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- Domain: internet-finance
- Extracted by: headless extraction cron (worker 4)

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@ -46,8 +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
- **2026-03-03** — [[open-music]] fundraise launched on Futardio, targeting $250,000 for artist-first streaming platform
- **2026-03-04** — Open Music fundraise closed at $27,533 (11% of target), moved to REFUNDING status, marking a high-profile utility token failure on the platform
- **2026-03-03** — [[open-music-futardio-launch]] launched seeking $250K for artist-first streaming, failed at $27,533 (11% of target)
## 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."

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---
type: entity
entity_type: decision_market
name: "Open Music: Futardio Launch"
domain: internet-finance
status: failed
parent_entity: "[[open-music]]"
platform: "futardio"
proposal_url: "https://www.futard.io/launch/4R1peXdUehAS1aWCdnrBfLRevGktsKH2euvBLdsYXbWu"
proposal_date: 2026-03-03
resolution_date: 2026-03-04
category: "fundraise"
summary: "Artist-first streaming platform seeking $250K to build direct fan-to-artist payment model on Solana"
tracked_by: rio
created: 2026-03-11
key_metrics:
raise_target: "$250,000"
total_committed: "$27,533"
outcome: "refunding"
token_symbol: "4Hj"
token_mint: "4HjXkVLJhURqVcJEjnHoWBSVv1AnCzQnZ9cW7LxTmeta"
---
# Open Music: Futardio Launch
## Summary
Open Music proposed a Solana-based music streaming platform replacing Spotify's pro-rata pool model with direct fan-to-artist payments. The futarchy-governed fundraise sought $250K to fund 10 months of development with a 2-person team plus one hire. The raise failed to reach its target, achieving only 11% of the goal.
## Market Data
- **Outcome:** Failed (refunding)
- **Raise Target:** $250,000
- **Total Committed:** $27,533
- **Oversubscription:** 0.11x
- **Launch Date:** 2026-03-03
- **Close Date:** 2026-03-04
## Proposal Details
**Value Proposition:**
- Direct payment model: subscriber payments go only to artists they listened to
- Platform takes 10% vs Spotify's ~30%
- For 100 fans: Spotify pays ~$9/month, Open Music pays ~$128/month
- AI-powered sonic discovery without label budget requirements
- Artists own their audience data
**Use of Funds:**
- Engineering (72%): $18K/month for 2 devs + 1 hire
- Infrastructure (16%): $4K/month for Solana RPC
- Growth (8%): $2K/month for artist acquisition
- Ops (4%): $1K/month for legal and contingency
**Roadmap:**
- Q2 2025: 50 founding artists, stable payout flow
- Q3 2025: AI discovery engine, artist dashboard
- Q4 2025: 500 active artists, governance layer
- Q1 2026: 2,000+ artists, open API
## Significance
This launch demonstrates futarchy-governed fundraising for consumer applications outside pure DeFi/crypto infrastructure. The 11% funding ratio suggests either insufficient market validation for the direct payment model or inadequate community building pre-launch. The failure provides data on minimum viable community size for futarchy-governed consumer product launches.
## Relationship to KB
- [[open-music]] — parent entity
- [[futardio]] — launch platform
- [[MetaDAO]] — futarchy infrastructure
- Example of futarchy-governed consumer product launch that failed to reach funding threshold

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@ -5,36 +5,27 @@ name: "Open Music"
domain: internet-finance
status: failed
founded: 2025
platform: "Solana"
website: "https://openmusic.art"
twitter: "https://x.com/openmusic_art"
platform: "Solana"
key_metrics:
fundraise_target: "$250,000"
fundraise_actual: "$27,533"
fundraise_platform: "Futardio"
fundraise_outcome: "refunded"
tracked_by: rio
created: 2026-03-11
key_metrics:
raise_target: "$250,000"
total_committed: "$27,533"
raise_status: "refunding"
oversubscription_ratio: 0.11
---
# Open Music
Artist-first music streaming platform built on Solana that attempted to replace Spotify's pro-rata pool model with direct listener-to-artist payments. Raised only 11% of target ($27,533 of $250,000) through Futardio futarchy-governed launch before refunding.
## Overview
Open Music proposed a streaming model where subscriber payments go directly to artists they listen to, rather than into a global pool. Positioned as solving the "$0.003 per stream" problem where Spotify made $20B while artists earned minimal royalties. The platform claimed 100 fans would pay artists ~$128/month vs ~$9/month on Spotify through eliminating the pool model and reducing platform cut from ~30% to 10%.
MVP was live at openmusic.art with upload and payment functionality. Team consisted of two full-stack developers with plans to hire a third. Raise funds were allocated 72% to engineering, 16% to infrastructure, 8% to growth, 4% to legal/ops, targeting ~10 months runway at $25K/month burn.
Artist-first music streaming platform built on Solana that replaces Spotify's pro-rata pool model with direct fan-to-artist payments. Raised through Futardio futarchy-governed launch but failed to reach funding target.
## Timeline
- **2025-Q2** — MVP launched at openmusic.art with artist upload and payout functionality
- **2026-03-03** — Futardio fundraise launched, target $250,000
- **2026-03-04** — Fundraise closed with $27,533 raised (11% of target), status: REFUNDING
- **2026-03-03** — [[open-music-futardio-launch]] launched on Futardio seeking $250K for artist-first streaming platform
- **2026-03-04** — Fundraise closed at $27,533 (11% of target), entered refunding status
## Relationship to KB
Demonstrates that futarchy-governed launches ([[futarchy-governed-permissionless-launches-require-brand-separation-to-manage-reputational-liability-because-failed-projects-on-a-curated-platform-damage-the-platforms-credibility]]) do not automatically attract capital even with substantive documentation and clear value proposition. Challenges the claim that [[futarchy-governed-meme-coins-attract-speculative-capital-at-scale]] by showing utility tokens fail to attract capital through the same mechanism that succeeded for meme coins like CULT.
Raised through [[futardio]] on [[metadao]] infrastructure.
- [[futardio]] — fundraising platform
- [[MetaDAO]] — futarchy infrastructure provider
- Example of futarchy-governed launch that failed to reach minimum viable funding

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event_type: launch
processed_by: rio
processed_date: 2026-03-11
enrichments_applied: ["futarchy-governed-meme-coins-attract-speculative-capital-at-scale.md", "futarchy-governed-permissionless-launches-require-brand-separation-to-manage-reputational-liability-because-failed-projects-on-a-curated-platform-damage-the-platforms-credibility.md"]
extraction_model: "anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5"
extraction_notes: "Failed Futardio launch that provides counter-evidence to meme coin success pattern. No novel claims about mechanisms—the failure itself is the data point. Open Music had substantive documentation (team, roadmap, competitive analysis, financial model) but failed to attract capital, suggesting futarchy mechanism alone is insufficient and asset class (utility vs meme) dominates capital attraction. Created new entity for Open Music and enriched two existing claims about futarchy capital dynamics."
extraction_notes: "Futarchy-governed fundraise for consumer music streaming platform. Failed to reach minimum funding threshold at 11% of target. No novel claims about futarchy mechanisms or market dynamics—this is a straightforward failed launch. The direct payment model economics and competitive positioning are company pitch rhetoric, not independently verified claims. Entity data extracted for Open Music company and its Futardio launch decision market."
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## Launch Details
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## Key Facts
- Open Music fundraise target: $250,000
- Open Music actual raised: $27,533 (11% of target)
- Open Music launch date: 2026-03-03
- Open Music close date: 2026-03-04
- Open Music status: REFUNDING
- Open Music monthly burn rate: $25,000
- Open Music team size: 2 full-stack developers
- Open Music platform: Solana
- Open Music token: 4Hj
- Open Music claimed payout delta: $128/month vs $9/month for 100 fans (Spotify comparison)
- Spotify revenue cited: $20B/year
- Spotify per-stream rate cited: $0.003
- Open Music raised $27,533 of $250K target (11%) on Futardio (2026-03-03)
- Open Music direct payment model: 100 fans = $128/month vs Spotify $9/month
- Open Music proposed 10% platform cut vs Spotify ~30%
- Open Music MVP live at openmusic.art with artist uploads and payments functional
- Open Music team: 2 full-stack developers, planned to hire 3rd with raise funds
- Open Music monthly burn: $25K (72% engineering, 16% infrastructure, 8% growth, 4% ops)