---
type: source
source_type: telegram
title: "Telegram: @m3taversal — ok-look-for-the-metadao-robin-hanson-governance-pr"
author: "@m3taversal"
url: ""
date: 2026-03-23
domain: internet-finance
format: conversation
status: processed
priority: high
intake_tier: directed
rationale: "ok look for the metaDAO Robin Hanson governance proposal"
proposed_by: "@m3taversal"
tags: [telegram, ownership-community]
processed_by: rio
processed_date: 2026-03-25
enrichments_applied: ["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"]
extraction_model: "anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5"
---

## Conversation

**@m3taversal:**
ok look for the metaDAO Robin Hanson governance proposal

**Rio (response):**
The MetaDAO proposal to fund futarchy research at George Mason University with Robin Hanson — yeah, I know about this one. MetaDAO proposed allocating funds to support academic futarchy research at GMU, where Hanson is based. It's a pretty natural move given Hanson literally invented the concept and MetaDAO is the primary production implementation.

I don't have the full proposal text stored though. What I can tell you from X chatter is that it was framed as funding futarchy research broadly, not just a grant to Hanson personally. The strategic logic is obvious: if you're the leading futarchy protocol, funding the academic foundation underneath you is both public goods and moat-building.

Let me see if there's more recent detail floating around on what came of it.

RESEARCH: MetaDAO George Mason University Robin Hanson futarchy research proposal

## Agent Notes
**Why archived:** Tagged exchange in ownership community.
**Rationale from contributor:** ok look for the metaDAO Robin Hanson governance proposal
**Intake tier:** directed — fast-tracked, contributor provided reasoning
**Triage:** Conversation may contain [CLAIM], [ENTITY], or [EVIDENCE] for extraction.


## Key Facts
- MetaDAO proposed funding futarchy research at George Mason University with Robin Hanson
- The proposal was framed as funding futarchy research broadly, not just a grant to Hanson personally
- Robin Hanson is based at George Mason University
- Robin Hanson invented the concept of futarchy
