Welcome back for another issue of The Bulletin Bored, where I provide news, analytics, and other information on the Apecoin DAO. Voting returns this week with five proposals published on Snapshot. This edition includes an overview of each plus additional updates across the DAO.

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• The Election Nomination Window was extended until 11/19; if interested, head over to the Discourse Forum to apply for one of these positions:

  • Special Council

  • Governance Steward

  • Marketing & Communications Steward

  • Metaverse Steward

• ETHGlobal Istanbul will be held this weekend from 11/17-11/19

• You might remember American Ape as the author of approved AIP-279; it’s almost time to start the casting process for their animated pilot

Some major changes might be coming to the Ape Assembly soon. AIP-347 (Enable DAO-Wide Voting for Working Group Stewards) is currently up for vote on Snapshot. If approved, it would transition the responsibility of electing Working Group Stewards from the Ape Assembly to a DAO-wide vote. It would also transition the responsibility of electing the DAO Secretary from the Ape Assembly to the full group of Stewards.

You can read more about the full proposal in the “AIP Live Voting” section below.

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There are five proposals in the Live Voting stage this week. Voting ends at 6 PM PST on Wednesday 11/15. You can view the proposals and vote on Snapshot here.

AIP-325: ApecoinDAO & Mocaverse Cross-Community Spaces & Reward Vault

This proposal aims to sponsor “Moca Monday” X Spaces and establish a community reward vault. It is asking for a total of 76,830 USDC.

48,830 USDC would be designated for 12 months of operations, broken down as follows:

• Editing episodes: 400 per month - 4,800 total

• Partnerships & Cooperation : 800 per month - 9,600 total

• Social Media Management: 500 per month - 6,000 total

• Graphics and Overlays: 480 per month - 5,760 total

• Producer & Administration: 320 per month - 3,840 total

• Creative Direction + Run of spaces & Production Planning: 600 per month - 7,200 total

• Talent Cost: Co-Hosts - 600 per month - 7,200 total

• Software:

  • Transcription software: 40 per month - 480 total

  • Adobe PS, Character Animator, After Effects: 75 per month - 900 total

  • Discord & Twitter: 90 per month - 1,070 total

  • Canva Design: 15 per month - 180 total

  • Additional Toolset & Reserve: 50 per month - 600 total

• Production Consultation: 1,200 total

The other 28,000 USDC would be used for a 12-month reward vault of the following:

• 1 MAYC NFT (giveaway to Mocaverse holder)

• 12 Mocaverse NFTs (monthly giveaways to BAYC/MAYC holders)

• 2,042 ApeCoin (giveaway to BAYC and Mocaverse holders)

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

AIP-341: Bored Brewing Marketing $APE to Beer Drinkers

This proposal aims to integrate ApeCoin into the packaging of The Bored Brewing Company team’s beer. This would include creating an ApeCoin beer, QR codes to share information about the DAO and ApeCoin, and expanded IP with other NFT collections.

Deliverables would include the following:

• A QR Code on every future Bored Brewing Beer can for at least two years starting in 2024. The codes would lead to educational content (videos, images, text, potential AR) and onboarding (calls to action) with analytics

• Collaboration with the first ten NFT communities who would be vetted, able to cover shipping and production costs if over the $2.50 per beer that this AIP would cover, and able to execute an IRL event

• ApeCoin branded beer

• An opportunity for one person who votes for this proposal to have their IP featured on a beer can (selected provably fair at random using Chainlink VRF)

This proposal is asking for $175,000 in ApeCoin. You can find the full proposal, including a detailed cost breakdown, here and the current voting results are below.

AIP-343: Miami ApeCoin eSports Arena Partnership

This proposal would form a partnership with ROK eSports Arena in Miami. The focus would be on titles adopting ApeCoin as an in-game currency in an attempt to bridge the gap between traditional and blockchain-based gaming landscapes.

It would include the following steps to implement:

• Initiate official sponsorship of ROK Arena

• Design and deploy custom ApeCoin peripherals for all PC setups

• Establish ApeCoin branding throughout the LAN Center, including NFT showcase months

• Host ApeCoin sponsored tournaments with prize pools

• Create a dedicated “ApeCoin Arena” for high-stake tournament finals within ROK

• Invite creators and streamers for hosting tournaments

This proposal is asking for $200,000. You can find the full proposal, including a detailed cost breakdown, here and the current voting results are below.

AIP-347: Enable DAO-Wide Voting for Working Group Stewards 

This proposal would alter the responsibility of the Ape Assembly, who is currently tasked with electing Working Group Stewards and the DAO Secretary via AIP-239. If this proposal were to pass, the responsibility of electing Working Group Stewards would be transitioned from the Ape Assembly to a DAO-wide vote. The responsibility of electing the DAO Secretary would also be transitioned from the Ape Assembly to the full group of Stewards.

The requirements for the Ape Assembly would also be removed so anyone holding at least one ApeCoin would be eligible to join.

There would be no cost associated with this proposal. You can find the full proposal here and the current voting results are below.

AIP-356: ApeCoin Papercraft - Resubmission 

This proposal is a resubmission of AIP-322, which was rejected by the DAO four weeks ago. You can read more about it here. This resubmission includes the following updates:

• The team decided not to include the physical production of the papercraft

• Instead, they would be offering an all-digital product, which would include a comprehensive guide/story of ApeCoin, an enhanced digital papercraft, and assembly instructions

• A cost reduction from $8,798 to $2,950

• Everything would be available through a Linktree webpage and promoted via a new X account

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

There were no proposals that completed the voting process last Wednesday. Check back again next week.

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. Also, if you would prefer to receive this newsletter in one of the languages listed below, leave a comment below or reach out to me to let me know.

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