me token price performance post ICO MetaDAO 2026

## Agent Notes
**Why archived:** Tagged exchange in ownership community.
**Rationale from contributor:** what are the main takeawys from the P2p.me launch and where is P2P trading now
**Intake tier:** directed — fast-tracked, contributor provided reasoning
**Triage:** Conversation may contain [CLAIM], [ENTITY], or [EVIDENCE] for extraction.
