rio: fix Ranger recovery estimate + add claim-pending comments

- Ranger recovery updated to 90%+ from ICO price (user correction)
- Added <!-- claim pending --> comment for wiki-links to claims on PR #196 and #157

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@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ key_metrics:
raise: "$6M+ (39% of RNGR supply at ~$15M FDV)"
projected_volume: "$5B (actual: ~$2B — 60% below)"
projected_revenue: "$2M (actual: ~$500K — 75% below)"
liquidation_value: "$0.75-$0.82 per token (estimated)"
liquidation_recovery: "90%+ from ICO price"
competitors: ["Jupiter", "Drift"]
built_on: ["Solana", "Hyperliquid"]
tags: ["perps", "aggregation", "metadao-ecosystem", "liquidation", "futarchy-enforcement"]
@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Perps aggregator and DEX aggregation platform on Solana/Hyperliquid. Three produ
- Material misrepresentations before fundraise: projected $5B volume and $2M revenue; actual was ~$2B volume (60% below) and ~$500K revenue (75% below)
- Activity dropped 90%+ post-ICO
- Most "users" were reportedly token farmers, not legitimate platform participants
- **Liquidation terms**: Pull all RNGR and USDC from the Futarchy AMM, return treasury funds to tokenholders (excluding unvested/protocol-owned), estimated $0.75-$0.82 per token. IP and infrastructure return to Glint House PTE LTD.
- **Liquidation terms**: Pull all RNGR and USDC from the Futarchy AMM, return treasury funds to tokenholders (excluding unvested/protocol-owned). Recovery estimated at 90%+ from ICO price — strong investor protection outcome. IP and infrastructure return to Glint House PTE LTD.
- **Post-liquidation pivot**: Shifted to focus exclusively on vaults product, suspending perp aggregation and spot trading. Running "Build-A-Bear Hackathon" with up to $1M in vault TVL seed funding. All-time $1.13M+ paid to Ranger Earn depositors.
## Timeline
@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ Ranger is THE test case for futarchy-governed enforcement. The system is working
Key questions this case answers:
1. Does futarchy enforcement actually work? (Yes — liquidation proposal passed)
2. Do investors get meaningful recovery? ($0.75-$0.82 per token = 75-82% recovery)
2. Do investors get meaningful recovery? (90%+ from ICO price — strong outcome)
3. Does the threat of liquidation create accountability? (Evidence: team pivoted to vaults before liquidation completed)
## Relationship to KB

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@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ Governance is converging on a hybrid model: founder-led execution constrained by
Evidence: convergent evolution from opposite directions. Futarchy-native projects (MetaDAO, Solomon) started decentralized and added corporate scaffolding. Traditional DAOs (Aave) started with voting and are moving toward founder-led execution with market constraints.
**Key claim dependencies:**
<!-- claims pending — exist on rio/stani-dao-critique (PR #196) and rio/market-brain-thesis (PR #157), will resolve on merge -->
- [[DAO governance degenerates into political capture because proposal processes select for coalition-building skill over operational competence and the resulting bureaucracy creates structural speed disadvantages against focused competitors]] — the failure mode driving adoption of alternatives
- [[the post-DAO governance model is founder-led execution constrained by onchain transparency and token holder fire-ability where accountability comes from verifiable performance not voting on operational decisions]] — the destination both paths are converging toward
- [[decision markets fail in three systematic categories where legitimacy thin information or herding dynamics make voting or deliberation structurally superior]] — the boundary conditions that scope this thesis
@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ Evidence: convergent evolution from opposite directions. Futarchy-native project
| Entity | What Happened | When | Lesson |
|--------|--------------|------|--------|
| [[ranger-finance]] | Liquidation proposal passed via futarchy. $6M raised, volume 60% below projections, revenue 75% below. Estimated $0.75-$0.82/token recovery. | 2026-03 | Futarchy-governed liquidation IS the enforcement mechanism — system working as designed. ~75-82% investor recovery. |
| [[ranger-finance]] | Liquidation proposal passed via futarchy. $6M raised, volume 60% below projections, revenue 75% below. 90%+ recovery from ICO price. | 2026-03 | Futarchy-governed liquidation IS the enforcement mechanism — system working as designed. 90%+ investor recovery validates unruggable ICO promise. |
| MycoRealms (v1) | First launch failed, relaunched | 2025-2026 | Low relaunch cost (~$90) enables iteration — failure is not permanent |
## Competitive Dynamics