---
type: entity
entity_type: person
name: "Ben Hawkins"
domain: internet-finance
status: active
tracked_by: rio
created: 2026-03-11
---

# Ben Hawkins

## Overview
Ben Hawkins is a participant in the MetaDAO ecosystem who proposed an OTC trade to mint META tokens in exchange for USDC treasury contribution.

## Timeline
- **2024-02-13** — Proposed [[metadao-otc-trade-ben-hawkins]]: minting 1,500 META for $50,000 USDC at $33.33 per token (failed)

## Relationship to KB
- [[metadao]] - proposed OTC trade
- [[futardio]] - platform used for governance proposal