Use case
Protocol & KPI markets
Bet on on-chain and API-measurable metrics.
The problem
DAOs and protocols want markets on their own metrics — TVL crossing a threshold, a governance vote passing, a shipped release — but these are niche, long-tail questions no staff-listed venue will curate, and creator-resolved venues make them worthless for capital at risk.
How Mentat does it
Because Mentat market creation is permissionless and AI-drafted, the long tail is economically viable: describe the KPI in one line, let the pipeline formalize it, and point resolution at the on-chain state or the protocol API. Sub-cent Solana fees make small, specialized markets worth running at all.
A concrete example
Market question
Will protocol X report TVL ≥ $50M via its public metrics API on 2026-06-30?
Source allowlist
On-chain program state, protocol REST/GraphQL APIs, block explorers
The Draft agent writes the resolution criteria and invalidation clause; the Validator agent rejects anything a source can't attest to; a curator signs off; a zkTLS proof settles it on Solana. See how it works.