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m3taversal 04d2032b06 leo: enrich ownership coin entities with treasury, price, and runway data 
- Source: Cory's Ownership Coins spreadsheet + fluid capital X post
- Added treasury USDC, token price, monthly allowance to all 8 entities
- Added parent: [[futardio]] link to Solomon, Ranger, Omnipair
- Price data is point-in-time (~Mar 2026), will need periodic refresh

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type entity_type name domain handles status tracked_by created last_updated founded category parent stage key_metrics competitors built_on tags
entity company Ranger Finance internet-finance
@ranger_finance
liquidating rio 2026-03-11 2026-03-11 2026-01-06 Perps aggregator / DEX aggregation (Solana/Hyperliquid) futardio declining
raise treasury token_price monthly_allowance projected_volume projected_revenue liquidation_recovery
$8M raised ($86.4M committed — 14x oversubscription) $3.25M USDC (pre-liquidation) $0.48 $250K $5B (actual: ~$2B — 60% below) $2M (actual: ~$500K — 75% below) 90%+ from ICO price
Jupiter
Drift
Solana
Hyperliquid
perps
aggregation
metadao-ecosystem
liquidation
futarchy-enforcement

Ranger Finance

Overview

Perps aggregator and DEX aggregation platform on Solana/Hyperliquid. Three products: perps aggregation (Jupiter, Drift), spot meta-aggregation (Jupiter, DFlow), and Ranger Earn (vault-based yield strategies). Launched via MetaDAO ICO in January 2026. Now undergoing futarchy-governed liquidation — the first major test of the unruggable ICO enforcement mechanism.

Current State

  • Liquidation: MetaDAO community passed liquidation proposal (early March 2026). Snapshot scheduled March 12, 2026.
  • Reasons for liquidation:
    • Material misrepresentations before fundraise: projected $5B volume and $2M revenue; actual was ~$2B volume (60% below) and ~$500K revenue (75% below)
    • Activity dropped 90%+ post-ICO
    • Most "users" were reportedly token farmers, not legitimate platform participants
  • Liquidation terms: Pull all RNGR and USDC from the Futarchy AMM, return treasury funds to tokenholders (excluding unvested/protocol-owned). Recovery estimated at 90%+ from ICO price — strong investor protection outcome. IP and infrastructure return to Glint House PTE LTD.
  • Post-liquidation pivot: Shifted to focus exclusively on vaults product, suspending perp aggregation and spot trading. Running "Build-A-Bear Hackathon" with up to $1M in vault TVL seed funding. All-time $1.13M+ paid to Ranger Earn depositors.

Timeline

  • 2026-01-06 — ICO on MetaDAO. Raised $6M+, selling 39% of RNGR at ~$15M FDV. Full liquidity at TGE (no vesting). Team allocation performance-based (milestones at 2x/4x/8x/16x/32x).
  • 2026-02 — Volume and revenue significantly below projections. Activity drop-off.
  • 2026-03 — Liquidation proposal passed via futarchy. Snapshot scheduled March 12.
  • 2026-03-06 — Pivot to vaults-only, suspend perp/spot aggregation.

Significance for KB

Ranger is THE test case for futarchy-governed enforcement. The system is working as designed: investors funded a project, the project underperformed relative to representations, the community used futarchy to force liquidation and treasury return. This is exactly what the "unruggable ICO" mechanism promises — and Ranger is the first live demonstration.

Key questions this case answers:

  1. Does futarchy enforcement actually work? (Yes — liquidation proposal passed)
  2. Do investors get meaningful recovery? (90%+ from ICO price — strong outcome)
  3. Does the threat of liquidation create accountability? (Evidence: team pivoted to vaults before liquidation completed)

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