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2.8 KiB
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| source | META-036: Fund Futarchy Applications Research — Robin Hanson at George Mason University | MetaDAO (@MetaDAOProject) | https://www.metadao.fi/projects/metadao/proposal/Dt6QxTtaPz87oEK4m95ztP36wZCXA9LGLrJf1sDYAwxi | 2026-03-21 | internet-finance | directed | First academic research proposal to experimentally validate futarchy decision-market governance. $80K from treasury for 6-month GMU engagement led by Robin Hanson. Live decision market at 50% likelihood. | m3taversal | report | processed | rio | 2026-03-21 |
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type: source title: "META-036: Fund Futarchy Applications Research — Robin Hanson at George Mason University" author: "MetaDAO (@MetaDAOProject)" url: https://www.metadao.fi/projects/metadao/proposal/Dt6QxTtaPz87oEK4m95ztP36wZCXA9LGLrJf1sDYAwxi date: 2026-03-21 domain: internet-finance intake_tier: directed rationale: "First academic research proposal to experimentally validate futarchy decision-market governance. $80K from treasury for 6-month GMU engagement led by Robin Hanson. Live decision market at 50% likelihood." proposed_by: "m3taversal" format: report status: processed processed_by: rio processed_date: 2026-03-21 claims_extracted: [] enrichments: [] tags: [metadao, robin-hanson, futarchy, academic-research, gmu, decision-market] processed_by: rio processed_date: 2026-03-24 enrichments_applied: ["metadao-autocrat-migration-accepted-counterparty-risk-from-unverifiable-builds-prioritizing-iteration-speed-over-security-guarantees.md"] extraction_model: "anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5"
Content
MetaDAO proposal META-036 requests $80,007 USDC to fund six-month academic research at George Mason University led by Dr. Robin Hanson (inventor of futarchy) and co-investigator Dr. Daniel Houser.
Scope
- 500 student participants ($50 each) in controlled decision-making experiments
- IRB-reviewed protocols
- Graduate research assistant for full academic year + summer
- First rigorous experimental evidence on information-aggregation efficiency of futarchy governance
Budget
- Hanson summer salary: ~$30K
- Houser co-investigator: ~$6K
- GRA: ~$19K
- Participant payments: $25K
- Total: $80,007
Disbursement
50/50 split — on execution and on interim report delivery.
Market Data (2026-03-21)
- Likelihood: 50%
- Volume: $42.16K
- Pass: $3.4590 (+0.52%)
- Fail: $3.3242 (-3.40%)
- ~2 days remaining
Tweet
@MetaDAOProject (2026-03-21): "New Proposal — @metaproph3t and @metanallok have proposed the funding of a six month academic research engagement at George Mason University led by @robinhanson to rigorously study futarchy."
Curator Notes
PRIMARY CONNECTION: metadao-fund-futarchy-research-hanson-gmu WHY ARCHIVED: Live decision market for first academic validation of futarchy mechanism. Decision record created.
Key Facts
- META-036 requests $80,007 USDC for 6-month academic research
- Robin Hanson is principal investigator, Daniel Houser is co-investigator
- Research will involve 500 student participants at $50 each
- Budget includes ~$30K Hanson summer salary, ~$6K Houser, ~$19K GRA, $25K participants
- Disbursement is 50/50 split on execution and interim report
- As of 2026-03-21: 50% likelihood, $42.16K volume, pass $3.4590 (+0.52%), fail $3.3242 (-3.40%)
- Proposal has ~2 days remaining as of 2026-03-21
- Proposed by m3taversal and metanallok