Futarchy vs. Grants Council: Optimism's Futarchy Experiment

Superchain TVL Increase as of May 21 2025

Projects:
Rocket Pool, SuperForm, Balancer & Beets, Avantis, Polynomial

Increases:

Project Increase
Rocket Pool $0
SuperForm $2,131,610
Balancer & Beets $17,708,516
Avantis $252,907
Polynomial: $1,297,589

Total = $18,795,444


Grants Council Selection Total TVL Increase as of May 21 2025

Projects:
Extra Finance, Rocket Pool, SuperForm, Gyroscope, Reservoir

Increases:

Project Increase
Extra Finance $5,510,391
Rocket Pool $0
SuperForm $2,131,610
Gyroscope –$1,390,912
Reservoir $0

Total = $6,251,089


Result

Mechanism Total TVL Increase
Futarchy $18.8M
Grants Council $6.3M

Futarchy outperformed the Grants Council by over 3x in Superchain TVL growth.

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