---
type: decision
entity_type: decision_market
name: "Salmon Wallet: Futardio Fundraise"
domain: internet-finance
status: failed
parent_entity: "[[salmon-wallet]]"
platform: futardio
proposal_url: "https://v1.metadao.fi/salmon-wallet/trade/Aakx1gdDoNQYqiv5uoqdXx56mGr6AbZh73SWpxHrk2qF"
proposal_date: 2026-03-03
resolution_date: 2026-03-04
category: fundraise
summary: "Open-source wallet infrastructure project seeking $375K for 12-month runway through futarchy-governed ICO"
key_metrics:
  raise_target: "$375,000"
  total_committed: "$97,535"
  oversubscription_ratio: 0.26
  monthly_burn_rate: "$25,000"
  planned_runway: "12 months"
token:
  name: "Salmon Token"
  ticker: "SAL"
  mint: "DDPW4sZT9GsSb2mSfY9Yi9EBZGnBQ2LvvJTXCpnLmeta"
launch_address: "Aakx1gdDoNQYqiv5uoqdXx56mGr6AbZh73SWpxHrk2qF"
tracked_by: rio
created: 2026-03-11
source_archive: "inbox/archive/2026-03-03-futardio-launch-salmon-wallet.md"
---

# Salmon Wallet: Futardio Fundraise

## Summary
Salmon Wallet attempted to raise $375,000 through MetaDAO's futarchy platform for 12-month operational runway covering wallet development, security, infrastructure, and mobile app releases. Despite being an established project (active since 2022, listed on Solana wallet adapter, $122.5K prior funding), the raise attracted only $97,535 (26% of target) before refunding. First observed futarchy-governed wallet infrastructure project on the platform.

## Market Data
- **Outcome:** Failed (refunding)
- **Raise Target:** $375,000
- **Total Committed:** $97,535
- **Oversubscription:** 0.26x
- **Duration:** 1 day (2026-03-03 to 2026-03-04)
- **Token:** SAL (Salmon Token)

## Use of Funds (Proposed)
- **Team:** $18,300/month (73%)
- **Infrastructure:** $4,200/month (17%)
- **Growth & Ecosystem:** $2,000/month (8%)
- **Governance, Legal & Contingency:** $500/month (2%)
- **Total Monthly Burn:** $25,000
- **Target Runway:** 12 months

## Roadmap (Proposed)
- Q2-2026: Android release, WebApp relaunch, signing flow optimization
- Q3-2026: iOS TestFlight, staking integration, AI transaction security
- Q4-2026: Custom notifications, portfolio view, Wallet-as-a-Service
- Q1-2027: Cross-platform optimization, ecosystem integrations

## Significance
First empirical data point on futarchy adoption friction for operational software infrastructure versus pure capital allocation vehicles. The failed raise suggests futarchy mechanisms face challenges when applied to projects with ongoing operational complexity, team budgets, and multi-quarter development roadmaps. Despite technical credibility and operational history, the project could not achieve minimum viable liquidity in the futarchy market.

## Relationship to KB
- [[salmon-wallet]] — parent entity
- [[futarchy adoption faces friction from token price psychology proposal complexity and liquidity requirements]] — empirical confirmation
- [[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]] — platform scope expansion test
- [[futarchy-governed DAOs converge on traditional corporate governance scaffolding for treasury operations because market mechanisms alone cannot provide operational security and legal compliance]] — included traditional operational structures

## Full Proposal Text

*Source: futard.io, launched 2026-02-22*

Salmon Wallet: Community-owned wallet built for real decentralization. Open-source, no tracking, no backdoors, keys always in your hands. Building in public since 2022, listed on Solana wallet adapter.

**Why MetaDAO:** Traditional token launches are broken (hidden OTC, insider allocations, teams walk away). MetaDAO's futarchy aligns with Salmon's values: funds locked in on-chain treasury, governance by market-driven prediction markets, IP (code, domains, accounts) assigned to DAO LLC (token holder owned), team unlocks performance-gated.

**The Deal:** High-float fair launch (no seed/whale discounts), treasury controlled by governance from day one, founder incentives tied to token performance, full on-chain transparency.

**Raise:** Target $350,000. Prior funding: $122.5K. Status: Refunding. Closed 2026-02-23.

**Monthly Burn:** $25K ($18.3K team, $4.2K infrastructure, $2K growth, $500 governance/legal). Runway: 12 months.

**Roadmap:** Q2 Android, Q3 iOS TestFlight, Q4 Wallet-as-a-Service, Q1 2027 cross-platform optimization.

**Philosophy:** "If you can't verify it, you don't own it." Website: salmonwallet.io