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- Domain: internet-finance
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### Additional Evidence (challenge)
*Source: [[2026-03-09-futardio-launch-etnlio]] | Added: 2026-03-12 | Extractor: anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5*
First documented complete failure of a Futardio raise: Etnl.io achieved only $96 of $500,000 target (0.019% success rate) before entering refund status after one day. This challenges the 'at scale' assertion and suggests significant product-market fit gaps in the launchpad's ability to attract capital to legitimate projects. The project had all the structural elements MetaDAO's theory requires (clear use of funds, team budget, roadmap, market positioning) but failed to attract meaningful participation.
First documented failed raise on Futardio platform demonstrates that 'unruggable' investor protection does not guarantee capital formation success. Etnl.io had complete documentation, coherent product narrative, clear use of funds, and established team structure—all elements that should reduce information asymmetry and attract capital—yet failed to attract meaningful participation ($96 vs $500K target). This challenges the implicit claim that MetaDAO/Futardio's structural innovations are sufficient for 'ownership coins at scale.' The platform may solve the rug-pull problem without solving the liquidity/participation problem, suggesting product-market fit remains unproven for the launchpad use case.
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### Additional Evidence (confirm)
*Source: [[2026-03-09-futardio-launch-etnlio]] | Added: 2026-03-12 | Extractor: anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5*
Etnl.io Futardio raise failed with only $96 committed against $500,000 target (0.019% of goal), resulting in refund status after one day (2026-03-09 to 2026-03-10). The project had complete documentation including detailed product description (Secure Enclave-based mobile wallet), clear use of funds breakdown ($30,000/month team budget), defined roadmap with milestones, market positioning, and active social presence (website, Twitter, Telegram). The failure occurred despite coherent product narrative and transparent capital deployment plan, suggesting the barrier is market liquidity and participation rather than information asymmetry or project quality.
Etnl.io Futardio raise failed to reach minimum threshold despite complete documentation and clear product narrative. Project raised only $96 against $500,000 target (0.019% of goal) before refunding. The failure occurred despite: (1) comprehensive technical documentation of Secure Enclave-based mobile wallet architecture, (2) detailed use of funds breakdown ($30K/month team budget), (3) clear roadmap with phased delivery milestones, (4) established market positioning against seed phrase and hardware wallet alternatives, (5) active social presence (website, Twitter, Telegram). This suggests the barrier is market liquidity and participation depth rather than information asymmetry or project quality—a liquidity requirement friction that prevents otherwise viable projects from reaching funding thresholds.
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### Additional Evidence (challenge)
*Source: [[2026-03-09-futardio-launch-etnlio]] | Added: 2026-03-12 | Extractor: anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5*
Etnl.io Futardio raise compressed timeline to one day, but achieved only $96 of $500,000 target before refunding. While the mechanism eliminated gatekeepers and enabled instant launch, it failed to replace due diligence with market pricing—the market simply didn't show up. Speed without capital formation suggests the compression claim conflates technical capability with actual market function. The raise had complete information disclosure (product specs, use of funds, team budget, roadmap) but failed to attract participation.
Etnl.io Futardio raise demonstrates that compressed timelines do not guarantee successful capital formation. While the raise was indeed fast (launched 2026-03-09, closed 2026-03-10—approximately 24 hours), it failed to attract capital despite eliminating traditional gatekeepers. The project had all documentation available for 'real-time market pricing' but achieved only $96 of $500K target. This suggests that speed and permissionlessness are necessary but insufficient—market depth and participant liquidity are binding constraints that futarchy mechanisms alone cannot solve. The compression may work for projects with existing community/distribution but fails for cold-start scenarios.
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---
type: entity
entity_type: company
name: Etnl.io
name: "Etnl.io"
domain: internet-finance
status: active
status: failed
website: "https://etnl.io"
social:
twitter: "https://x.com/etnl_io"
telegram: "https://t.me/etnlio"
tracked_by: rio
created: 2026-03-11
key_metrics:
futardio_raise_target: "$500,000"
futardio_raise_committed: "$96"
futardio_raise_outcome: "refunding"
monthly_team_budget: "$30,000"
---
# Etnl.io
Etnl.io is developing a mobile self-custody wallet that uses smartphone Secure Enclave technology to provide hardware-level security without requiring external devices. The project attempted to raise $500,000 through Futardio in March 2026 but achieved only $96 in commitments before entering refund status, representing the first documented complete failure of a raise on the MetaDAO futarchy launchpad.
Etnl.io is a mobile wallet project that attempted to deliver hardware-level security through smartphone Secure Enclave integration without requiring external hardware devices. The project aimed to eliminate seed phrase exposure and recovery backdoors by generating and storing cryptographic keys entirely on-device. Etnl.io attempted to raise $500,000 through Futardio in March 2026 but failed to reach minimum threshold, achieving only $96 in commitments before refunding.
## Timeline
- **2026-03-09**Futardio raise launched with $500,000 target, complete documentation including Secure Enclave architecture, $30,000/month team budget, roadmap, and market positioning
- **2026-03-10** — Raise closed in refunding status with only $96 committed (0.019% of target)
- **2026-03-09**Launched Futardio raise targeting $500K with $30K/month team budget and Secure Enclave-based architecture
- **2026-03-10** — Raise closed in refunding status with $96 committed (0.019% of target)
## Relationship to KB
- [[futarchy adoption faces friction from token price psychology proposal complexity and liquidity requirements]] — empirical evidence of liquidity barrier
- [[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]] — challenges scale claim
- [[internet capital markets compress fundraising from months to days because permissionless raises eliminate gatekeepers while futarchy replaces due diligence bottlenecks with real-time market pricing]] — demonstrates speed without capital formation
- [[futardio]] — platform used for raise attempt
- [[futarchy adoption faces friction from token price psychology proposal complexity and liquidity requirements]] — first documented failed raise on Futardio platform
- [[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]] — challenges claim about platform viability
- [[futardio]] — launched on this platform

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- **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
- **2026-03-09** — [[etnlio]] Futardio raise launched with $500,000 target, complete project documentation
- **2026-03-10** — Etnl.io raise failed with only $96 committed (0.019% of target), first documented complete failure on platform
- **2026-03-09** — [[etnlio]] Futardio raise failed: $96 raised against $500K target, first documented failed raise on 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."

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processed_date: 2026-03-11
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extraction_model: "anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5"
extraction_notes: "First documented failed raise on Futardio platform. No new claims warranted—this is empirical evidence of existing friction claims (liquidity requirements, adoption barriers) and challenges optimistic claims about MetaDAO's product-market fit and capital formation speed. The failure is particularly notable because the project had complete documentation, clear use of funds, and a coherent product narrative, suggesting the barrier is market liquidity/participation rather than project quality or information asymmetry. Created new entity for Etnl.io and updated Futardio timeline."
extraction_notes: "First documented failed raise on Futardio platform. No new claims warranted—this is empirical evidence of existing friction claims (liquidity requirements, adoption barriers) and challenges optimistic claims about MetaDAO's product-market fit and capital formation speed. The failure is particularly notable because the project had complete documentation, clear use of funds, and a coherent product narrative, suggesting the barrier is market liquidity/participation rather than project quality or information asymmetry. Created entity page for Etnl.io as it represents significant data point (attempted real capital raise, complete documentation) even though outcome was failure."
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## Launch Details