---
type: entity
entity_type: company
name: Salmon Wallet
domain: internet-finance
status: active
founded: 2022
website: https://salmonwallet.io/
github: https://github.com/salmon-wallet
twitter: https://x.com/salmonwallet
key_metrics:
  prior_funding: "$122,500 (bootstrap + grants)"
  futarchy_raise_target: "$375,000"
  futarchy_raise_actual: "$97,535"
  monthly_burn_rate: "$25,000"
  team_allocation: "73%"
  infrastructure_allocation: "17%"
tracked_by: rio
created: 2026-03-11
---

# Salmon Wallet

Open-source, self-custodial cryptocurrency wallet built primarily on Solana with Bitcoin support. Active since 2022, listed on Solana wallet adapter. Attempted futarchy-governed fundraise on MetaDAO platform March 2026, raising $97,535 of $375,000 target before refunding. Operates own Solana validator for transparent revenue. Proposed SAL token governance through futarchy model where market-based decisions would direct development.

## Timeline
- **2022** — Salmon Wallet founded, listed on Solana wallet adapter
- **2022** — Raised $80K bootstrap funding
- **2022-2024** — Received $42.5K in grants (Serum: $2.5K, Eclipse: $40K)
- **2026-03-03** — [[salmon-wallet-futardio-fundraise]] launched on futard.io seeking $375K
- **2026-03-04** — Fundraise closed with $97,535 raised, status: Refunding

## Relationship to KB
- [[futarchy adoption faces friction from token price psychology proposal complexity and liquidity requirements]] — empirical case of failed futarchy adoption for operational software
- [[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]] — first wallet infrastructure project on platform
- [[futarchy-governed DAOs converge on traditional corporate governance scaffolding for treasury operations because market mechanisms alone cannot provide operational security and legal compliance]] — operational complexity challenge for futarchy governance