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@ -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 - **2026-03-07** — 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 - **2026-03-04** — [[seekervault]] fundraise launched targeting $75,000, closed next day with only $1,186 (1.6% of target) in refunding status
- **2026-03-04** — [[send-arcade-futardio-fundraise]] launched seeking $288k for futarchy-governed casino, reached $114.9k (40% of target) before refunding - **2026-03-04** — [[send-arcade-futardio-fundraise]] launched seeking $288k, raised $114.9k (39.9%) before refunding
## Competitive Position ## Competitive Position
- **Unique mechanism**: Only launch platform with futarchy-governed accountability and treasury return guarantees - **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." - **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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@ -10,16 +10,18 @@ proposal_url: "https://www.futard.io/launch/ActRESLUCdMzU4BnEE5VtMM2JG5ghZuKWkjX
proposal_date: 2026-03-04 proposal_date: 2026-03-04
resolution_date: 2026-03-05 resolution_date: 2026-03-05
category: "fundraise" category: "fundraise"
summary: "Send Arcade attempted to raise $288k for 11-month runway to build futarchy-governed casino" summary: "Send Arcade attempted to raise $288k for 11 months runway to build real-money casual gaming arcade on Solana"
key_metrics: key_metrics:
raise_target: "$288,000" raise_target: "$288,000"
total_committed: "$114,933" total_committed: "$114,933"
oversubscription_ratio: 0.40 oversubscription_ratio: 0.399
outcome: "refunding"
token: "$ARCADE"
performance_package: "10%"
monthly_budget: "$20,000" monthly_budget: "$20,000"
target_runway: "11 months" target_runway: "11 months"
performance_package: "10%"
token: "$ARCADE"
launch_address: "ActRESLUCdMzU4BnEE5VtMM2JG5ghZuKWkjXfiB5GdS7"
token_mint: "AaEYgXdHpzS9bBgAvDriVMvKDQUnqtVYAtLZJGjometa"
autocrat_version: "v0.7"
tracked_by: rio tracked_by: rio
created: 2026-03-11 created: 2026-03-11
--- ---
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# Send Arcade: Futardio Fundraise # Send Arcade: Futardio Fundraise
## Summary ## Summary
Send Arcade launched a futarchy-governed fundraise on Futardio seeking $288k to support 11 months of operations as an independent entity after the Send token sunset. The raise positioned Send Arcade as the first futarchy-governed casino with fully on-chain games, zero backend infrastructure, and agent-friendly PvP revenue model. The raise failed to meet its minimum target, reaching only $114.9k (40% of goal) before entering refunding status. Send Arcade launched a futarchy-governed fundraise on Futardio seeking $288,000 to support 11 months of operations for their real-money casual gaming arcade on Solana. The raise attracted $114,933 in commitments (39.9% of target) before entering refunding status. The project positioned itself as "the first casino operated by futarchy" with fully on-chain games, zero backend, and agent-friendly PvP architecture.
## Market Data ## Market Data
- **Outcome:** Failed (refunding) - **Outcome:** Failed (Refunding)
- **Raise Target:** $288,000 - **Raise Target:** $288,000
- **Total Committed:** $114,933 (39.9% of target) - **Total Committed:** $114,933 (39.9%)
- **Token:** $ARCADE
- **Performance Package:** 10%
- **Monthly Budget:** $20,000 (11-month runway)
- **Launch Date:** 2026-03-04 - **Launch Date:** 2026-03-04
- **Closed:** 2026-03-05 - **Close Date:** 2026-03-05
- **Monthly Budget:** $20,000
- **Target Runway:** 11 months
- **Performance Package:** 10%
## Project Background
Send Arcade originally launched 1.5 years ago under the Send Ecosystem ($SEND token) and built 10+ games with 9M+ on-chain plays and $200k+ ARR. After the Send token was sunset in January 2026, the team became independent and sought new funding to scale operations.
## Value Proposition
- **Zero backend:** Games fetch state directly from smart contracts
- **Fully on-chain:** Verifiable outcomes, instant settlement
- **Agent-friendly:** PvP revenue model where agents can autonomously play and earn
- **90% lower operating costs** vs traditional gaming studios
- **Casino ownership model:** $ARCADE token as casino chip where house always wins and holders capture revenue
## Planned Use of Funds
- Launch Season 1 of flagship game FuseMeDaddy on Seeker and Play Solana Console
- Roll out game modes, maps, characters, skins
- Release on App Store and Play Store
- Polish and release Arcade app with 6+ minigames
- Revive old titles like Lana Roads
- Build additional casino-arcade style games
## Team Achievements
- 2x Blinkathon winner
- Solana AI Hackathon winner
- Realtime Hackathon winner
- 5th in Breakout Gaming main track
- Winner at Radar Gaming side track
- Helius Startup Launchpad Cohort 1
- 20k+ plays across 3k+ unique users on Farcaster
- Games preinstalled on Play Solana gaming console
- 2 games published on Solana Dapp Store
## Significance ## Significance
This represents an attempt to apply futarchy governance to a casino/gaming business model, testing whether prediction markets can govern entertainment products with established traction (9M+ plays, $200k+ ARR). The failure to reach minimum raise despite existing product-market fit signals potential market skepticism about casino business models or the specific execution risk of transitioning from ecosystem token to independent entity. This fundraise represents an attempt to apply futarchy governance to a consumer gaming product with existing traction. The failure to reach minimum raise despite $115k in commitments demonstrates the capital formation challenges for consumer-facing crypto applications, even with strong technical credentials and prior traction. The 39.9% fill rate suggests market skepticism about either the gaming model, the team's ability to execute post-Send-token-sunset, or the $288k valuation.
The pitch emphasized structural advantages: 90% lower operating costs than traditional gaming studios due to zero backend, agent-friendly architecture enabling autonomous wealth generation, and verifiable on-chain outcomes. The "house always wins" value proposition attempted to position $ARCADE as ownership of casino cash flows rather than speculative governance token.
## Relationship to KB ## Relationship to KB
- [[send-arcade]] — parent entity
- [[futardio]] — fundraising platform - [[futardio]] — fundraising platform
- [[MetaDAO]] — futarchy infrastructure provider - [[send-arcade]] — parent entity
- Tests whether futarchy-governed entertainment/gaming businesses can attract capital at scale - [[MetaDAO]] — underlying futarchy infrastructure
- Related to [[futarchy-governed-meme-coins-attract-speculative-capital-at-scale]]
- Related to [[internet-capital-markets-compress-fundraising-timelines]]
- Demonstrates challenges in [[cryptos primary use case is capital formation not payments or store of value because permissionless token issuance solves the fundraising bottleneck that solo founders and small teams face]]

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@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ website: "https://www.sendarcade.fun/"
twitter: "https://x.com/sendarcadefun" twitter: "https://x.com/sendarcadefun"
github: "https://github.com/SendArcade" github: "https://github.com/SendArcade"
key_people: key_people:
- "yashhsm (founder)" - "Yash (yashhsm)"
key_metrics: key_metrics:
games_built: "10+" plays: "9M+ on-chain"
onchain_plays: "9M+"
arr: "$200k+" arr: "$200k+"
games: "10+"
farcaster_plays: "20k+" farcaster_plays: "20k+"
farcaster_users: "3k+" farcaster_users: "3k+"
tracked_by: rio tracked_by: rio
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# Send Arcade # Send Arcade
Real-money casual gaming arcade built on Solana, originally launched under the Send Ecosystem ($SEND) 1.5 years ago. Operates as fully on-chain casino with zero backend infrastructure, verifiable outcomes, and instant settlement. Positioned as first futarchy-governed casino after Send token sunset in early 2026. Real-money casual gaming arcade built on Solana, originally launched under the Send Ecosystem ($SEND token) 1.5 years ago. After the Send token was sunset in early 2026, Send Arcade became independent. The platform features fully on-chain games with zero backend, verifiable outcomes, and instant settlement. Architecture is agent-friendly by default with PvP revenue model where the house takes a cut from the losing side.
## Timeline ## Timeline
- **2024-H2** — Launched under Send Ecosystem with 10+ games, achieved 9M+ on-chain plays and $200k+ ARR - **2024-Q3** — Launched under Send Ecosystem with 10+ games
- **2026-01** — Send token sunset, Send Arcade becomes independent entity - **2026-01** — Send token sunset, Send Arcade becomes independent
- **2026-03-04** — [[send-arcade-futardio-fundraise]] launched on Futardio seeking $288k, reached $114.9k committed before refunding - **2026-03-04** — [[send-arcade-futardio-fundraise]] launched on Futardio seeking $288k, raised $114.9k before refunding
## Relationship to KB ## Relationship to KB
- [[futardio]] — fundraising platform - [[futardio]] — attempted fundraise platform
- [[MetaDAO]] — futarchy governance infrastructure - [[MetaDAO]] — futarchy infrastructure
- Tests futarchy-governed casino model with PvP revenue model and agent-friendly architecture - Demonstrates [[futarchy-governed-meme-coins-attract-speculative-capital-at-scale]] (attempted)
- Related to [[internet-capital-markets-compress-fundraising-timelines]]
## Achievements
- 2x Blinkathon winner
- Solana AI Hackathon winner
- Realtime Hackathon winner
- 5th place Breakout Gaming main track
- Winner Radar Gaming side track
- Helius Startup Launchpad Cohort 1
- Games preinstalled on Play Solana gaming console
- 2 games published on Solana Dapp Store (2 more in pipeline)
## Technical Architecture
- Zero backend infrastructure
- Games fetch state directly from smart contracts
- Fully on-chain with verifiable outcomes
- Instant settlement
- Agent-friendly PvP model
- 90% lower operating costs vs traditional gaming studios
## Target Market
- Primary: Adults 18-45 (centered 25-34), U.S. and UK
- Secondary: Solana degens, Solana Seeker and Play Solana communities
- Focus on skill-based real money gaming
## Product Strategy
- Rakeback system for daily play incentives
- Core PVP gameplay with quick rounds and real wagers
- Paid and collaboration cosmetics
- Flagship game: FuseMeDaddy
- Multiple publishing platforms targeted (itch.io, GOG, Poki, etc.)
## Token
- Token: $ARCADE
- Model: Casino chip / ownership coin
- Revenue accrual: House takes cut from losing side of PvP matches

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processed_by: rio processed_by: rio
processed_date: 2026-03-11 processed_date: 2026-03-11
extraction_model: "anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5" extraction_model: "anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5"
extraction_notes: "Source is a Futardio launch page for Send Arcade fundraise. Primary extraction is entity data (new company + failed decision_market). No novel claims about futarchy mechanisms or casino economics beyond what's already captured in existing KB claims about futarchy-governed launches and meme coins. The failure to reach minimum raise is a data point but doesn't constitute a generalizable claim without additional context about why it failed or pattern across similar raises." extraction_notes: "Source is a Futardio launch page for Send Arcade fundraise. Extracted two entities: company (Send Arcade) and decision_market (the fundraise itself). No novel claims extracted because the source is primarily factual data about a specific fundraise event. The fundraise failed to reach minimum, entering refunding status. Key insight: 39.9% fill rate on a team with strong technical credentials and prior traction suggests market skepticism about post-Send-sunset execution or gaming model viability. Updated futardio.md timeline with this launch event."
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## Launch Details ## Launch Details
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## Key Facts ## Key Facts
- Send Arcade built 10+ games with 9M+ on-chain plays and $200k+ ARR under Send Ecosystem - Send Arcade raised $114,933 of $288,000 target (39.9% fill rate) on Futardio 2026-03-04
- Send token was sunset in January 2026, making Send Arcade independent - Send Arcade had 9M+ on-chain plays and $200k+ ARR under Send Ecosystem
- Send Arcade Futardio raise targeted $288k for 11-month runway at $20k/month burn - Send token was sunset January 2026, making Send Arcade independent
- Send Arcade raise reached $114,933 (39.9% of target) before entering refunding status - Send Arcade won 2x Blinkathon, Solana AI Hackathon, Realtime Hackathon
- Send Arcade won 2x Blinkathon, Solana AI Hackathon, Realtime Hackathon, 5th in Breakout Gaming - Send Arcade games had 20k+ plays across 3k+ users on Farcaster
- Send Arcade games achieved 20k+ plays across 3k+ unique users on Farcaster - Send Arcade monthly budget: $20k for 11 months runway
- Send Arcade targets adults 18-45 (centered 25-34) in US and UK markets - Send Arcade performance package: 10%
- Send Arcade operates zero backend with games fetching state directly from contracts - Real Money Gaming market valued in billions (source: Send Arcade pitch)