MetaDAO: The Case for Ownership Coins

Connor argues ownership coins solve crypto's negative-drift problem by enforcing three properties: legal IP claims assigned to onchain governance, market-supervised treasuries with spending controls, and performance-gated unlocks tied to price milestones rather than calendar vesting. MetaDAO ICO basket returned +123% versus SOL's -50% through May 10, 2026, with futarchy-based governance allowing prediction markets to price decisions rather than relying on token-weighted voting that collapses under coordination costs. The category's main remaining gap is institutional-grade reporting—without quarterly financials and KPI disclosure, fundamentals-oriented capital cannot fully allocate despite the improved legal and economic alignment.