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title: "X research: metaDAO governance proposal"
date: 2026-03-23
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processed_date: 2026-03-23
enrichments_applied: ["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.md"]
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@project_miko: saw point out that every major crypto letdown usually boils down to some unreadable governance failure. honestly? facts. getting slow-rugged by a 50-page forum proposal that 3 whales voted on is peak 
@position_xbt: MetaDAO just dropped a new tradable proposal to fund six months of futarchy research at George Mason University. Led by economist Robin Hanson, this engagement aims to rigorously study market-based go


## Key Facts
- MetaDAO proposed funding six months of futarchy research at George Mason University as of March 23, 2026
- The proposed research would be led by economist Robin Hanson
- The funding proposal uses MetaDAO's tradable proposal mechanism