teleo-codex/decisions/internet-finance/mtncapital-wind-down.md
m3taversal 0a95c028cc rio: batch 4 — 26 new decision records for 10 projects
New decision records with full proposal text for projects that previously
had zero governance documentation in the KB.

Omnipair (4):
- OMFG-001: Increase Allowance to $50K/mo (Passed, 2025-10-03)
- OMFG-002: Fund Security Audits $64K (Passed, 2025-10-31)
- OMFG-003: Migrate to V0.6 (Passed, 2026-02-16)
- OMFG-004: Strategic Ecosystem Investment $20K (Passed, 2026-03-12)

Ranger (3):
- ICO Launch: $86.4M committed, $6M min (Complete, 2026-01-06)
- $2M Buyback at NAV (Passed, 2026-01-12)
- Liquidation: contested, citing misrepresentation (Passed, 2026-03-02)

Solomon (3):
- ICO Launch: $102.9M committed, $8M raised (Complete, 2025-11-14)
- DP-00001: Treasury Subcommittee + $150K Legal (Passed, 2026-03-05)
- DP-00002: SOLO Acquisition + Incentives Reserve (Passed, 2026-03-13)

Loyal (3):
- ICO Launch: $75.9M committed (Complete, 2025-10-18)
- $1.5M Buyback at NAV (Passed, 2025-11-26)
- Liquidity Adjustment: burn 810K tokens (Passed, 2025-12-23)

ZKLSOL (4):
- ICO Launch: $969K raised (Complete, 2025-10-20)
- Burn Team Performance Package (Passed, 2025-11-22)
- $200K Buyback (Passed, 2026-01-16)
- Restructuring Proposal (Passed, 2026-02-07)

Umbra (3):
- ICO Launch: $154.9M committed, $3M raised (Complete, 2025-10-06)
- UMBRA-001: Fund Security Audits $105K (Passed, 2025-11-12)
- Road to Mainnet operational expansion (Passed, 2026-01-13)

Futardio cult (3):
- ICO Launch: $11.4M committed (Complete, 2026-03-03)
- FUTARDIO-001: Omnibus — 90% token burn + $50/mo spend (Passed, 2026-03-04)
- $10K Meteora DLMM Liquidity Pool (Passed, 2026-03-17)

Kyros (1):
- Burn 4.42M unclaimed airdrop tokens (Passed, 2026-01-13)

Jito DAO (1):
- JTO Vault / TipRouter NCN per JIP-10 (Passed, 2025-01-13)

Marinade (1):
- SAM Bid Routing to MNDE Stakers per MIP.5 (Passed, 2025-02-04)

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---
type: decision
entity_type: decision_market
name: "mtnCapital: Wind Down Operations"
domain: internet-finance
status: passed
parent_entity: "[[mtncapital]]"
platform: metadao
proposal_date: 2025-09
resolution_date: 2025-09
category: liquidation
summary: "First MetaDAO futarchy-governed liquidation — community voted to wind down operations and return capital at ~$0.604/MTN redemption rate"
tracked_by: rio
created: 2026-03-20
---
# mtnCapital: Wind Down Operations
## Summary
The mtnCapital community voted via futarchy to wind down the fund's operations and return treasury capital to token holders. This was the **first futarchy-governed liquidation** on MetaDAO, preceding the Ranger Finance liquidation by approximately 6 months.
## Market Data
- **Outcome:** Passed (wind-down approved)
- **Redemption rate:** ~$0.604 per $MTN
- **Duration:** ~September 2025
## Evidence: NAV Arbitrage in Practice
Theia Research executed the textbook NAV arbitrage strategy:
- Bought 297K $MTN at average price of ~$0.485 (below redemption value)
- Voted for wind-down via futarchy
- Redeemed at ~$0.604 per token
- Profit: ~$35K
This demonstrates the mechanism described in [[decision markets make majority theft unprofitable through conditional token arbitrage]] working in reverse — the same arbitrage dynamics that prevent value extraction ALSO create a price floor at NAV. When token price < redemption value, rational actors buy and vote to liquidate, guaranteeing profit and enforcing the floor.
@arihantbansal confirmed the mechanism works at small scale too: traded $100 in the pass market of the wind-down proposal, redeemed for $101 "only possible with futarchy."
## Manipulation Concerns
@_Dean_Machine (Nov 2025) flagged potential exploitation: "someone has been taking advantage, going as far back as the mtnCapital raise, trading, and redemption." Whether this constitutes manipulation or informed arbitrage correcting a mispricing depends on whether participants had material non-public information about the wind-down timing.
## Significance
1. **Orderly liquidation is possible.** Capital returned through futarchy mechanism without legal proceedings or team absconding.
2. **NAV floor is real.** The arbitrage opportunity (buy below NAV vote to liquidate redeem at NAV) was executed profitably.
3. **Liquidation sequence.** mtnCapital (orderly wind-down, ~Sep 2025) Hurupay (failed minimum, Feb 2026) Ranger Finance (contested liquidation, Mar 2026) three different failure modes, all handled through the futarchy mechanism.
## Relationship to KB
- [[mtncapital]] parent entity
- [[decision markets make majority theft unprofitable through conditional token arbitrage]] NAV arbitrage is empirical confirmation
- [[futarchy-governed liquidation is the enforcement mechanism that makes unruggable ICOs credible because investors can force full treasury return when teams materially misrepresent]] first live test
- [[futarchy is manipulation-resistant because attack attempts create profitable opportunities for defenders]] manipulation concerns test this claim
## Full Proposal Text
*Source: on-chain governance records, ~September 2025*
First futarchy-governed liquidation on MetaDAO. Community voted to wind down mtnCapital operations and return treasury capital to token holders.
**Redemption Rate:** ~$0.604 per $MTN token.
**NAV Arbitrage Evidence:**
- Theia Research purchased 297K $MTN at ~$0.485 (below redemption value)
- Voted for wind-down via futarchy
- Redeemed at ~$0.604
- Profit: ~$35K on the arbitrage
**Small-scale confirmation:** @arihantbansal traded $100 in pass market, redeemed for $101.
**Manipulation concerns:** @_Dean_Machine flagged potential exploitation (Nov 2025), noting "someone has been taking advantage, going as far back as the mtnCapital raise, trading, and redemption."
**Three-part liquidation sequence on MetaDAO:**
1. mtnCapital (orderly wind-down, ~Sep 2025)
2. Hurupay (failed minimum, Feb 2026)
3. Ranger Finance (contested liquidation, Mar 2026)