---
type: claim
domain: internet-finance
description: "P2P.me ICO showing 93% of capital from 10 wallets across 336 contributors reveals that contributor count metrics obscure actual capital control in futarchy-governed fundraises"
confidence: experimental
source: "@jussy_world Twitter analysis of P2P.me ICO data"
created: 2026-03-31
attribution:
  extractor:
    - handle: "rio"
  sourcer:
    - handle: "m3taversal"
      context: "@jussy_world Twitter analysis of P2P.me ICO data"
---

# Fixed-target ICO capital concentration creates whale dominance reflexivity risk because small contributor counts mask extreme capital distribution

The P2P.me ICO raised capital from 336 contributors, but 93% of the capital came from just 10 wallets. This extreme concentration creates two distinct risks for futarchy-governed fundraises: (1) Whale dominance in governance - if these same whales participate in conditional markets, they can effectively control decision outcomes through capital weight rather than prediction accuracy. (2) Reflexive signaling loops - concurrent Polymarket activity betting on ICO success means whales can simultaneously bet on and influence the outcome they're betting on by deploying capital to the ICO itself. The 336 contributor count appears decentralized on surface metrics, but the 93% concentration means the fundraise is effectively controlled by 10 entities. This matters for MetaDAO's fixed-target fundraise model because it suggests that contributor counts are not reliable proxies for capital distribution, and that whale coordination (intentional or emergent) can dominate outcomes in ways that undermine the information aggregation thesis of futarchy governance.

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### Additional Evidence (confirm)
*Source: 2026-03-27-tg-shared-jussy-world-2037542331075944739-s-46 | Added: 2026-03-31*

P2P.me ICO demonstrates extreme concentration: 10 wallets filled 93% of $5.3M raised across 336 contributors. This is ~$493K per whale wallet versus ~$1.6K average for remaining 326 contributors, showing 300x concentration ratio. Similar pattern observed in Avicii raise with coordinated Polymarket betting on ICO outcomes.

### Additional Evidence (confirm)
*Source: [[2026-03-27-tg-claim-m3taversal-p2p-me-ico-shows-93-capital-concentration-in-10-wallets-acr]] | Added: 2026-03-31*

P2P.me ICO demonstrated 93% capital concentration in 10 wallets across 336 contributors, with concurrent Polymarket betting activity on the ICO outcome. This provides empirical validation of the whale concentration pattern in MetaDAO fixed-target fundraises, showing how small contributor counts (336) mask extreme capital distribution (93% in 10 wallets).


Relevant Notes:
- MetaDAO oversubscription is rational capital cycling under pro-rata not governance validation.md
- futarchy-is-manipulation-resistant-because-attack-attempts-create-profitable-opportunities-for-arbitrageurs.md
- pro-rata-ico-allocation-creates-capital-inefficiency-through-massive-oversubscription-refunds.md

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