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@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ The variance pattern also interacts with the prediction accuracy failure: market
 - Grants Council unique selections: Extra Finance, Gyroscope, Reservoir
 - Prediction overconfidence at tails: Rocket Pool $59.4M predicted vs $0 actual, Balancer & Beets -$13.7M actual despite $47.9M predicted
 
+
+### Additional Evidence (challenge)
+*Source: [[2026-03-05-futardio-launch-blockrock]] | Added: 2026-03-16*
+
+BlockRock's charter claims futarchy solves the asset management problem through 'performance-optimized decisions' where 'decisions are priced by participants with capital at stake to maximize risk-adjusted returns.' However, their launch immediately failed with only $100 raised against $500K target, suggesting futarchy may filter out projects before they can demonstrate variance. The mechanism may prevent launches rather than create portfolio variance.
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@@ -6,9 +6,13 @@ url: "https://www.futard.io/launch/J7CmLqfMLVq67swRQa6xCWn7VcyfpyhFSiQdJYNwkP8k"
 date: 2026-03-05
 domain: internet-finance
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+processed_date: 2026-03-16
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 ## Launch Details
@@ -193,3 +197,12 @@ BlockRock is designed to scale to trillions in assets under management. The toke
 - Token mint: `D9o2F3Pu7gowtZr1PjPFiQr4DwVPkNJhqPjpVRwjmeta`
 - Version: v0.7
 - Closed: 2026-03-06
+
+
+## Key Facts
+- BlockRock raised $100 against $500K target on futard.io (0.02% of goal)
+- BlockRock entered refunding status within 24 hours of launch
+- BlackRock earns ~73% revenue from management fees, ~5% from performance fees
+- BlackRock has 20,000+ employees, 70+ global offices, 1,700+ ETFs
+- Asset management industry is $120T+
+- MtnCapital was an early-stage VC fund on MetaDAO that wound down, returning treasury to holders