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META-036: Fund Futarchy Applications Research
Status: Active (50% likelihood as of 2026-03-21) Amount: $80,007 USDC Duration: 6 months Institution: George Mason University Principal Investigator: Dr. Robin Hanson (futarchy inventor) Co-Investigator: Dr. Daniel Houser
Scope
First rigorous experimental validation of futarchy decision-market governance mechanisms:
- 500 student participants ($50 compensation each)
- IRB-reviewed experimental protocols
- Graduate research assistant (full academic year + summer)
- Controlled decision-making experiments measuring information-aggregation efficiency
Budget Breakdown
- Hanson summer salary: ~$30,000
- Houser co-investigator: ~$6,000
- Graduate Research Assistant: ~$19,000
- Participant payments: $25,000
- Total: $80,007
Disbursement Structure
50/50 split:
- 50% on execution
- 50% on interim report delivery
Market Data (2026-03-21)
- Likelihood: 50%
- Volume: $42,160
- Pass token: $3.4590 (+0.52%)
- Fail token: $3.3242 (-3.40%)
- Time remaining: ~2 days
Significance
First academic research engagement to experimentally validate futarchy mechanisms that MetaDAO has already deployed in production. Represents MetaDAO's commitment to rigorous validation even while iterating rapidly on implementation.
Proposers
- m3taversal
- metanallok