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- What: Entity profile for mtnCapital ($MTN), ICO decision record (~$5.76M raised), wind-down decision record (first futarchy liquidation), enrichments to conditional token arbitrage and unruggable ICO enforcement claims - Why: mtnCapital is the FIRST MetaDAO liquidation (pre-Ranger ~6 months), confirmed via X research. Theia profited ~$35K via NAV arbitrage. Establishes the liquidation sequence: mtnCapital → Hurupay → Ranger across three different failure modes. - Source: X research (@jimistgeil, @arihantbansal, @donovanchoy, @TheiaResearch, @nonstopTheo, @Tiendientu_com, @_Dean_Machine, @cryptof4ck) Pentagon-Agent: Rio <5551F5AF-0C5C-429F-8915-1FE74A00E019>
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| type | entity_type | name | domain | status | tracked_by | created | last_updated | tags | token_symbol | parent | launch_date | resolution_date | amount_raised | built_on | ||||||
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| entity | fund | mtnCapital | internet-finance | liquidated | rio | 2026-03-20 | 2026-03-20 |
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$MTN | metadao | 2025-08 | 2025-09 | $5,760,000 |
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mtnCapital
Overview
mtnCapital was a futarchy-governed investment fund launched through MetaDAO's permissioned launchpad. It raised approximately $5.76M USDC, all locked in the DAO treasury. The fund was subsequently wound down via futarchy governance vote, making it the first MetaDAO project to be liquidated — predating the Ranger Finance liquidation. Token holders redeemed $MTN at approximately $0.604 per token.
Current State
- Status: Liquidated (wind-down completed via futarchy vote, ~September 2025)
- Token: $MTN
- Raise: ~$5.76M USDC (all locked in DAO treasury)
- Launch FDV: Uncertain — one source (@cryptof4ck) cites $3.3M, but this would imply ~57% discount to NAV at launch which is implausible unless significant token allocation sat outside treasury (team/LP). Needs verification.
- Redemption price: ~$0.604 per $MTN
- Post-liquidation: Token still trades with minimal volume (~$79/day as of Nov 2025)
Timeline
- ~2025-08 — Launched via MetaDAO permissioned ICO, raised ~$5.76M USDC
- 2025-08 to 2025-09 — Trading period. Launched at ~$3.3M FDV. At one point trading above NAV.
- ~2025-09 — Futarchy governance proposal to wind down operations passed. Capital returned to token holders at ~$0.604/token redemption rate.
- 2025-09 — Theia Research bought $MTN at avg $0.485, redeemed at $0.604, profiting ~$35K via NAV arbitrage
- 2025-11 — @_Dean_Machine flagged potential manipulation concerns "going as far back as the mtnCapital raise, trading, and redemption"
- 2026-01 — @AK47ven listed mtnCapital among 5/8 MetaDAO launches still green since launch (likely referring to pre-liquidation returns)
- 2026-03 — @donovanchoy cited mtnCapital as first in the liquidation sequence: "mtnCapital was liquidated and returned capital, then Hurupay, now (possibly) Ranger"
Significance
mtnCapital is the first empirical test of the unruggable ICO enforcement mechanism. The futarchy governance system approved a wind-down, capital was returned to investors, and the process was orderly. This predates the Ranger Finance liquidation and establishes that:
- Futarchy-governed liquidation works in practice — the mechanism moved from theoretical to empirically validated
- NAV arbitrage creates a price floor — Theia bought below redemption value and profited from the liquidation vote, confirming the arbitrage mechanism described in decision markets make majority theft unprofitable through conditional token arbitrage
- The sequence matters — mtnCapital (orderly) → Hurupay (refund, didn't reach minimum) → Ranger (contested liquidation with misrepresentation allegations) shows the enforcement mechanism operating across different failure modes
Open Questions
- What specifically triggered the wind-down? The fund raised $5.76M but apparently failed to deploy capital successfully. Details on what went wrong are sparse.
- @_Dean_Machine's manipulation concerns — was there exploitative trading around the raise/redemption cycle? If so, this is relevant to the mechanism's robustness.
- Was this a Cayman SPC SegCo or Marshall Islands path?
Relationship to KB
- metadao — parent entity, permissioned launchpad
- decision markets make majority theft unprofitable through conditional token arbitrage — mtnCapital liquidation is the first empirical confirmation of the NAV arbitrage mechanism
- 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 of this enforcement mechanism
- 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 — launch #3 or #4 in the sequence
Relevant Entities:
- metadao — platform
- theia-research — arbitrage participant
- ranger-finance — second liquidation case (different failure mode)
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