rio: extract from 2026-02-25-futardio-launch-rock-game.md

- Source: inbox/archive/2026-02-25-futardio-launch-rock-game.md
- Domain: internet-finance
- Extracted by: headless extraction cron (worker 4)

Pentagon-Agent: Rio <HEADLESS>

domains/internet-finance/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

@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ Futardio cult launch (2026-03-03 to 2026-03-04) demonstrates MetaDAO's platform
 ### Additional Evidence (extend)
 *Source: [[2026-02-25-futardio-launch-rock-game]] | Added: 2026-03-12 | Extractor: anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5*
 
-Rock Game (2026-02-25) represents MetaDAO's expansion into gaming vertical, raising $272 against a $10 target. The pitch explicitly positions futarchy governance as the solution to play-to-earn's historical governance failures (team-controlled treasuries, insider dumps, no accountability mechanisms). This demonstrates MetaDAO's unruggable ICO model being applied beyond DeFi/meme coins to gaming, with governance structure itself becoming the primary value proposition rather than game mechanics or asset class.
+Rock Game demonstrates MetaDAO's ICO platform expanding beyond DeFi and meme coins into gaming applications. The project raised $272 on a $10 target (27.2x oversubscription) using the unruggable ICO structure with DAO LLC IP ownership and futarchy-governed treasury. The pitch explicitly frames governance mechanism as product differentiation: 'a game built around earned reward deserves a launch structure that holds its founders to the same standard.' This shows MetaDAO's platform is attracting projects that position governance credibility as core value proposition, not just capital-raising convenience.
 
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domains/internet-finance/performance-unlocked-team-tokens-with-price-multiple-triggers-and-twap-settlement-create-long-term-alignment-without-initial-dilution.md

@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@ This structure is untested in practice. Key risks:
 - 18-month cliff may be too long for early-stage projects with high burn rates, creating team retention risk
 - No precedent for whether TWAP-based triggers actually prevent manipulation in low-liquidity token markets
 
+
+### Additional Evidence (confirm)
+*Source: [[2026-02-25-futardio-launch-rock-game]] | Added: 2026-03-12 | Extractor: anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5*
+
+Rock Game implements performance-gated founder unlocks where team rewards scale with token performance rather than time-based vesting. The project pitch states: 'Founder unlocks are performance-gated, meaning the team benefits only as the game grows and the token appreciates.' This is positioned as structural alignment in a category (play-to-earn) where founders historically extracted value regardless of project outcomes. Rock Game raised $272 on $10 target (27.2x oversubscription) using this structure, suggesting market validation of performance-gated unlock mechanisms.
+
 ---
 
 Relevant Notes:

domains/internet-finance/rock-game-demonstrates-futarchy-governed-play-to-earn-with-performance-gated-founder-unlocks-and-dao-llc-ip-ownership.md

@@ -1,45 +1,48 @@
 ---
 type: claim
 domain: internet-finance
-description: "Rock Game uses MetaDAO's unruggable ICO structure to address play-to-earn credibility failures through treasury governance and IP ownership"
+description: "Rock Game's MetaDAO ICO demonstrates futarchy-governed treasury, DAO LLC IP ownership, and performance-gated founder unlocks as structural response to play-to-earn governance failures"
 confidence: experimental
-source: "Rock Game ICO pitch on Futardio, 2026-02-25"
+source: "Rock Game ICO pitch on futard.io, 2026-02-25"
 created: 2026-03-11
-enrichments: []
 ---
 
-# Rock Game positions futarchy-governed treasury and DAO LLC IP ownership as solutions to play-to-earn governance failures
+# Rock Game implements futarchy-governed treasury, DAO LLC IP ownership, and performance-gated founder unlocks as response to play-to-earn governance failures
 
-Rock Game is a battle royale on Solana raising through MetaDAO's Unruggable ICO platform. The project's pitch explicitly frames play-to-earn's historical collapses not as game design failures but as governance and incentive failures — teams controlled treasuries unilaterally, insiders dumped allocations without accountability, and no mechanism existed to enforce founder alignment post-raise.
+Rock Game is a battle royale on Solana that raised $272 against a $10 target (27.2x oversubscription) through MetaDAO's Unruggable ICO platform on 2026-02-25 to 2026-02-26. The project explicitly positions its governance structure as the primary value proposition for addressing play-to-earn's credibility crisis.
 
-Rock Game's stated ICO structure implements:
-- **Futarchy-governed treasury** — all major capital allocation decisions subject to prediction market approval rather than founder discretion
-- **DAO LLC IP assignment** — game code, assets, and infrastructure owned by token holders through legal entity structure, preventing founder extraction
-- **Performance-gated founder unlocks** — team rewards scale with token performance metrics, not time-based vesting schedules
-- **High-float fair launch** — single-price open participation with no seed discounts or insider allocations
+The pitch argues that play-to-earn's failures were "not primarily game design failures — they were governance and incentive failures. Teams controlled treasuries. Insiders dumped allocations. There was no mechanism to hold anyone accountable once the raise was complete."
 
-The pitch frames this as "holding founders to the same standard" as the competitive game economy, where only skilled players earn rewards. This represents an application of MetaDAO's unruggable ICO model to gaming, positioning governance structure itself as the primary credibility signal rather than game mechanics.
+Rock Game implements three structural mechanisms:
 
-**Evidence from source:**
-- Rock Game raised $272 against a $10 target (27.2x oversubscription) on Futardio (2026-02-25)
-- Pitch states: "Raise proceeds are locked in an on-chain treasury governed by futarchy, where prediction markets — not the founding team — determine how capital is deployed"
-- Pitch states: "Founder unlocks are performance-gated, meaning the team benefits only as the game grows and the token appreciates"
-- Pitch states: "The DAO LLC structure ensures the game's code, assets, and infrastructure cannot be extracted or redirected by a private entity"
+**1. Futarchy-governed treasury** — The pitch states: "Raise proceeds are locked in an on-chain treasury governed by futarchy, where prediction markets — not the founding team — determine how capital is deployed." This transfers capital allocation authority from founders to conditional markets from day one.
 
-**Limitations:**
-- No evidence of actual game launch, player adoption, or governance mechanism deployment
-- Oversubscription may reflect MetaDAO ecosystem speculation or meme-coin dynamics rather than validation of the gaming thesis
-- Performance-gated unlock mechanics not detailed (specific metrics, thresholds, or enforcement mechanisms not specified in pitch)
-- Single data point; no comparable projects with similar structures to establish pattern
+**2. DAO LLC IP assignment** — "The project's intellectual property is assigned to a DAO LLC, giving token holders real ownership over the protocol and its future." This legal structure prevents founder extraction of game code, assets, or infrastructure post-launch.
+
+**3. Performance-gated founder unlocks** — "Founder unlocks are performance-gated, meaning the team benefits only as the game grows and the token appreciates." The pitch frames this as enforcement: "The mechanism enforces what most projects only promise."
+
+The project explicitly frames the ICO structure as product differentiation: "a game built around earned reward deserves a launch structure that holds its founders to the same standard." This positions governance mechanism as trust restoration in a category where founders historically extracted value regardless of project outcomes.
+
+## Evidence
+
+- Rock Game raised $272 on $10 target through futard.io (2026-02-25 to 2026-02-26), 27.2x oversubscription
+- Project uses DAO LLC structure for IP ownership (stated in pitch)
+- Founder unlocks tied to token price appreciation, not time-based vesting (stated in pitch)
+- Treasury governed by futarchy from day one (stated in pitch)
+- Pitch explicitly positions governance as trust restoration mechanism for play-to-earn category
+- Token: 3n6 (mint: `3n6X4XRJHrkckqX21a5yJdSiGXXZo4MtEvVVsgSAmeta`)
+
+## Limitations
+
+This is a single case at launch with no operational track record. The claim that futarchy governance solves play-to-earn's trust problem is theoretical until the game operates and governance mechanisms are tested under stress. The 27x oversubscription may reflect speculation on the ICO mechanism or MetaDAO platform momentum rather than conviction in the game's long-term sustainability. No evidence yet that performance-gated unlocks or DAO LLC structures actually prevent founder extraction in practice.
 
 ---
 
 Relevant Notes:
 - [[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-governed-meme-coins-attract-speculative-capital-at-scale.md]]
 - [[performance-unlocked-team-tokens-with-price-multiple-triggers-and-twap-settlement-create-long-term-alignment-without-initial-dilution.md]]
 - [[Ooki DAO proved that DAOs without legal wrappers face general partnership liability making entity structure a prerequisite for any futarchy-governed vehicle.md]]
 
 Topics:
 - [[domains/internet-finance/_map]]
-- [[domains/entertainment/_map]]
+- [[core/mechanisms/_map]]

entities/internet-finance/futardio.md

@@ -46,7 +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
-- **2026-02-25** — [[rock-game]] raised $272 against $10 target (27.2x oversubscription), first gaming project using unruggable ICO structure
+- **2026-02-25** — [[rock-game]] launches ICO on futard.io, raising $272 on $10 target (27.2x oversubscription), first gaming application using the platform
 ## 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."

entities/internet-finance/rock-game.md

@@ -3,29 +3,29 @@ type: entity
 entity_type: company
 name: "Rock Game"
 domain: internet-finance
-secondary_domains: [entertainment]
 status: active
-website: "https://joe.com"
 tracked_by: rio
 created: 2026-03-11
 key_metrics:
-  raise_amount: "$272"
   raise_target: "$10"
+  total_raised: "$272"
   oversubscription: "27.2x"
-  raise_date: "2026-02-25"
-  platform: "Futardio"
+  launch_date: "2026-02-26"
+  platform: "futard.io"
   token_symbol: "3n6"
 ---
 
 # Rock Game
 
-Battle royale game on Solana raising through MetaDAO's Unruggable ICO platform. Positions futarchy governance as the solution to play-to-earn's structural failures (team-controlled treasuries, insider dumps, no accountability). Uses DAO LLC structure for IP ownership and performance-gated founder unlocks.
+Rock Game is a battle royale game built on Solana that raised through [[futardio]]'s unruggable ICO platform using futarchy-governed treasury and DAO LLC IP ownership structure. The project positions governance mechanism as trust restoration for play-to-earn gaming, a category that suffered systematic failures from unaccountable teams and misaligned incentives.
 
 ## Timeline
-- **2026-02-25** — Raised $272 against $10 target (27.2x oversubscription) on Futardio
-- **2026-02-26** — ICO closed and completed
+
+- **2026-02-25** — Rock Game ICO launches on futard.io with $10 funding target
+- **2026-02-26** — ICO completes with $272 raised (27.2x oversubscription)
 
 ## Relationship to KB
-- [[MetaDAO]] — raising platform
-- [[futardio]] — ICO platform
-- Example of [[futarchy-governed-meme-coins-attract-speculative-capital-at-scale]] extending to gaming vertical
+
+- [[MetaDAO]] — launched through MetaDAO's futarchy ICO platform
+- [[futarchy-based fundraising creates regulatory separation because there are no beneficial owners and investment decisions emerge from market forces not centralized control]] — implements futarchy-governed treasury from day one
+- [[performance-unlocked-team-tokens-with-price-multiple-triggers-and-twap-settlement-create-long-term-alignment-without-initial-dilution]] — uses performance-gated founder unlocks

inbox/archive/2026-02-25-futardio-launch-rock-game.md

@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ event_type: launch
 processed_by: rio
 processed_date: 2026-03-11
 claims_extracted: ["rock-game-demonstrates-futarchy-governed-play-to-earn-with-performance-gated-founder-unlocks-and-dao-llc-ip-ownership.md"]
-enrichments_applied: ["futarchy-governed-meme-coins-attract-speculative-capital-at-scale.md", "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"]
+enrichments_applied: ["futarchy-governed-meme-coins-attract-speculative-capital-at-scale.md", "performance-unlocked-team-tokens-with-price-multiple-triggers-and-twap-settlement-create-long-term-alignment-without-initial-dilution.md", "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"]
 extraction_model: "anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5"
-extraction_notes: "Single gaming project ICO on Futardio. Primary extraction is the governance structure pitch (futarchy as solution to play-to-earn failures) rather than game mechanics. Oversubscription is notable but single data point. No evidence of actual game launch or player adoption yet. Enriches existing MetaDAO/futarchy claims by extending the pattern to gaming vertical."
+extraction_notes: "Single gaming project launch on futard.io demonstrating application of unruggable ICO structure beyond DeFi/meme coins. 27x oversubscription suggests market interest in governance-as-trust-restoration narrative for play-to-earn category. No operational track record yet — governance mechanisms untested under actual game operation. Pitch rhetoric is strong but evidence is limited to successful capital raise, not proven execution."
 ---
 
 ## Launch Details
@@ -94,9 +94,9 @@ MetaDAO changes that. Raise proceeds are locked in an on-chain treasury governed
 
 
 ## Key Facts
-- Rock Game raised $272 against $10 target on Futardio (2026-02-25)
-- Token symbol: 3n6
-- Token mint: 3n6X4XRJHrkckqX21a5yJdSiGXXZo4MtEvVVsgSAmeta
-- Launch address: 48z3txCwsHekZ7b43mPfoB3bMcZv3GpwX7B27x2PdmTA
-- ICO closed 2026-02-26, completed 2026-02-26
-- Website: https://joe.com
+- Rock Game token symbol: 3n6
+- Rock Game token mint: 3n6X4XRJHrkckqX21a5yJdSiGXXZo4MtEvVVsgSAmeta
+- Rock Game launch address: 48z3txCwsHekZ7b43mPfoB3bMcZv3GpwX7B27x2PdmTA
+- Rock Game website: https://joe.com
+- ICO closed: 2026-02-26
+- ICO completed: 2026-02-26