---
type: entity
entity_type: decision_market
name: "MetaDAO: Develop Multi-Option Proposals?"
domain: internet-finance
status: failed
parent_entity: "[[metadao]]"
platform: "futardio"
proposer: "agrippa"
proposal_url: "https://www.futard.io/proposal/J7dWFgSSuMg3BNZBAKYp3AD5D2yuaaLUmyKqvxBZgHht"
proposal_date: 2024-02-20
resolution_date: 2024-02-25
category: "mechanism"
summary: "Proposal to develop multi-modal proposal functionality allowing multiple mutually-exclusive outcomes beyond binary pass/fail"
tracked_by: rio
created: 2026-03-11
---

# MetaDAO: Develop Multi-Option Proposals?

## Summary
Proposal by agrippa to develop multi-modal proposal functionality for MetaDAO, extending the binary pass/fail structure to support N mutually-exclusive outcomes. Requested 200 META compensation across 4 milestones for building new conditional vault program, integrating with futarch, and frontend implementation. Proposal failed despite arguing for 12.1% value increase to the DAO.

## Market Data
- **Outcome:** Failed
- **Proposer:** agrippa (99dZcXhrYgEmHeMKAb9ezPaBqgMdg1RjCGSfHa7BeQEX)
- **Proposal Account:** J7dWFgSSuMg3BNZBAKYp3AD5D2yuaaLUmyKqvxBZgHht
- **Created:** 2024-02-20
- **Completed:** 2024-02-25
- **Compensation Requested:** 200 META (50 META per milestone)
- **Milestone Multisig:** 3/5 (Proph3t, DeanMachine, 0xNallok, LegalizeOnionFutures, sapphire)

## Significance
This proposal represents an early attempt to extend MetaDAO's futarchy mechanism beyond binary decisions. The failure is notable because:

1. **Mechanism design ambition:** Multi-modal proposals would enable simultaneous evaluation of N alternatives (e.g., choosing among multiple grant applicants) rather than sequential binary votes
2. **Pork barrel solution:** Proposer argued mandatory draft stage with permissionless alternatives would filter wasteful spending through market competition
3. **Technical credibility:** Agrippa had strong credentials (led Realms frontend development, built first conditional tokens vault on Solana, met with Proph3t in Greece)
4. **Value claim:** Estimated 12.1% value increase to DAO, requesting only 200 META (~1.4% dilution at time)

The failure suggests either: (a) market skepticism about the value proposition, (b) concerns about execution risk, (c) other priorities taking precedence, or (d) insufficient liquidity/participation in the decision market. No public post-mortem explains the rejection.

## Relationship to KB
- [[metadao]] — governance mechanism evolution
- [[MetaDAOs Autocrat program implements futarchy through conditional token markets where proposals create parallel pass and fail universes settled by time-weighted average price over a three-day window]] — proposed extension
- [[futarchy adoption faces friction from token price psychology proposal complexity and liquidity requirements]] — complexity concerns
- [[proph3t]] — consulted with proposer in Greece, December 2023