Price change (24h):
14.21%
High (24h):
$4.42
Low (24h):
$3.28
Volume (24h):
$1.49M
Market Cap:
$91.01M
All Time High:
63.09% $10.84
Oct 21, 2025
All Time Low:
452% $0.72
Aug 17, 2025
MetaDAO
META0.00 %(1Y)
$4.01
About MetaDAO
MetaDAO (new) (META) is a cryptocurrency launched in 2023 that powers a fundraising and governance protocol on Solana. Rather than relying on token-weighted votes, the system uses futarchy—a model where market prices determine proposal outcomes.
The protocol functions as a futarchy-based governance layer, solving the persistent problem of voter apathy and irrationality in traditional DAOs. Proposals are evaluated not by counting wallets but by opening conditional prediction markets. If traders believe a proposed change will increase the META token’s price, they bid the market upward, and the proposal passes automatically; pessimism triggers rejection. This replaces subjective judgment with aggregated financial incentives.
MetaDAO operates on the Solana network. The protocol relies exclusively on Solana’s single-layer consensus architecture, which combines proof-of-history and proof-of-stake to sequence transactions without the overhead of a dedicated chain. Decision market creation and settlement all occur within Solana’s parallelized runtime.
Built as an SPL token, META harnesses Solana’s low-latency architecture to settle market outcomes rapidly. The contract address METAwkXcqyXKy1AtsSgJ8JiUHwGCafnZL38n3vYmeta anchors the token, and its standard ensures composability with other Solana DeFi primitives. No EVM compatibility exists; the protocol is natively Solana-native.
The intellectual roots trace to economist Robin Hanson, who long advocated separating values from beliefs in governance. MetaDAO codifies this theory, launching on November 8, 2023, to implement futarchy onchain. No individual founders are publicly attributed; the protocol debuted in late 2023 as a direct implementation of Hanson’s vision, emerging from a community-driven experiment in market-based decision systems.
The protocol’s long-term ambition is to prove that financial speculation can serve as a superior governance mechanism over human-delegated trust. By aligning proposal success directly with token price impact, MetaDAO eliminates the principal-agent dilemmas that plague traditional DAOs. The mission rests on the assumption that market participants, armed with capital at risk, will generate more accurate judgments than casual token holders casting votes.
META tokens do not confer voting power. Instead, they serve as the denominating asset and settlement currency within the decision markets. Proposal outcomes derive solely from the terminal price of a conditional META market pair, where traders buy ‘pass’ or ‘fail’ tokens. The token’s spot price thus becomes a real-time barometer of collective optimism or pessimism regarding protocol decisions.
Market participants use META to mint conditional tokens and take directional positions on forthcoming proposals. Accurately forecasting the market’s sentiment can yield profit as the proposal resolves and bets settle. Because the token has no staking or fee-payment role, its entire utility orbits around enabling these predictive governance markets.
MetaDAO (new) has a total supply of 22,684,697.99 tokens. Currently, 22,684,697.99 are in circulation. No emission schedule, halving events, or burn mechanisms are programmed into the protocol; the entire supply is fully circulating and was distributed at genesis. With a market capitalization of $54,618,707, MetaDAO (new) ranks #451 among all cryptocurrencies.
MetaDAO Historical Price Data
| Date | Open | Close | High | Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/07/2026 | $3.33 | $4.29 | $4.37 | $3.33 |
| 06/07/2026 | $3.33 | $3.33 | $3.95 | $3.24 |
| 05/07/2026 | $3.49 | $3.27 | $3.54 | $3.27 |
| 04/07/2026 | $3.34 | $3.48 | $3.55 | $3.27 |
| 03/07/2026 | $3.22 | $3.34 | $3.35 | $3.22 |
| 02/07/2026 | $3.06 | $3.22 | $3.26 | $3.02 |
| 01/07/2026 | $2.96 | $3.06 | $3.07 | $2.94 |
| 30/06/2026 | $3.05 | $2.95 | $3.05 | $2.94 |
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FAQ
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MetaDAO (META) is a cryptocurrency that can be bought, sold, and traded on major exchanges. Its price changes in real time based on supply, demand, and broader market conditions. You can track the live META price, market cap, and 24-hour trading volume at the top of this page.
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The current price of MetaDAO (META) is $4.01. Over the last 24 hours, it has moved 14.21%. Crypto prices update continuously, so short-term changes can happen quickly.
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You can buy MetaDAO on major exchanges like Binance, Coinbase, or KuCoin. However, simply buying and holding can be risky due to market volatility.
The smartest way to manage your META investment is to connect your exchange account to Stoic AI. This allows you to keep funds on your preferred exchange while our institutional-grade algorithm automates the trading strategy for you, aiming to outperform manual trading. -
MetaDAO's price is influenced by overall crypto market trends, trading volume, investor sentiment, regulatory news, and macroeconomic events. High volatility is common - META can move 5-15% in a single day. This makes timing the market extremely difficult for manual traders but creates opportunities for systematic, data-driven strategies.
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We can’t provide investment advice. Whether MetaDAO is a good investment depends on your risk tolerance, time horizon, and strategy. Crypto markets are highly volatile and past performance doesn't guarantee future results. Many investors reduce risk by diversifying across multiple assets and using automated strategies that remove emotional decision-making. Always do your own research before investing.
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Common approaches include buy & hold, discretionary trading based on technical analysis, or automated strategies. Manual trading can be difficult due to fees, timing, and emotional decisions. Stoic AI offers an out-of-the-box automated approach: connect your exchange via trade-only API permissions, choose a strategy, and the system manages portfolio rebalancing 24/7.
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Stoic AI uses hedge fund-grade quantitative strategies developed by Cindicator, a fintech company with 9+ years of experience and $230M+ in assets under management. The algorithm analyzes price data, volatility, and correlations to build and rebalance a diversified portfolio. META can be included based on real-time market conditions. Over 18,000 customers already use Stoic AI to automate their crypto portfolios.
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With Stoic AI, your funds stay on your exchange (Binance, Coinbase, KuCoin, etc.) at all times. Stoic connects via read-and-trade-only API keys - it cannot withdraw your funds. The platform uses institutional-grade risk management and has been live-tested through multiple market cycles since 2020, including the 2022 crypto winter. You maintain full control and can disconnect at any time.
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You can start with as little as $500. There are no lock-ups and no hidden fees. You can try it now and withdraw your funds at any time. Create a Stoic account, connect your exchange using an API key with trading‑only permissions, choose a strategy, and start automated trading. You can stop anytime by revoking the API key on your exchange. Since the funds stay in your exchange wallet, you remain in control of deposits and withdrawals.
