teleo-codex/entities/internet-finance/avici.md
m3taversal ea5a859032 rio: upgrade 7 ownership coin entity files with research + correct attribution
- What: Rewrote mtnCapital, Avici, Loyal, ZKLSOL, Paystream, Solomon, P2P.me entities
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- Changes per entity:
  - Corrected parent: [[metadao]] (curated launches, not futardio permissionless)
  - Added launch_platform, launch_order fields for proper sequencing
  - Added investment rationale from original raise pitches
  - Added governance activity tables (buybacks, restructuring, team packages)
  - Added open questions and competitive context
  - Removed hardcoded prices (live tool handles this)
- Sources: X research, decision records, source archives, web search

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entity company Avici internet-finance
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inbox/archive/internet-finance/2025-10-14-futardio-launch-avici.md

Avici

Overview

Crypto neobank building distributed internet banking infrastructure on Solana — spend cards, an internet-native trust score, unsecured loans, and eventually home mortgages. The thesis: internet capital markets need internet banking infrastructure. To gain independence from fiat, crypto needs a social ledger for reputation-based undercollateralized lending.

Investment Rationale (from raise)

"Money didn't originate from the barter system, that's a myth. It began as credit. Money isn't a commodity; it is a social ledger." Avici argues that onchain finance still lacks reputation-based undercollateralized lending (citing Vitalik's agreement). The ICO pitch: build the onchain banking infrastructure that replaces traditional bank accounts — credit scoring, spend cards, unsecured loans, mortgages — all governed by futarchy.

ICO Details

  • Platform: MetaDAO curated launchpad (4th launch)
  • Date: October 14-18, 2025
  • Target: $2M
  • Committed: $34.2M (17x oversubscribed)
  • Final raise: $3.5M (89.8% of commitments refunded)
  • Initial FDV: $4.515M at $0.35/token
  • Launch mechanism: Futardio v0.6 (pro-rata)
  • Distribution: No preferential VC allocations — described as one of crypto's fairest token distributions

Current State (as of early 2026)

Live products:

  • Visa Debit Card — live in 100+ countries, virtual and physical. 1.5-2% cashback. No staking required. No top-up, transaction, or maintenance fees. Processing 100,000+ transactions monthly.
  • Smart Wallet — self-custodial, login via Google/iCloud/biometrics/passkey (no seed phrases). Programmable security policies (daily spend limits, address whitelisting).
  • Biz Cards — lets Solana projects spend from onchain treasury for business needs
  • Named Virtual Accounts — personal account number + IBAN, fiat auto-converted to stablecoins in self-custodial wallet. MoonPay integration.
  • Multi-chain deposits — Solana, Polygon, Arbitrum, Base, BSC, Avalanche

Traction: ~4,000+ MAU, 70% month-on-month retention, $1.2M+ in Visa card spend, 12,000+ token holders

Not yet live: Trust Score (onchain credit scoring), unsecured loans, mortgages — still on roadmap

Team Performance Package (March 2026 proposal)

0% team allocation at launch. New proposal for up to 25% contingent on reaching $5B valuation:

  • Phase 1: 15% linear unlock between $100M-$1B market cap ($5.53-$55.30/token)
  • Phase 2: 10% in equal tranches between $1.5B-$5B ($82.95-$197.55/token)
  • No tokens unlock before January 2029 lockup regardless of milestone achievement
  • Change-of-control protection: 30% of acquisition value to team if hostile takeover

This is the strongest performance-alignment structure in the MetaDAO ecosystem — zero dilution unless the project is worth 100x+ the ICO valuation.

Governance Activity

Decision Date Outcome Record
ICO launch 2025-10-14 Completed, $3.5M raised avici-futardio-launch
Team performance package 2026-03-30 Proposed See inbox/archive

Open Questions

  • Team anonymity. No founder names publicly disclosed. RootData shows 55% transparency score and project "not claimed." This is unusual for a project processing 100K+ monthly card transactions.
  • Credit scoring timeline. The Trust Score is the key differentiator vs. existing crypto cards, but it's still on the roadmap. Without it, Avici is a good crypto debit card but not the "internet bank" the pitch describes.
  • Regulatory exposure. Visa card program in 100+ countries implies banking partnerships and compliance obligations. How does futarchy governance interact with regulated card issuer requirements?

Timeline

  • 2025-10-14 — MetaDAO curated ICO opens ($2M target)
  • 2025-10-18 — ICO closes. $3.5M raised (17x oversubscribed).
  • 2025-11 — Card top-up speed reduced from minutes to seconds
  • 2026-01-09 — SOLO yield integration for passive stablecoin earnings
  • 2026-01-10 — Named Virtual Accounts launched (account number + IBAN)
  • 2026-01 — Peak return: 21x from ICO price ($7.56 ATH)
  • 2026-03-30 — Team performance package proposal (0% → up to 25% contingent on $5B)

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