FAQ
The Investment
Why is the valuation low?
Because your unlock is 3 months after TGE. If we price the seed at $30M and launch at $30M, you have no room to win. A $10M FDV gives you a clear path to 3x before the public round even closes. We would rather give early believers real upside than inflate a number on a deck.
What is my exit path?
MetaDAO TGE in Q2 2026. Your tokens begin unlocking 3 months after that.
MetaDAO is finalizing investor unlock mechanics. If they implement performance-based triggers similar to team unlocks, tranches release as price milestones are hit. If a standard time-based unlock is available, we will use that.
Either way, the structure will be clear before we commit. Sonar exists as a fallback specifically to ensure Echo investors have a viable, well-defined exit path regardless of how MetaDAO's investor unlock system develops.
What if MetaDAO does not happen?
We run a Sonar sale and launch an independent DAO with identical structure. 100% revenue to treasury. IP owned by the DAO. Token holder governance. The platform may change. The outcome does not.
Why are you only raising $500K–$1M?
Because raising more would mean a higher FDV, which would reduce upside. We could raise $2M and spend it on marketing and KOLs. But KOLs dump. The community raise and a fair valution is our marketing. Vested communities hold. The best marketing a token can have is price performance.
The Product
What is XIO?
XIO is an agentic neobroker. The control panel where humans supervise and agents execute, all from one capital pool.
How is XIO different from a perps DEX?
XIO is not a venue. It is the interface that sits above venues. We route orders, manage risk, hold your wallet, and eventually let agents trade on your behalf. Hyperliquid is where trades settle. XIO is where you control everything.
Why start with Hyperliquid?
62% market share in perp DEX volume. Fastest-growing venue. Most sophisticated trader base. The users we want are already there. We go where the flow is.
What happens if the agentic thesis is wrong?
XIO still works as a non-custodial neobroker with routing, portfolio tools, and a clean mobile app. Phase 1 stands alone. Agents are upside, not dependency. Worst case, we are the best Hyperliquid terminal with a MetaDAO-owned fee stream. That still generates recurring revenue to the treasury.
The Business
Where does revenue come from?
Phase 1: Builder code fees on Hyperliquid volume. Up to 0.1% of every trade routed through XIO.
Phase 2: Performance fees on agent strategies running from your single capital pool.
Top Hyperliquid wrappers already generate ~$1M/month in builder fees. We are not inventing a revenue model. We are entering one that already works.
What does the XIO token actually do?
XIO is an ownership coin. It holds rights to the IP (intellectual property) and commands the treasury where 100% of revenue accrues. Token holders govern how that capital is deployed.
What is the moat?
Single capital pool with orchestrated deployment across venues. Session key infrastructure for scoped agent permissions. Non-custodial architecture with CEX-grade UX. The moat is not one feature. It is the stack that coordinates agentic flow. Anyone can build a wrapper. Few can build the control panel.
The Token
What is the unlock schedule?
Echo investors: 3-month cliff post-TGE, with final unlock mechanics to be confirmed based on MetaDAO's investor framework.
Team: None to begin with. DAO approves team allocation. We will propose 20%. 18-month cliff post-TGE, with performance-based triggers.
Team tokens unlock in tranches only when $XIO trades above 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x, and 32x of the ICO price. Each trigger requires a 3-month TWAP. All unlocks are on-chain and visible. The team only wins when everyone wins.
Why MetaDAO instead of a normal token launch?
Most token launches are theater. Governance exists on paper. Treasuries get spent by foundations with no accountability.
MetaDAO enforces alignment at the protocol level. 100% of revenue flows to the DAO. The DAO owns the IP. Token holders vote on real decisions. No foundation. No discretionary spending. No trust required.
What is the target TGE valuation?
~$30M FDV. That gives Echo investors at $10M a 3x markup before public price discovery even begins.
The Risk
What is the worst case outcome?
XIO becomes a strong Hyperliquid wrapper with pro tools and a DAO-owned fee stream. Agents never take off. The agentic thesis was early. But the product still works, revenue still flows to the treasury, and token holders still own something real. That is the floor.
What if Hyperliquid loses relevance?
The architecture is venue-agnostic. The SOR routes to wherever liquidity lives. Hyperliquid is the starting point because that is where the users are today. If the meta shifts, we follow it.
What if you do not hit TGE metrics?
We are raising specifically to avoid this. $500K covers audit, iOS app, and Hyperliquid integration with room for iteration. The scope is narrow by design. We are not building everything. We are building enough to prove traction before we ask the public for a dollar.
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