---
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
tracked_by: rio
created: 2026-03-11
key_metrics:
  prior_funding: "$122,500 (bootstrap + grants)"
  monthly_burn: "$25,000"
  wallet_adapter_listed: "2022"
---

# Salmon Wallet

Open-source self-custodial cryptocurrency wallet built primarily on Solana with Bitcoin support. Active since 2022, listed on Solana wallet adapter. Operates own Solana validator for transparent revenue. Attempted futarchy-governed fundraise on MetaDAO in March 2026.

## Timeline
- **2022** — Project founded, listed on Solana wallet adapter
- **2022** — Received $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 $375,000
- **2026-03-04** — Fundraise closed with $97,535 raised (26% of target), status: Refunding

## Relationship to KB
- First observed futarchy-governed wallet infrastructure project
- Failed raise provides empirical data on [[futarchy adoption faces friction from token price psychology proposal complexity and liquidity requirements]]
- Case study for [[futarchy-governed DAOs converge on traditional corporate governance scaffolding for treasury operations because market mechanisms alone cannot provide operational security and legal compliance]]