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---
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type: entity
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entity_type: company
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name: "Salmon Wallet"
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domain: internet-finance
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status: active
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founded: 2022
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website: "https://salmonwallet.io/"
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social:
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twitter: "https://x.com/salmonwallet"
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telegram: "https://t.me/salmon_wallet"
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github: "https://github.com/salmon-wallet"
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key_metrics:
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prior_funding: "$122,500"
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funding_sources: "Bootstrap ($80K), Serum grant ($2.5K), Eclipse grant ($40K)"
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futardio_raise_attempted: "$375,000"
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futardio_raise_actual: "$97,535"
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monthly_burn_planned: "$25,000"
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tracked_by: rio
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created: 2026-03-11
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---
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# Salmon Wallet
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## Overview
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Salmon Wallet is an open-source, self-custodial cryptocurrency wallet built primarily on Solana with Bitcoin support. Active since 2022 and listed on the Solana wallet adapter, the project positions itself around transparency, user sovereignty, and community-first governance. The team operates their own Solana validator for transparent revenue generation.
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## Timeline
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- **2022** — Project founded, listed on Solana wallet adapter, received $80K bootstrap funding and $2.5K Serum grant
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- **2022-2024** — Received $40K Eclipse grant, continued development
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- **2026-03-03** — [[salmon-wallet-futardio-fundraise]] launched seeking $375K for 12-month runway through futarchy-governed raise
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- **2026-03-04** — Futardio raise failed, entered refunding status after raising only $97,535 (26% of target)
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## Relationship to KB
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- [[futardio]] — attempted first wallet infrastructure fundraise on platform
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- [[futarchy adoption faces friction from token price psychology proposal complexity and liquidity requirements]] — case study in adoption barriers
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- [[MetaDAO is the futarchy launchpad on Solana where projects raise capital through unruggable ICOs governed by conditional markets creating the first platform for ownership coins at scale]] — tested platform scope beyond meme coins |