teleo-codex/decisions/internet-finance/ranger-liquidation.md
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Omnipair (4): OMFG-001 through OMFG-004
Ranger (3): ICO launch + $2M buyback + contested liquidation
Solomon (3): ICO launch ($102.9M committed) + DP-00001 + DP-00002
Loyal (3): ICO launch ($75.9M committed) + buyback + liquidity adjustment
ZKLSOL (4): ICO launch + team burn + buyback + restructuring
Umbra (3): ICO launch + security audits + mainnet expansion
Futardio cult (3): ICO launch + omnibus (90% token burn) + liquidity pool
Kyros (1): Burn 4.42M unclaimed airdrop
Jito DAO (1): JTO Vault / TipRouter NCN (JIP-10)
Marinade (1): SAM Bid Routing to MNDE Stakers (MIP.5)

Pentagon-Agent: Rio <5551F5AF-0C5C-429F-8915-1FE74A00E019>
2026-03-24 15:53:35 +00:00

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type entity_type name domain status parent_entity platform proposer proposal_url proposal_date resolution_date category summary tracked_by created
decision decision_market Ranger: Liquidate Ranger Finance internet-finance passed ranger-finance futardio Group of RNGR tokenholders https://www.metadao.fi/projects/ranger/proposal/DPATwR2HLcGZCBZCTffzagV4r7dp5FF2C9aJmiuCDUpS 2026-03-02 2026-03-05 liquidation Tokenholders voted to liquidate Ranger Finance citing material misrepresentations about revenue and product-market fit — treasury USDC returned to holders, IP returned to team rio 2026-03-24

Ranger: Liquidate Ranger Finance

Summary

Group of RNGR tokenholders proposed full liquidation of Ranger Finance, alleging the team made material misrepresentations about business metrics to entice investment. Key allegations: co-founder stated "$5B volume → $2M revenue" for 2025, but on-chain analysis showed ~$2B volume and ~$500K revenue, with volume and revenue down 90%+ between ICO announcement (Nov 2025) and the presentation (Dec 2025). Activity dropped to near-zero post-ICO announcement, indicating users were points farmers not organic users. The proposal nullified the prior 90-day buyback cooldown.

Market Data

  • Outcome: Passed
  • Proposal Account: DPATwR2HLcGZCBZCTffzagV4r7dp5FF2C9aJmiuCDUpS
  • Duration: 2026-03-02 to ~2026-03-05
  • Treasury USDC: ~$3.5M
  • Expected book value: $0.75-$0.82 per RNGR
  • Eligible tokens: ~5.8-6.4M RNGR (excludes locked team, out-of-range LP, buyback tokens)

Liquidation Structure

  1. Remove all RNGR/USDC liquidity from futarchyAMM
  2. Snapshot vested token balances 1 week after voting ends
  3. Calculate book value per token from treasury USDC + LP USDC
  4. Open redemption for tokenholders at book value
  5. Return all IP, trademarks, source code to Glint House PTE. LTD
  6. Unclaimed USDC after 18 months at MetaDAO team's discretion

Significance

Third futarchy-governed liquidation on MetaDAO (after mtnCapital and Hurupay), but the first contested liquidation where tokenholders allege material misrepresentation. This is the strongest test of futarchy-governed investor protection: the market mechanism allowed investors to force full treasury return when they believed the team broke trust. The proposal explicitly overrode the 90-day cooldown from the previous buyback proposal, demonstrating that futarchy can override its own prior decisions when new evidence emerges.

The detailed on-chain evidence (Dune queries, Discord screenshots, timeline analysis) presented in the proposal shows the level of due diligence possible when governance is transparent and data is on-chain.

Relationship to KB

Full Proposal Text

Source: metadao.fi, tabled 2026-03-02. Authors: Group of RNGR tokenholders.

Since the ICO concluded, it's become clear that: (1) the Ranger team made material misrepresentations about their business, and (2) the business was predicated on points farming, not organic activity.

Key evidence: In a presentation, Ranger co-founder FA2 stated "Current stats: we are close to doing $5 billion in volume this year and next year we are targeting to do $100 billion in volume" with a slide showing "2025: $5b volume → $2m revenue". On-chain analysis shows volume was ~$2B and revenue ~$500K, with volume/revenue down 90%+ between ICO announcement and presentation. Multiple team members repeated the $2M revenue figure without correction.

Activity across perps and spot declined to near-zero following the ICO announcement, indicating "users" were points farmers not organic users.

Proposed plan: remove LP, snapshot vested balances, calculate book value, open redemption. Treasury USDC: ~$3.5M. Expected book value: $0.75-$0.82. Return all IP to Glint House PTE. LTD.