diff --git a/entities/internet-finance/agrippa.md b/entities/internet-finance/agrippa.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..ec74ffce --- /dev/null +++ b/entities/internet-finance/agrippa.md @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +--- +type: entity +entity_type: person +name: "agrippa" +domain: internet-finance +status: active +role: "developer" +affiliations: + - "Solana Labs (Realms frontend lead, 2023-2024)" + - "MetaDAO (contributor)" +key_contributions: + - "Led development on Solana governance-ui (Realms)" + - "Created first conditional tokens vault on Solana (Precog Party, FTX grant-funded)" + - "Proposed multi-modal proposals for MetaDAO" +tracked_by: rio +created: 2026-03-11 +--- + +# agrippa + +## Overview +agrippa is a Solana developer who led Realms frontend development at Solana Labs and built the first conditional tokens vault on Solana. He proposed expanding MetaDAO's futarchy implementation to support multi-option proposals in February 2024 (proposal failed). Background includes founding a high-school blockchain club in 2014, research at Cornell's Initiative for Cryptocurrency and Contracts, and attendance at a 2017 smart contract summit in China. + +## Timeline +- **2014** — Founded one of the first high-school blockchain clubs globally +- **2017** — Invited to smart contract summit in China for Sybil resistance work +- **~2022** — Developed first conditional tokens vault on Solana (Precog Party, FTX grant-funded) +- **2023-2024** — Led development on governance-ui (Realms frontend) for Solana Labs +- **2024-02-20** — Proposed multi-modal proposals feature to MetaDAO for 200 META (failed) +- **2024-12** — Met Proph3t in Greece, discussed futarchy implementation + +## Relationship to KB +- [[metadao]] - proposed mechanism expansion +- 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 - contributed to conditional vault design review \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/entities/internet-finance/metadao-develop-multi-option-proposals.md b/entities/internet-finance/metadao-develop-multi-option-proposals.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..9c45cb2a --- /dev/null +++ b/entities/internet-finance/metadao-develop-multi-option-proposals.md @@ -0,0 +1,42 @@ +--- +type: entity +entity_type: decision_market +name: "MetaDAO: Develop Multi-Option Proposals?" +domain: internet-finance +status: failed +parent_entity: "[[metadao]]" +platform: "futardio" +proposer: "agrippa" +proposal_url: "https://www.futard.io/proposal/J7dWFgSSuMg3BNZBAKYp3AD5D2yuaaLUmyKqvxBZgHht" +proposal_date: 2024-02-20 +resolution_date: 2024-02-25 +category: "mechanism" +summary: "Proposal to develop multi-modal proposal functionality allowing multiple mutually-exclusive outcomes beyond binary pass/fail, compensated at 200 META across four milestones" +tracked_by: rio +created: 2026-03-11 +--- + +# MetaDAO: Develop Multi-Option Proposals? + +## Summary +Proposal by agrippa to build multi-modal proposal functionality for MetaDAO, enabling decisions with N mutually-exclusive outcomes rather than just pass/fail. The feature would allow futarchic selection among alternatives (e.g., choosing contest winners from multiple applicants). Compensation requested: 200 META distributed across four development milestones, evaluated by a 5-member multisig. + +## Market Data +- **Outcome:** Failed +- **Proposer:** agrippa (99dZcXhrYgEmHeMKAb9ezPaBqgMdg1RjCGSfHa7BeQEX) +- **Proposal Account:** J7dWFgSSuMg3BNZBAKYp3AD5D2yuaaLUmyKqvxBZgHht +- **Created:** 2024-02-20 +- **Completed:** 2024-02-25 + +## Significance +This proposal represents a significant architectural expansion of MetaDAO's futarchy implementation. Multi-option proposals address a fundamental limitation: binary pass/fail cannot handle selection among alternatives, which is required for many governance decisions (hiring, grants, strategic choices). The proposer estimated this would add 12.1% value to MetaDAO by exponentially increasing decision-making bandwidth and providing a mechanism to reduce pork-barrel spending through mandatory draft stages where alternatives can be proposed. + +The proposal failed despite strong technical rationale, suggesting either market skepticism about the value proposition, concerns about the proposer's ability to deliver, or insufficient liquidity/participation in the decision market. + +## Technical Approach +The proposal outlined a from-scratch multi-modal conditional vault program with no hard limits on number of outcomes, requiring deep Solana/Anchor expertise. Four milestones: (1) immediate payment on passage, (2) conditional vault completion, (3) futarch integration, (4) frontend implementation. A 5-member multisig (Proph3t, DeanMachine, 0xNallok, LegalizeOnionFutures, sapphire) would evaluate milestone completion. + +## Relationship to KB +- [[metadao]] - governance mechanism expansion +- futarchy-implementations-must-simplify-theoretical-mechanisms-for-production-adoption-because-original-designs-include-impractical-elements-that-academics-tolerate-but-users-reject - demonstrates specific simplification need +- 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 - architectural evolution \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/inbox/archive/2024-02-20-futardio-proposal-develop-multi-option-proposals.md b/inbox/archive/2024-02-20-futardio-proposal-develop-multi-option-proposals.md index ba495350..cb658209 100644 --- a/inbox/archive/2024-02-20-futardio-proposal-develop-multi-option-proposals.md +++ b/inbox/archive/2024-02-20-futardio-proposal-develop-multi-option-proposals.md @@ -6,9 +6,14 @@ url: "https://www.futard.io/proposal/J7dWFgSSuMg3BNZBAKYp3AD5D2yuaaLUmyKqvxBZgHh date: 2024-02-20 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-implementations-must-simplify-theoretical-mechanisms-for-production-adoption-because-original-designs-include-impractical-elements-that-academics-tolerate-but-users-reject.md", "futarchy-adoption-faces-friction-from-token-price-psychology-proposal-complexity-and-liquidity-requirements.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: "Failed proposal for multi-modal futarchy functionality. Primary extraction value is in enriching existing mechanism claims about futarchy implementation complexity and architectural evolution. Created decision_market entity and person entity for agrippa (significant contributor to Solana governance infrastructure). No novel claims warranted - the proposal articulates known challenges (complexity, liquidity) rather than introducing new theoretical insights." --- ## Proposal Details @@ -107,3 +112,13 @@ I would be very excited to join this futarchic society as a major techinical con - Autocrat version: 0.1 - Completed: 2024-02-25 - Ended: 2024-02-25 + + +## Key Facts +- MetaDAO circulating supply was 14,416 META as of 2024-02-20 +- Multi-modal proposal compensation requested: 200 META across 4 milestones (50 META each) +- Milestone evaluation multisig: Proph3t, DeanMachine, 0xNallok, LegalizeOnionFutures, sapphire (3/5 threshold) +- Multisig members compensated 2.5 META each upon passage +- Proposal account: J7dWFgSSuMg3BNZBAKYp3AD5D2yuaaLUmyKqvxBZgHht +- Proposer wallet: 99dZcXhrYgEmHeMKAb9ezPaBqgMdg1RjCGSfHa7BeQEX +- agrippa's estimated value add: 12.1% to MetaDAO (1744 META equivalent at time of proposal)