entities/internet-finance/solomon-futardio-launch.md

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+---
+type: entity
+entity_type: decision_market
+name: "Solomon: Futardio Launch"
+domain: internet-finance
+status: passed
+parent_entity: "[[solomon]]"
+platform: "futardio"
+proposal_url: "https://www.futard.io/launch/634r63NH2qbTrSVyLieC3Ab3YKaEfoGnCLM8idZMEycE"
+proposal_date: 2025-11-14
+resolution_date: 2025-11-18
+category: "fundraise"
+summary: "Solomon raised $8M through futarchy-governed ICO after receiving $102.9M in commitments"
+key_metrics:
+  funding_target: "$2,000,000"
+  total_committed: "$102,932,673.08"
+  final_raise: "$8,000,000"
+  oversubscription_ratio: 51.5
+  token_allocation:
+    metadao_liquidity: "20% of gross"
+    solomon_treasury: "80% of gross"
+tracked_by: rio
+created: 2026-03-11
+---
+
+# Solomon: Futardio Launch
+
+## Summary
+
+Solomon launched a futarchy-governed fundraise on Futardio seeking $2M to bootstrap their composable stablecoin system (USDv). The raise was massively oversubscribed at 51.5x with $102.9M in commitments, ultimately closing at $8M final raise. The structure allocated 20% of gross to MetaDAO for token liquidity seeding and 80% to Solomon DAO treasury.
+
+## Market Data
+
+- **Outcome:** Passed (closed at $8M)
+- **Funding Target:** $2M minimum, $5-8M ideal
+- **Total Committed:** $102.9M
+- **Final Raise:** $8M
+- **Oversubscription:** 51.5x
+- **Token:** SOLO (`SoLo9oxzLDpcq1dpqAgMwgce5WqkRDtNXK7EPnbmeta`)
+- **Platform:** Futardio v0.6
+- **Launch Date:** 2025-11-14
+- **Close Date:** 2025-11-18
+
+## Product Context
+
+Solomon builds USDv, a composable dollar stablecoin that maintains $1 peg without rebasing, enabling yield generation through:
+- **USDv:** Base composable dollar for integrations (DEXs, perps, money markets)
+- **sUSDv:** Staking variant that accrues yield from basis trading (long spot, short perp) and T-bills
+- **YaaS (Yield-as-a-Service):** Permissioned yield stream for treasuries/protocols that can't stake
+
+The system addresses $150B+ of idle stablecoin capital across chains that earns no yield due to composability constraints of existing yield-bearing stablecoins.
+
+## Capital Deployment Plan
+
+1. Put treasury to work immediately (~16% APR generation)
+2. Fund liquidity mining to accelerate TVL growth
+3. Seed deeper USDv/USDC liquidity
+4. Reduce custody and exchange fees through scale
+
+## Operational Track Record
+
+- Ran closed beta for one year with seven-figure TVL
+- Handled multiple market shocks including October 10th Binance price dislocation with zero incidents
+- Custody segregated with Ceffu (insurance coverage)
+- Solana programs audited, admin operations via Squads multisig
+
+## Significance
+
+This launch demonstrates:
+1. **Oversubscription management:** Futardio handled 51.5x oversubscription, taking $8M vs $2M minimum while leaving "real unmet demand after the raise closes"
+2. **Stablecoin infrastructure fundraising:** First major stablecoin protocol to raise via futarchy-governed ICO
+3. **Market validation:** $102.9M in commitments signals strong market demand for composable yield-bearing stablecoins
+
+## Relationship to KB
+
+- [[solomon]] — parent entity
+- [[futardio]] — launch platform
+- [[metadao]] — receives 20% of gross for liquidity seeding
+- [[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]] — mechanism used
+- [[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 compression (4 days)

entities/internet-finance/solomon.md

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 - **2026-02/03** — Lab Notes series (Ranga documenting progress publicly)
 - **2026-03** — Treasury subcommittee proposal (DP-00001) — formalized operational governance
 
+- **2025-11-14** — Launched futarchy-governed fundraise on Futardio with $2M target, raised $102.9M in commitments before closing at $8M final raise (2025-11-18)
 ## Competitive Position
 Solomon is not primarily a competitive entity — it's an existence proof. It demonstrates that futarchy-governed organizations can raise capital, manage treasuries, and create operational governance structures. The key question is whether the futarchy layer adds genuine value beyond what a normal startup with transparent treasury management would achieve.
 

inbox/archive/2025-11-14-futardio-launch-solomon.md

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 date: 2025-11-14
 domain: internet-finance
 format: data
-status: unprocessed
+status: processed
 tags: [futardio, metadao, futarchy, solana]
 event_type: launch
+processed_by: rio
+processed_date: 2026-03-11
+extraction_model: "anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5"
+extraction_notes: "Factual launch data for Solomon's futarchy-governed fundraise. No novel claims about mechanisms or market dynamics beyond what's already captured in existing KB claims about futarchy launches and internet capital markets. Created decision_market entity to track this significant fundraise (51.5x oversubscription) and updated parent Solomon entity timeline."
 ---
 
 ## Launch Details
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 - Version: v0.6
 - Final raise: $8,000,000.00
 - Closed: 2025-11-18
+
+
+## Key Facts
+- Solomon raised $8M through Futardio (2025-11-14 to 2025-11-18)
+- Solomon received $102.9M in commitments against $2M target (51.5x oversubscription)
+- Solomon token: SOLO (SoLo9oxzLDpcq1dpqAgMwgce5WqkRDtNXK7EPnbmeta)
+- Solomon ran closed beta for one year with seven-figure TVL before public launch
+- USDv addresses $150B+ idle stablecoin capital across chains
+- Token allocation: 20% to MetaDAO for liquidity, 80% to Solomon DAO treasury