diff --git a/entities/internet-finance/drift-ai-agents-rfg.md b/entities/internet-finance/drift-ai-agents-rfg.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..ba1f2d874 --- /dev/null +++ b/entities/internet-finance/drift-ai-agents-rfg.md @@ -0,0 +1,63 @@ +--- +type: entity +entity_type: decision_market +name: "Drift: Allocate 50,000 DRIFT to fund the Drift AI Agent request for grant" +domain: internet-finance +status: passed +parent_entity: "[[drift]]" +platform: "futardio" +proposer: "proPaC9tVZEsmgDtNhx15e7nSpoojtPD3H9h4GqSqB2" +proposal_url: "https://www.futard.io/proposal/A74H61YqwsbwRczuErbUyh9kqG1A7ZbiE1W5hWZmT9fm" +proposal_date: 2024-12-19 +resolution_date: 2024-12-22 +category: "grants" +summary: "Establish Drift AI Agents Grants program with 50,000 DRIFT allocation and decision committee for AI x DeFi development" +key_metrics: + grant_pool: "50,000 DRIFT" + grant_range: "10,000-20,000 DRIFT per project" + application_deadline: "2025-03-01" + target_areas: "Trading agents, yield agents, information agents, social agents" +tracked_by: rio +created: 2026-03-11 +--- + +# Drift: Allocate 50,000 DRIFT to fund the Drift AI Agent request for grant + +## Summary +Proposal to create a Drift AI Agents Grants program allocating 50,000 DRIFT to fund AI agent development in DeFi. The program targets trading agents, yield agents, information agents, and social agents building on Drift's infrastructure. A decision committee evaluates applications and awards grants of 10,000-20,000 DRIFT upon milestone completion. Applications open until March 1, 2025. + +## Market Data +- **Outcome:** Passed +- **Proposer:** proPaC9tVZEsmgDtNhx15e7nSpoojtPD3H9h4GqSqB2 +- **Platform:** Futardio +- **Proposal Number:** 5 +- **Autocrat Version:** 0.3 + +## Program Structure +**Grant Allocation:** +- Total pool: 50,000 DRIFT +- Individual grants: 10,000-20,000 DRIFT +- Deployment: Within 2 weeks of approval, subject to KYC + +**Target Categories:** +- Trading Agents: Integrating with Drift Perps for position strategies +- Yield Agents: Managing capital through Drift yield opportunities +- Information Agents: Surfacing on-chain information about Drift +- Social Agents: Building community engagement and awareness + +**Governance Model:** +- Applications reviewed by decision council +- Council decisions are final +- Rolling approval process through March 1, 2025 +- Unused grants returned to foundation + +## Significance +This proposal demonstrates hybrid governance architecture where futarchy approves program frameworks but operational decisions (individual grant awards) are delegated to committees. The decision council has final authority over grant allocation, while the program structure itself was validated through conditional markets. This reveals a governance layer separation: futarchy for meta-decisions, committees for execution. + +The program also signals Drift's strategic positioning in the emerging AI x DeFi sector, using grants to attract developer attention and build ecosystem integrations before the space matures. + +## Relationship to KB +- [[drift]] - parent entity, grant program governance +- [[futardio]] - governance platform +- [[futarchy-governed-permissionless-launches-require-brand-separation-to-manage-reputational-liability-because-failed-projects-on-a-curated-platform-damage-the-platforms-credibility]] - demonstrates hybrid governance model +- [[MetaDAOs-Autocrat-program-implements-futarchy-through-conditional-token-markets-where-proposals-create-parallel-pass-and-fail-universes-settled-by-time-weighted-average-price-over-a-three-day-window]] - governance mechanism used \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/entities/internet-finance/drift.md b/entities/internet-finance/drift.md index 45f30f96b..feb3a8dc0 100644 --- a/entities/internet-finance/drift.md +++ b/entities/internet-finance/drift.md @@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ Perpetuals DEX on Solana — one of the largest decentralized derivatives platfo - **2024-12-19** — AI Agents Grants program: 50K DRIFT for trading, yield, info, and social agents - **2025-02-13** — Drift Working Group funded via futarchy +- **2024-12-19** — [[drift-ai-agents-rfg]] proposed: 50,000 DRIFT grant program for AI agent development +- **2024-12-22** — [[drift-ai-agents-rfg]] passed: Established AI Agents Grants program with decision committee governance ## Competitive Position - **Futarchy validation**: Drift using MetaDAO's governance system is the strongest external validation signal — a major protocol choosing futarchy over traditional token voting for real treasury decisions. - **Future leverage threat**: Drift listing META perps would directly compete with OmniPair for leverage demand. This is OmniPair's identified "key vulnerability" — the moat is temporary. diff --git a/inbox/archive/2024-12-19-futardio-proposal-allocate-50000-drift-to-fund-the-drift-ai-agent-request-for.md b/inbox/archive/2024-12-19-futardio-proposal-allocate-50000-drift-to-fund-the-drift-ai-agent-request-for.md index 95bf7f827..7a8095a05 100644 --- a/inbox/archive/2024-12-19-futardio-proposal-allocate-50000-drift-to-fund-the-drift-ai-agent-request-for.md +++ b/inbox/archive/2024-12-19-futardio-proposal-allocate-50000-drift-to-fund-the-drift-ai-agent-request-for.md @@ -6,9 +6,14 @@ url: "https://www.futard.io/proposal/A74H61YqwsbwRczuErbUyh9kqG1A7ZbiE1W5hWZmT9f date: 2024-12-19 domain: internet-finance format: data -status: unprocessed +status: processed tags: [futardio, metadao, futarchy, solana, governance] event_type: proposal +processed_by: rio +processed_date: 2026-03-11 +enrichments_applied: ["futarchy-governed-permissionless-launches-require-brand-separation-to-manage-reputational-liability-because-failed-projects-on-a-curated-platform-damage-the-platforms-credibility.md", "MetaDAOs-Autocrat-program-implements-futarchy-through-conditional-token-markets-where-proposals-create-parallel-pass-and-fail-universes-settled-by-time-weighted-average-price-over-a-three-day-window.md"] +extraction_model: "anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5" +extraction_notes: "Source is a futarchy governance proposal for a grant program. Primary extraction is the decision_market entity. No novel claims about futarchy mechanisms themselves - the hybrid governance model (futarchy for program approval, committee for grant allocation) extends existing claims about governance layer separation. Key insight: futarchy platforms can delegate operational decisions while maintaining market validation for program structures." --- ## Proposal Details @@ -133,3 +138,12 @@ This comes at a cost of 50k DRIFT tokens to the foundation. - Autocrat version: 0.3 - Completed: 2024-12-22 - Ended: 2024-12-22 + + +## Key Facts +- Drift AI Agents RFG allocated 50,000 DRIFT for grants (2024-12-19) +- Individual grants range 10,000-20,000 DRIFT per project +- Application deadline March 1, 2025 +- Proposal passed 2024-12-22 via Futardio +- Decision council has final authority over grant awards +- Target areas: trading agents, yield agents, information agents, social agents