diff --git a/entities/internet-finance/fitbyte.md b/entities/internet-finance/fitbyte.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..f1e8db1e --- /dev/null +++ b/entities/internet-finance/fitbyte.md @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +--- +type: entity +entity_type: company +name: "FitByte" +domain: internet-finance +status: failed +platform: "futardio" +launch_date: 2026-02-26 +funding_target: "$500,000" +total_committed: "$23" +outcome: "refunding" +tracked_by: rio +created: 2026-03-11 +--- + +# FitByte + +## Overview +FitByte is a health and fitness protocol built on Solana that proposed to reward users with tokens for physical activity while giving them sovereign ownership of their health data. The project aimed to create a two-sided marketplace where users earn tokens for verified workouts and can monetize their health data by selling access to researchers and clinical trial operators. The project launched through MetaDAO's Futardio platform but failed to reach its funding target. + +## Timeline +- **2026-02-26** — Launched fundraise on Futardio with $500,000 target +- **2026-02-27** — Fundraise closed with only $23 committed, entered refunding status + +## Relationship to KB +- [[futardio]] — launch platform +- [[MetaDAO]] — parent organization of Futardio +- Example of failed futarchy-governed ICO demonstrating market rejection despite comprehensive pitch \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/entities/internet-finance/futardio-launch-fitbyte.md b/entities/internet-finance/futardio-launch-fitbyte.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..1c8f50f0 --- /dev/null +++ b/entities/internet-finance/futardio-launch-fitbyte.md @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +--- +type: entity +entity_type: decision_market +name: "Futardio: FitByte Fundraise" +domain: internet-finance +status: failed +parent_entity: "[[futardio]]" +platform: "futardio" +proposal_date: 2026-02-26 +resolution_date: 2026-02-27 +category: "fundraise" +summary: "Health data sovereignty protocol seeking $500K through unruggable ICO" +funding_target: "$500,000" +total_committed: "$23" +outcome: "refunding" +tracked_by: rio +created: 2026-03-11 +--- + +# Futardio: FitByte Fundraise + +## Summary +FitByte proposed a workout-to-earn protocol with health data sovereignty, positioning itself as infrastructure for users to own and monetize their fitness data. The project sought $500,000 through Futardio's unruggable ICO mechanism, emphasizing alignment between health data ownership principles and futarchy-governed fundraising structure. The raise failed dramatically, collecting only $23 before entering refunding status. + +## Market Data +- **Outcome:** Failed (refunding) +- **Funding Target:** $500,000 +- **Total Committed:** $23 +- **Launch Date:** 2026-02-26 +- **Close Date:** 2026-02-27 +- **Token:** 6GF +- **Platform Version:** v0.7 + +## Significance +This represents one of the most severe market rejections on the Futardio platform, with committed capital reaching only 0.0046% of the funding target. The failure occurred despite a comprehensive pitch covering workout-to-earn mechanics, data sovereignty, clinical trial marketplace integration, and explicit alignment with MetaDAO's unruggable ICO principles. The rapid close (one day) and minimal participation suggest either fundamental market skepticism about the health data tokenization thesis or execution concerns about the team. + +## Relationship to KB +- [[futardio]] — launch platform +- [[MetaDAO]] — parent organization +- [[futarchy-based fundraising creates regulatory separation because there are no beneficial owners and investment decisions emerge from market forces not centralized control]] — mechanism used +- Demonstrates that futarchy-governed ICO structure does not guarantee funding success when market rejects the underlying project thesis \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/entities/internet-finance/futardio.md b/entities/internet-finance/futardio.md index 3939e101..575e1c80 100644 --- a/entities/internet-finance/futardio.md +++ b/entities/internet-finance/futardio.md @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ MetaDAO's token launch platform. Implements "unruggable ICOs" — permissionless - **2026-03-07** — Areal DAO launch: $50K target, raised $11,654 (23.3%), REFUNDING status by 2026-03-08 — first documented failed futarchy-governed fundraise on platform - **2026-03-04** — [[seekervault]] fundraise launched targeting $75,000, closed next day with only $1,186 (1.6% of target) in refunding status +- **2026-02-26** — [[futardio-launch-fitbyte]] failed: FitByte health data protocol raised only $23 of $500K target, entered refunding status after one day ## Competitive Position - **Unique mechanism**: Only launch platform with futarchy-governed accountability and treasury return guarantees - **vs pump.fun**: pump.fun is memecoin launch (zero accountability, pure speculation). Futardio is ownership coin launch (futarchy governance, treasury enforcement). Different categories despite both being "launch platforms." diff --git a/inbox/archive/2026-02-26-futardio-launch-fitbyte.md b/inbox/archive/2026-02-26-futardio-launch-fitbyte.md index 66c8ba89..71deb624 100644 --- a/inbox/archive/2026-02-26-futardio-launch-fitbyte.md +++ b/inbox/archive/2026-02-26-futardio-launch-fitbyte.md @@ -6,9 +6,13 @@ url: "https://www.futard.io/launch/8AsLQuzVHwAjiQa9pkgoPHkEy523X7gQYs9zJfMtiqi2" date: 2026-02-26 domain: internet-finance format: data -status: unprocessed +status: processed tags: [futardio, metadao, futarchy, solana] event_type: launch +processed_by: rio +processed_date: 2026-03-11 +extraction_model: "anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5" +extraction_notes: "Source is a failed Futardio launch with minimal participation ($23 of $500K). No extractable claims — the pitch contains standard health data sovereignty and workout-to-earn arguments but represents marketing copy, not evidence. The dramatic failure itself is the only notable data point. Created entity pages for FitByte (company) and the decision market, plus timeline entry on Futardio parent entity. No enrichments to existing claims warranted." --- ## Launch Details @@ -99,3 +103,11 @@ MetaDAO's Unruggable ICO model enforces what most projects only claim. Raise pro - Token mint: `6GFCEfiaBpX21D7vUe7LvHJXjNuc9q3e5nRwUz1Wmeta` - Version: v0.7 - Closed: 2026-02-27 + + +## Key Facts +- FitByte launch address: 8AsLQuzVHwAjiQa9pkgoPHkEy523X7gQYs9zJfMtiqi2 +- FitByte token: 6GF (mint: 6GFCEfiaBpX21D7vUe7LvHJXjNuc9q3e5nRwUz1Wmeta) +- FitByte website listed as https://henry.com (likely placeholder or error) +- Launch used Futardio platform v0.7 +- Global health data market valued in hundreds of billions (per FitByte pitch)