Welcome back for another issue of The Bulletin Bored, where I provide news, analytics, and other information on the Apecoin DAO. It’s a historic week in the DAO as we have 7 AIPs currently up for a vote, the most of any week in the history of the DAO. This week’s issue includes an overview of each plus additional updates across the community.

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• Ape Assembly Meeting #8 will be held this Wednesday (9/20) @ 6 PM PST

• ETHGlobal New York will be held this weekend (9/22-9/24)

• Thank Ape Merchant Contest Submission Period is open until 9/25

AIP-292 (Inclusive Governance: Delegate Community Program) from this past week had 91.58% of its votes coming from delegation. This was the second-highest percentage of any proposal in the history of the DAO.

Note: this calculation only included votes in favor or against, not those that abstained.

Previously elected as the Assembly Coordinator, BojangleGuy, has decided to step down from the role. Here is the official announcement from Governance Steward All City:

It’s a historic week in the DAO, as we have 7 AIPs currently up for a vote. This is the highest weekly total in the history of the DAO.

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There are seven proposals in the Live Voting stage this week. Voting ends at 6 PM PST on Wednesday 9/20. You can view the proposals and vote on Snapshot here.

AIP-243: The Ape Inn - EthGlobal Project

This proposal seeks funding for a responsive web app, which would include the following:

• NFT Marketplace

  • including a reduced fee for trades utilizing ApeCoin

• Staking features

• Account inventory/lore

• Subscription Service

  • monthly subscription which could be paid in ApeCoin

The author mentions upon completion of the minimum viable product (MVP), the community would be invited to beta test the application. The total grant request would be $50,000, broken down as follows:

• Design & Marketing ($5,000)

• Running Expenses ($5,000)

• Development Costs ($40,000)

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

AIP-267: Add 'Treasury' tab to ApeCoin dot com

This proposal aims to update the official ApeCoin website to add a “Treasury” tab, which would include:

• Live counter that tracks the size of the DAO treasury

• The amount of the DAO treasury that has been spent

• The rate of current spend of DAO funds

• The estimated time when the treasury would be depleted at the current spend rate

The proposal also mentions the page would be updated every time funds are disbursed from the treasury.

It would include no cost. You can find the full proposal here and the current voting results are below.

AIP-297: An NFT Community Vault Operating as an ApeCoin Sister DAO with a Goal to Advance the Mission and Influence of ApeCoin

This proposal is requesting 750,000 ApeCoin to establish a “Sister DAO” and acquire NFTs which represent various cultures and also with a certain level of influence in the web3 space. The only requirement to join the Sister DAO would be the same as the ApeCoin DAO, holding one ApeCoin token.

The acquired NFTs would be managed via a community-governed vault, voted on by the proposed “Sister DAO” members, and available for ApeCoin holders to utilize the IP with potential grants in ApeCoin. The proposal lists the following as some examples of decisions this “Sister DAO” would vote on:

• Whether specific NFT IPs should be rented to a specific proposer based on the suggested products or projects

• ApeCoin funding for development of the suggested products or projects using the vault’s NFT IPs

• Which NFT collections to buy / sell from in the vault’s future NFT acquisitions after the initial acquisition based on this proposal

Animoca Brands would act as the “Committee” for the first six months and future Committee members would be voted on and elected by the ApeCoin DAO community.

A web page would be built to display the NFTs held in the community-run vault and a new Snapshot space would be setup to publish proposals and vote. Weekly reports would be sent to the community as well.

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

AIP-304: Create the Digital Art Movement Collection to acquire Yuga Assets(BAYC, MAYC, BAKC, and Punks and other notable NFTs...

This proposal is requesting 11,000,000 ApeCoin to curate a collection of BAYC, MAYC, BAKC, CryptoPunks and other NFTs. The team behind this proposal would then reach out to institutions such as museums, schools, and galleries to arrange collection exhibits and gallery showings.

A “DAM” token launch would also be part of this proposal. You can find the full proposal, including a cost breakdown and “DAM” token details, here and the current voting results are below.

AIP-309: Allow for ApeCoin staked in JPEG’d protocol to be counted for voting power

This proposal would allow JPEG’d to request the Ape Foundation’s assistance in implementing ApeCoin staked for its individual users to count as voting power in ApeCoin DAO governance activities.

It mentions the Ape Foundation would take steps to determine the appropriateness of the tokens to be counted as voting power in ApeCoin governance activities, such as:

• Ensuring there are no aggregators in voting power (e.g. ensuring the protocol operators do not control the voting power)

• Proving that ultimate ownership is not centralized (i.e. voting represents individual wallet owners only)

It would include no cost. You can find the full proposal here and the current voting results are below.

AIP-310: Allow for ApeCoin staked in BendDAO protocol to be counted for voting power

This proposal would allow BendDAO to request the Ape Foundation’s assistance in implementing ApeCoin staked for its individual users to count as voting power in ApeCoin DAO governance activities.

It mentions the Ape Foundation would take steps to determine the appropriateness of the tokens to be counted as voting power in ApeCoin governance activities, such as:

• Ensuring there are no aggregators in voting power (e.g. ensuring the protocol operators do not control the voting power)

• Proving that ultimate ownership is not centralized (i.e. voting represents individual wallet owners only)

It would include no cost. You can find the full proposal here and the current voting results are below.

AIP-311: Allow for ApeCoin staked in ParaSpace protocol to be counted for voting power

This proposal would allow ParaSpace to request the Ape Foundation’s assistance in implementing ApeCoin staked for its individual users to count as voting power in ApeCoin DAO governance activities.

It mentions the Ape Foundation would take steps to determine the appropriateness of the tokens to be counted as voting power in ApeCoin governance activities, such as:

• Ensuring there are no aggregators in voting power (e.g. ensuring the protocol operators do not control the voting power)

• Proving that ultimate ownership is not centralized (i.e. voting represents individual wallet owners only)

It would include no cost. You can find the full proposal here and the current voting results are below.

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

Thanks for reading this week’s edition! As mentioned above, a lot of ideas are being proposed on the Discourse forum nearly every day. If you have one of your own and are unsure where to begin, please reach out to me so I can help you get started.

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