---
type: decision
entity_type: decision_market
name: "VERSUS: Futardio Fundraise"
domain: internet-finance
status: failed
parent_entity: "[[versus]]"
platform: "futardio"
proposal_url: "https://v1.metadao.fi/versus/trade/97zmRbfpCR88KkFucJnUvMKEaFg5ay6GxQSWmyEsdi67"
proposal_date: 2026-03-03
resolution_date: 2026-03-04
category: "fundraise"
summary: "VERSUS attempted to raise $500K for AI-animated meme coin betting platform through futarchy-governed launch"
key_metrics:
  funding_target: "$500,000"
  total_committed: "$5,283"
  outcome: "refunding"
  completion_rate: "1.06%"
  duration_days: 1
tracked_by: rio
created: 2026-03-11
source_archive: "inbox/archive/2026-03-03-futardio-launch-versus.md"
---

# VERSUS: Futardio Fundraise

## Summary
VERSUS launched a futarchy-governed fundraise on Futardio to raise $500,000 over 12 months for a provably fair AI-animated coinflip duels platform on Solana. The project proposed allocating 75% of funds to branding, marketing, and Twitter Gold, with 25% to development. The platform would feature AI-generated real-time 3D duel animations where meme coins battle each other, with 0.5%-1% of each bet used to buy and burn the $VS token. The raise failed dramatically, achieving only 1.06% of its target before entering refunding status after one day.

## Market Data
- **Outcome:** Failed (Refunding)
- **Funding Target:** $500,000
- **Total Committed:** $5,283
- **Completion Rate:** 1.06%
- **Duration:** 1 day (2026-03-03 to 2026-03-04)
- **Token:** $VS (ByPLh8frWwcH5pXjxS2iAc7WyGQBbnYNCb583FeGmeta)

## Significance
This represents one of the most dramatic failures in the Futardio launch ecosystem, with the raise closing at barely 1% of target. The failure provides a data point on market appetite for meme-coin-adjacent gaming platforms and suggests that futarchy-governed launches effectively filter out projects with weak product-market fit or unconvincing teams. The 75% marketing allocation may have signaled weak technical fundamentals to potential backers.

## Relationship to KB
- [[versus]] — parent entity
- [[futardio]] — launch platform
- [[futarchy-governed-meme-coins-attract-speculative-capital-at-scale]] — counter-example to successful meme launches
- [[futardio-cult-raised-11-4-million-in-one-day-through-futarchy-governed-meme-coin-launch]] — contrast with successful raise

## Full Proposal Text

*Source: futard.io, launched 2026-03-03*

VERSUS: Provably fair AI-animated coinflip duels on Solana.

**Concept:** Players bet with meme coins in 1v1 duels. AI generates real-time 3D duel animations unique per match. Example: $100 Pudgy Penguins vs $100 Avici — winner takes ~$199. Provably fair via smart contracts.

**Token Mechanics:** 0.5%-1% of each bet (futarchy-voted) burns $VS token.

**Raise:** Target $500,000. Total committed: $5,283 (1.06%). Status: Refunding. Closed 2026-03-04.

**Use of Funds:** 75% branding/marketing/Twitter Gold, 25% development. Wholly owned by $VS token holders, all decisions via futarchy. Website: versus.gg
