Welcome back for another issue of The Bulletin Bored, where I provide news, analytics, and other information on the Apecoin DAO. The Election Nomination Window closed yesterday and applications are now being verified by the Ape Foundation until 11/22 (Wednesday). They will start being posted to the Forum on 11/23 (Thursday). Here’s the full timeline of events for the Special Council Election.

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• The Election Nomination Window closed yesterday; nomination applications are now being verified by the Ape Foundation until 11/22 and will be posted to the Forum on 11/23

• JRNY recently allocated 2 million tokens for voting

• Horizen Labs begins voting

• With her Special Council term set to expire at the end of the year, Vera announced she is not running for re-election

Last election season, everyone wondered what the Special Council role involved. With the passing of AIP-305 and AIP-282, that information is now available this time around. The community can use it to make more informed decisions while voting people into these roles.

(Click the images below to review these reports)

JRNY Crypto announced he is allocating 2 million ApeCoin to JRNY Club for ApeCoin DAO voting. Watch his full announcement below.

With the passing of AIP-347, the responsibility of electing Working Group Stewards will be transitioned from the Ape Assembly to a DAO-wide vote. The responsibility of electing the DAO Secretary will also be transitioned from the Ape Assembly to the full group of Stewards.

Over the past year, the community-elected Facilitators and Special Council have cut the average AIP Review time in half. The chart below specifically looks at the two review phases, Draft and Admin Review.

I can't speak for the previous Admin team, but the current group is very organized and cares deeply about the community. They are also constantly looking for ways to improve and streamline the processes. Many improvements have already been made with more likely on the way.

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There are five proposals in the Live Voting stage this week. Voting ends at 6 PM PST on Wednesday 11/22. You can view the proposals and vote on Snapshot here.

AIP-324: ApeCoin DAO Governed GameFi Smart Contract Wallet 

This proposal aims to build smart contract wallets for GameFi NFTs and establish a lend assets & rewarding vault for the game community. The wallets would be structured to exclusively enable active wallets to retain assets for continued participation in games. On inactivity, votes would be conducted on idle assets to withdraw them from the member wallet into the assets vault to reallocate them to other members.

The estimated timeline would be six months to complete development and testing. This proposal is requesting $520,000 denominated in ApeCoin.

• Integration with 5-7 games : $180,000

• ApeCoin DAO custom features : $150,000

• Enhanced security : $100,000

• Maintenance, support, HW, SW, servers: $40,000

• Various: $50,000

You can find the full proposal, including a detailed cost breakdown, here and the current voting results are below.

AIP-340: ApeCoin Payment Gateway 

This proposal aims to launch an “ApeCoin Payment Gateway,” which would allow online stores to accept ApeCoin as a payment method. The Gateway would include an API to connect with other platforms and integrate Shopify and Wordpress payment plugins for merchants and online stores.

This proposal is asking for $49,800, broken down as follows:

Project Setup Cost Breakdown

• User and admin software modules = $3,000

• Wallet installation (6 Coins x $750 ) = $4,500
  Includes: APE / BTC / ETH / BNB / USDC / USDT

• Merchant API, merchant tools & button maker = $2,800

• 2x Online Store Plugins (Shopify, Wordpress) = $3,500

• Implementation of security mechanisms, ssl certs, etc. = $2,200

• Testing, UI and refinement of solution = $2,000

Total Project Setup Cost = $18,000

Monthly Operational Cost Breakdown

• Server Hosting = $50

• Dedicated Support service = $400

• Marketing/ Designs / Promotions Budget = $400

• Project Management / Operations = $1,800

Total Monthly Operations Costs = $2,650 per month
12x Monthly Costs = $31,800

Total Grant Request
$49,800 equivalent in ApeCoin

You can find the full proposal, including a detailed cost breakdown, here and the current voting results are below.

AIP-345: Ape Spirits Presents Twisted Ape Vodka For All Apes 

This proposal would present the opportunity for all BAYC, MAYC, and ApeCoin holders to claim a free bottle of Twisted Ape Ultra Premium Vodka produced by Ape Spirits. Ape Spirits would produce 50,000 bottles of vodka, featuring several BAYC NFTs licensed from the community on the labels. Other Twisted Ape products would also be available for purchase in ApeCoin only.

This proposal is asking for $1,100,000 and estimated time to complete would be 90-120 days. You can find the full proposal, including a detailed cost breakdown, here and the current voting results are below.

AIP-346: Monthly Laughing Ape Stand-Up Comedy Show Utility for all $APE Holders 

This proposal aims to offer monthly comedy shows every ApeCoin holder would be able to participate in. It would include coordination with NiftyKit (the team from AIP-88) for ApeCoin integration.

This proposal is asking for $180,000 in ApeCoin to fund a year’s worth of events including the talent, technology, production, and marketing. You can find the full proposal, including a detailed cost breakdown, here and the current voting results are below.

AIP-348: ApeComms Collaboration for Education and Community Building

This proposal is requesting permission to:

• Broaden outreach efforts to involve more existing ApeCoin DAO voters and holders by creating content with the ApeCoin Twitter account

• Coordinate with the Ape Foundation’s administration team to conduct regular, weekly Twitter Spaces across various time zones featuring members of the community

• Outline ApeComms team criteria and onboarding goals for volunteers interested in joining ApeComms

• Continue to develop ongoing relationships with community members, including DAO-approved initiatives, to ensure streamlined communication and expansion

• Improve community engagement and education by creating content in collaboration with DAO members, conducting proposal assessments, and holding interviews

It is not requesting funding from the DAO. You can find the full proposal, including a detailed cost breakdown, here and the current voting results are below.

Disclaimer: I am a member of the ApeComms team

There were five proposals that completed the voting process last Wednesday. Here are the final results for each:

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