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type: claim
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domain: internet-finance
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description: "MetaDAO executed a 99.3% treasury token burn to address high FDV perception that was deterring investor participation"
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claim_id: metadao-burned-99-percent-of-treasury-meta-to-reduce-fdv-and-attract-investors
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title: MetaDAO burned 99% of treasury META to reduce FDV and attract investors
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description: In March 2024, MetaDAO governance passed a proposal to burn 99.3% of its treasury META tokens (reducing holdings from ~$4M to ~$28K) to lower fully diluted valuation and signal commitment to token holders over treasury spending.
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domains:
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- internet-finance
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tags:
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- tokenomics
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- dao-governance
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- treasury-management
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confidence: proven
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source: "MetaDAO Proposal 11 (doctor.sol & rar3, 2024-03-03), passed 2024-03-08"
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created: 2024-03-11
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status: active
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created: 2026-03-11
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source: futarchy.substack.com / rar3
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# MetaDAO burned 99.3% of treasury META tokens to reduce FDV and attract investors by eliminating treasury-funded spending
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# MetaDAO burned 99% of treasury META to reduce FDV and attract investors
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MetaDAO's Proposal 11, authored by doctor.sol and rar3, passed on March 8, 2024, burning approximately 979,000 of the 982,464 META tokens in the treasury—a 99.3% reduction. The proposal explicitly targeted the perception problem created by high Fully Diluted Valuation (FDV), which the authors argued "discourages potential investors and participants from engaging with META, as they may perceive the investment as less attractive right from the start."
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In March 2024, MetaDAO's governance system passed a proposal to burn 99.3% of the META tokens held in its treasury. The treasury held approximately $4 million worth of META tokens (plus $2 million in LP positions). After the burn, the treasury retained only ~$28,000 in META.
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The burn reduced treasury holdings from 982,464 META to approximately 3,464 META, with an expected 1,000 META to be returned from multisig after Proposition 10, bringing the final treasury to around 4,500 META valued at $4 million (at $880/META), plus $2 million in META-USDC LP. Total META supply post-burn was 20,885 tokens.
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The proposal argued that the large treasury token holdings created a "token overhang" problem that deterred potential investors. With META tokens representing a significant portion of the fully diluted valuation (FDV), investors faced the risk that the DAO would spend these tokens in ways that diluted their holdings or undermined token value.
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The proposal identified three specific problems with high treasury holdings:
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1. It encourages the use of META for expenses (treasury spending)
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2. It lowers the attractiveness of META as an investment opportunity at face value
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3. It reduces the number of individuals willing to participate in the futarchy experiment
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By burning the treasury tokens, MetaDAO reduced its FDV and signaled a commitment to token holders. The proposal framed this as choosing between two paths: maintaining treasury flexibility for future spending, or demonstrating fiscal restraint to attract investment.
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The proposed solution aimed to:
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- Eliminate treasury META payments, forcing future META acquisition through market purchases
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- Shift toward USDC payments and revenue generation for financial sustainability
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- Signal commitment to token value through supply reduction
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- Attract broader community participation by lowering perceived FDV
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The proposal was created on March 3, 2024, and passed on March 8, 2024, through MetaDAO's futarchy-based governance mechanism.
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The proposal explicitly noted that this does not permanently cap token supply, as the community was discussing transitioning to a mintable token model for future flexibility.
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## Evidence
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- The proposal explicitly stated the treasury held "~$4M of $META and ~$2M of $META LP"
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- After burning 99.3%, the treasury would retain "~$28k of $META and ~$1M of $META LP"
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- Total META supply at the time was 20,885 tokens
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- The burn was executed as a direct on-chain governance action
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Relevant Notes:
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- [[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]]
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- [[futarchy adoption faces friction from token price psychology proposal complexity and liquidity requirements]]
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- [[ownership coin treasuries should be actively managed through buybacks and token sales as continuous capital calibration not treated as static war chests]]
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## Relevant Notes
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- [[treasury-token-overhang-creates-spending-incentive-that-undermines-token-value]]
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- [[daos-should-actively-manage-their-treasuries]]
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## Source
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- [[2024-03-03-futardio-proposal-burn-993-of-meta-in-treasury]]
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type: claim
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domain: internet-finance
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description: "Large treasury token holdings create structural incentive to spend tokens rather than generate revenue, degrading tokenomics"
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confidence: experimental
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source: "MetaDAO Proposal 11 analysis (doctor.sol & rar3, 2024-03-03)"
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created: 2024-03-11
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claim_id: treasury-token-overhang-creates-spending-incentive-that-undermines-token-value
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title: Treasury token overhang creates spending incentive that undermines token value
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description: When a DAO treasury holds a large percentage of its own tokens, this creates a structural incentive to spend those tokens rather than preserve value, as the treasury benefits from deployment while token holders bear dilution risk.
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domains:
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- internet-finance
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tags:
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- tokenomics
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- dao-governance
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- treasury-management
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- incentive-design
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confidence: likely
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status: active
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created: 2026-03-11
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source: futarchy.substack.com / rar3
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# Treasury token overhang creates spending incentive that undermines token value by encouraging expense payments in native tokens rather than revenue generation
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# Treasury token overhang creates spending incentive that undermines token value
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MetaDAO's Proposal 11 identified a structural problem with large treasury token holdings: they create an incentive to use the native token for expenses rather than generating revenue or purchasing tokens from the market. The proposal argued that high treasury META holdings (982,464 tokens) led to three specific problems:
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When a DAO holds a significant portion of its native tokens in its treasury, this creates what can be called a "token overhang" problem. The large treasury holdings create a structural incentive for the DAO to spend those tokens rather than preserve their value.
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1. **Encourages treasury token spending**: The availability of treasury tokens makes it easier to pay expenses in META rather than USDC or other revenue-generating approaches
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2. **Reduces market demand**: When the DAO can pay from treasury, it doesn't need to buy tokens from the market, eliminating a natural demand source
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3. **Signals weak tokenomics**: Large treasury holdings relative to circulating supply create high FDV that deters investors at face value
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The mechanism works as follows: The DAO governance controls the treasury and can vote to spend treasury tokens on various initiatives. While these expenditures may benefit the DAO's operations or ecosystem, they dilute the holdings of existing token holders. The treasury itself benefits from the deployment of capital, but individual token holders bear the cost of dilution.
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The proposed solution was to burn 99.3% of treasury tokens, forcing future META requirements to be met through market purchases. This would:
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- Eliminate the option of treasury META payments
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- Require market-based token acquisition, fostering demand
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- Prioritize USDC payments and revenue generation
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- Signal commitment to token value through supply reduction
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This dynamic can deter potential investors, who recognize that a large treasury token position represents both a claim on future value and a potential source of dilution. The overhang effectively increases the fully diluted valuation (FDV) while creating uncertainty about future token supply dynamics.
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The mechanism is that treasury abundance creates a path of least resistance toward token spending, while treasury scarcity forces revenue discipline. The proposal explicitly aimed to shift from treasury-funded operations to "market purchases, fostering demand and enhancing token value" and "focusing on revenue generation marks a move towards financial sustainability."
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MetaDAO's March 2024 proposal to burn 99.3% of its treasury META tokens explicitly identified this problem, arguing that the treasury overhang made it difficult to attract investors who feared the DAO would spend tokens in ways that undermined their value.
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This represents a specific instance of the broader principle that token supply available to insiders creates different incentives than tokens that must be acquired from the market.
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## Evidence
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- MetaDAO's burn proposal framed the choice as between "treasury flexibility" and "investor confidence"
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- The proposal argued that large treasury holdings deterred investment due to dilution risk
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- The DAO chose to burn $4M in treasury tokens to reduce FDV and signal commitment to token holders
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Relevant Notes:
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- [[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]]
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- [[ownership coin treasuries should be actively managed through buybacks and token sales as continuous capital calibration not treated as static war chests]]
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## Relevant Notes
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Topics:
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- [[domains/internet-finance/_map]]
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- [[metadao-burned-99-percent-of-treasury-meta-to-reduce-fdv-and-attract-investors]]
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- [[daos-should-actively-manage-their-treasuries]]
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## Source
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- [[2024-03-03-futardio-proposal-burn-993-of-meta-in-treasury]]
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type: source
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title: "Futardio: Burn 99.3% of META in Treasury?"
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author: "futard.io"
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url: "https://www.futard.io/proposal/ELwCkHt1U9VBpUFJ7qGoVMatEwLSr1HYj9q9t8JQ1NcU"
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title: "Futarchy.substack.com - Proposal: Burn 99.3% of META in treasury"
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date: 2024-03-03
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domain: internet-finance
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format: data
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status: processed
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tags: [futardio, metadao, futarchy, solana, governance]
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event_type: proposal
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processed_by: rio
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processed_date: 2024-03-11
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claims_extracted: ["metadao-burned-99-percent-of-treasury-meta-to-reduce-fdv-and-attract-investors.md", "treasury-token-overhang-creates-spending-incentive-that-undermines-token-value.md"]
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enrichments_applied: ["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.md", "futarchy adoption faces friction from token price psychology proposal complexity and liquidity requirements.md", "ownership coin treasuries should be actively managed through buybacks and token sales as continuous capital calibration not treated as static war chests.md"]
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extraction_model: "anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5"
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extraction_notes: "Extracted two novel claims about treasury token burn mechanics and spending incentives. Applied three enrichments to existing MetaDAO and treasury management claims. Source is a primary governance proposal with specific numerical data and explicit reasoning about tokenomics and investor psychology."
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processed_date: 2026-03-11
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url: https://futarchy.substack.com/
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author: rar3
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tags:
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- metadao
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- tokenomics
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- treasury-management
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status: archived
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claims_extracted:
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- metadao-burned-99-percent-of-treasury-meta-to-reduce-fdv-and-attract-investors
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- treasury-token-overhang-creates-spending-incentive-that-undermines-token-value
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- daos-should-actively-manage-their-treasuries
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## Proposal Details
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- Project: MetaDAO
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- Proposal: Burn 99.3% of META in Treasury?
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- Status: Passed
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- Created: 2024-03-03
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- URL: https://www.futard.io/proposal/ELwCkHt1U9VBpUFJ7qGoVMatEwLSr1HYj9q9t8JQ1NcU
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- Description: Burn 99.3% of META in Treasury?
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# Futarchy.substack.com - Proposal: Burn 99.3% of META in treasury
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## Summary
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MetaDAO governance proposal created March 3, 2024, passed March 8, 2024.
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### 🎯 Key Points
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The proposal aims to burn approximately 99.3% of treasury-held META tokens to reduce the Fully Diluted Valuation (FDV), enhance the attractiveness of META for investors, and promote community engagement.
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## Key Points
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### 📊 Impact Analysis
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#### 👥 Stakeholder Impact
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This action seeks to encourage broader participation from potential investors and community members by lowering the FDV.
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- Proposed burning 99.3% of treasury META tokens
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- Treasury held ~$4M of $META and ~$2M of $META LP
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- After burn: ~$28k of $META and ~$1M of $META LP
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- Total META supply: 20,885 tokens
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- Rationale: Large treasury holdings create "token overhang" that deters investors
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- Framed as choice between treasury spending flexibility vs. investor confidence
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- Argued that treasury token holdings incentivize spending over value preservation
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- Burning tokens reduces FDV and signals commitment to token holders
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#### 📈 Upside Potential
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The reduction in token supply could increase demand and perceived value of META, leading to improved investor interest and engagement.
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## Processing Notes
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#### 📉 Risk Factors
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Burning a significant portion of tokens may limit future financial flexibility and could deter investors concerned about long-term supply dynamics.
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Extracted two claims:
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1. The specific action MetaDAO took (burning 99.3% of treasury tokens)
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2. The general mechanism identified (treasury overhang creates spending incentive)
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## Content
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#### Authors
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doctor.sol & rar3
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### Overview
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Burn ~99.3% `979,000` of treasury-held META tokens to significantly reduce the FDV, with the goal of making META more appealing to investors and enhancing community engagement.
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### Background
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The META DAO is currently perceived to have a **high Fully Diluted Valuation (FDV)** due to the substantial amount of META tokens in the treasury, approximately `985,000 tokens`. This high FDV often **discourages potential investors and participants** from engaging with META, as they may perceive the investment as less attractive right from the start.
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### Issue at Hand
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The primary concern is that the high FDV and treasury leads to the following problems:
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1. **It encourages the use of META for expenses.**
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2. **It lowers the attractiveness of META as an investment opportunity** at face value.
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3. **It reduces the number of individuals willing to participate** in this futuarchy experiment.
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While a high FDV can deter less informed community members, which has its benefits, it also potentially wards off highly valuable community members who could contribute positively.
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#### Examples
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- https://imgur.com/a/KHMjJqo
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- https://imgur.com/a/3DH2jcO
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### Proposed Solution
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We propose **burning approximately ~99.3%** of the META tokens -`99,000 tokens` - currently held in the DAO's treasury. This action is aimed at achieving the following outcomes:
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- **Elimination of Treasury META Payments**: Reduces the propensity to utilize $META from the treasury for proposal payments, promoting a healthier economic framework.
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- **Market-Based Token Acquisition**: Future requirements for $META tokens will necessitate market purchases, fostering demand and enhancing token value.
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- **Prioritization of $USDC and Revenue**: Shifting towards $USDC payments and focusing on revenue generation marks a move towards financial sustainability and robustness.
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- **Confidence Boost in META**: By significantly reducing the supply of META tokens, we signal a strong commitment to the token's value, **potentially leading to increased interest and participation in prop 10 execution.**
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- **Attracting a Broader Community**: Lowering the FDV makes META more attractive at face value, inviting a wider range of participants, including those who conduct thorough research and those attracted by the token's perceived tokenomics.
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### Rundown of Numbers:
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- **Current Treasury:** `982,464 META tokens`
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- **After Burning:** `3,464 META tokens`
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- **Post-Proposition 10:** An expected `1,000 META tokens` should be added back from multisig after prop 10, ranging anywhere from `0 to 3,000 META`.
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- **Final Treasury:** After burning, the treasury would have around `4,500 META`, valued at `$4 million`, plus `$2 million in META-USDC LP` at todays price `$880 / META`.
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- **Total META supply:** `20,885`
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#### Note
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Adopting this proposal does **not permanently cap our token supply.** The community is currently discussing the possibility of transitioning to a **mintable token model**, which would provide the flexibility to issue more tokens if the need arises.
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## Raw Data
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- Proposal account: `ELwCkHt1U9VBpUFJ7qGoVMatEwLSr1HYj9q9t8JQ1NcU`
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- Proposal number: 11
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- DAO account: `7J5yieabpMoiN3LrdfJnRjQiXHgi7f47UuMnyMyR78yy`
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- Proposer: `Pr11UFzumi5GXoZVtnFHDpB6NiWM3XH57L6AnKzXyzD`
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- Autocrat version: 0.1
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- Completed: 2024-03-08
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- Ended: 2024-03-08
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## Key Facts
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- MetaDAO Proposal 11 created 2024-03-03, passed 2024-03-08
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- Burned 979,000 of 982,464 treasury META tokens (99.3%)
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- Post-burn treasury: ~4,500 META ($4M at $880/META) + $2M META-USDC LP
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- Total META supply post-burn: 20,885 tokens
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- Proposal authors: doctor.sol & rar3
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- Proposal account: ELwCkHt1U9VBpUFJ7qGoVMatEwLSr1HYj9q9t8JQ1NcU
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Enriched existing claim about active treasury management with this concrete example of a DAO making a major treasury decision.
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