---
type: entity
entity_type: company
name: "Salmon Wallet"
domain: internet-finance
status: active
founded: 2022
website: "https://salmonwallet.io/"
social:
  twitter: "https://x.com/salmonwallet"
  telegram: "https://t.me/salmon_wallet"
  github: "https://github.com/salmon-wallet"
key_metrics:
  prior_funding: "$122,500"
  funding_sources: "Bootstrap ($80K), Serum grant ($2.5K), Eclipse grant ($40K)"
  futardio_raise_attempted: "$375,000"
  futardio_raise_actual: "$97,535"
  monthly_burn_planned: "$25,000"
tracked_by: rio
created: 2026-03-11
---

# Salmon Wallet

## Overview
Salmon Wallet is an open-source, self-custodial cryptocurrency wallet built primarily on Solana with Bitcoin support. Active since 2022 and listed on the Solana wallet adapter, the project positions itself around transparency, user sovereignty, and community-first governance. The team operates their own Solana validator for transparent revenue generation.

## Timeline
- **2022** — Project founded, listed on Solana wallet adapter, received $80K bootstrap funding and $2.5K Serum grant
- **2022-2024** — Received $40K Eclipse grant, continued development
- **2026-03-03** — [[salmon-wallet-futardio-fundraise]] launched seeking $375K for 12-month runway through futarchy-governed raise
- **2026-03-04** — Futardio raise failed, entered refunding status after raising only $97,535 (26% of target)

## Relationship to KB
- [[futardio]] — attempted first wallet infrastructure fundraise on platform
- [[futarchy adoption faces friction from token price psychology proposal complexity and liquidity requirements]] — case study in adoption barriers
- [[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]] — tested platform scope beyond meme coins