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# FitByte Futarchy Launch
**Date:** 2026-02-26
**Platform:** MetaDAO
**Target:** $500,000
**Raised:** $23
**Outcome:** Failed (0.0046% of target)
**Status:** All funds refunded
## Proposal
FitByte proposed a workout-to-earn protocol with dual-demand tokenomics:
1. **Supply side:** Users earn tokens through verified physical activity
2. **Demand side:** Paid health data marketplace where users monetize fitness data
The project positioned its futarchy launch choice as structurally aligned with its mission: data sovereignty (protocol value proposition) paired with governance sovereignty (futarchy mechanism).
## Market Response
The launch failed catastrophically, raising only $23 against a $500k target. This represents one of the most decisive rejections in MetaDAO's futarchy launch history.
## Analysis
The failure suggests that:
- Thematic alignment between protocol mission and governance mechanism is insufficient for launch success
- Workout-to-earn models face significant market skepticism
- Futarchy launches require pre-existing community conviction or liquidity commitment
- The dual-demand tokenomics thesis did not convince markets of sustainable value accrual
The near-zero raise demonstrates futarchy's ability to produce clear rejection signals through market participation (or lack thereof).

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# Summary
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# Content
[Full archived page content would go here - launch announcement, tokenomics explanation, governance rationale, final results showing $23 raised and refund status]
[Full archived page content would go here - launch announcement, tokenomics explanation, governance rationale, final results showing $23 raised and refund status]
## Key Facts
- FitByte raised $23 against $500,000 target (0.0046% of goal)
- FitByte launch occurred on 2026-02-26
- All FitByte launch funds were refunded
- FitByte proposed dual-demand tokenomics: workout rewards + health data marketplace
- FitByte framed futarchy choice as alignment between data sovereignty and governance sovereignty