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MetaDAO, Plasma, and DATs Crime | Livestream

Sep 26, 2025
Colin House, founder and lead of MetaDAO, discusses innovative fundraising strategies and governance models in decentralized finance. He reveals how the futarchy-based platform empowers tokenholders and ensures rights protection through systems like the Mountain Capital case study. The conversation explores the challenges of adoption, risks of insider trading, and the unique dynamics of Plasma and Solana markets. Colin also shares insights on founder profiles, capital formation, and the evolving landscape of AMMs in crypto.
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INSIGHT

Unruggable Fundraising Model

  • MetaDAO's fundraising platform enforces accountability so founders can't run away with funds.
  • That protection attracts builders who want capital without rug risk.
INSIGHT

Futarchy Put To The Test

  • MetaDAO used futarchy to govern funds and prove the system via real capital allocation experiments.
  • Successful and failed proposals demonstrated futarchy's practical protections for tokenholders.
ANECDOTE

Mountain Capital Redemption Story

  • Mountain Capital raised $5.7M but failed to deploy capital and traded below NAV.
  • Tokenholders used a permissionless redemption to unwind the treasury and reclaim value.
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