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| entity | decision_market | Salmon Wallet: Futardio Fundraise | internet-finance | failed | salmon-wallet | futardio | https://www.futard.io/launch/Aakx1gdDoNQYqiv5uoqdXx56mGr6AbZh73SWpxHrk2qF | 2026-03-03 | 2026-03-04 | fundraise | Open-source wallet infrastructure project seeking $375K through futarchy-governed raise, failed at 26% of target |
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rio | 2026-03-11 |
Salmon Wallet: Futardio Fundraise
Summary
Salmon Wallet attempted to raise $375,000 through MetaDAO's futarchy platform to fund 12 months of wallet infrastructure development. The raise achieved only $97,535 (26% of target) before closing in refunding status after one day. This represents the first observed futarchy-governed fundraise for wallet infrastructure software, as opposed to investment vehicles or meme coins.
Market Data
- Outcome: Failed (refunding)
- Target: $375,000
- Raised: $97,535 (26%)
- Duration: 1 day (2026-03-03 to 2026-03-04)
- Token: SAL (Salmon Token)
- Launch address: Aakx1gdDoNQYqiv5uoqdXx56mGr6AbZh73SWpxHrk2qF
Significance
First empirical evidence of futarchy adoption friction for operational software infrastructure projects. Despite legitimate credentials (active since 2022, Solana wallet adapter listing, $122.5K prior funding), the project failed to attract sufficient capital through futarchy governance. The 26% funding rate suggests that futarchy-governed raises may face different success rates depending on project category, with operational software facing higher barriers than pure capital allocation vehicles.
The proposed budget breakdown revealed traditional operational structure: 73% team, 17% infrastructure, 8% growth, 2% governance/legal. This suggests that even futarchy-governed projects require conventional operational scaffolding, with governance mechanisms representing a small fraction of total costs.
Relationship to KB
- Confirms futarchy adoption faces friction from token price psychology proposal complexity and liquidity requirements
- Extends 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 with operational software use case
- Illustrates futarchy-governed DAOs converge on traditional corporate governance scaffolding for treasury operations because market mechanisms alone cannot provide operational security and legal compliance