Welcome back for another issue of The Bulletin Bored, where I provide news, analytics, and other information on the Apecoin DAO. With the first round of elections in the books for the Metaverse and Marketing & Communications Steward elections, congratulations to the five finalists for each. The two winners will be selected this Wednesday at 9 PM EST.

We also have round one of the Special Council and Governance Steward elections. If that wasn’t enough, we have two proposals to vote on as well. What a week, huh?

Thanks for reading The Bulletin Bored! By subscribing to this publication you give me consent to use your email to send you issues of the publication’s newsletters and podcasts. You can read our Privacy Policy here.

Visit https://dune.com/vulkan/thebulletinbored for more stats like these.

• Animoca Brands raised $11.88 million for Mocaverse, bringing the grand total to $31.88 million

Last week, I created the chart below to depict proposal approval rates based on the amount of funding requested. Going forward, I’ll continue to track these metrics and post regular updates on them.

For more analytics like this on the ApeCoin DAO, please check out my Dune Dashboard here and subscribe to my YouTube channel here.

Last week, we kicked off election voting with round one of the Metaverse and Marketing & Communications Steward Elections. Here are the five finalists who advanced to the second and final round, which ends in two days.

This week, there are four more elections live on Snapshot. Voting ends at 6 PM PST on Wednesday 12/13. You can view the nominees and vote on Snapshot here. Here are the current results of each:

Round 1 (Preliminary - top 5 advance)

Round 2 (Final - top 2 are winners)

There are also two proposals in the Live Voting stage this week. Voting ends at 6 PM PST on Wednesday 12/13. You can view the proposals and vote on Snapshot here.

AIP-336: PR Agency for ApeCoin-funded Projects and immersion targeting

This proposal aims to setup a public relations (PR) group to connect the BAYC ecosystem/ApeCoin DAO community/ApeCoin DAO funded projects to brands and the mainstream.

It would include a three-month pilot, which would include the following:

1. Work with the Governance Working Group to target and build media coverage

2. Direct a featured article in media about the recent creations of projects related to the BAYC ecosystem

3. Coverage of a featured article in Forbes Business that would explain ApeCoin and its ecosystem

It is requesting 90,000 ApeCoin. You can find the full proposal, including a detailed cost breakdown, here and the current voting results are below.

Disclaimer: My current role as DAO Secretary is part of the Governance Working Group mentioned above.

AIP-339: ApeCoin AI Remix Contest

This proposal presents a mobile and web-based music platform to empower collectors to create music and content with an AI-companion NFT on the Korus platform. It would include exclusive ApeCoin-tailored features with a goal to deliver interactive music experiences across the metaverse and beyond.

It would include the following three phases:

• Phase 1: Claim Ape Kor NFT and start creating

  • ApeCoin holders would be eligible to claim a free ApeCoin-themed AI companion, which would be used within the KORUS app to create tracks

  • Users would be able to create and mint tracks as NFTs, in which the AI image generator would create the Album cover

• Phase 2: Build, share, and earn rewards

  • Users would be able to listen to tracks, vote on them, and view leaderboards

  • Rewards would include Music NFTs and ApeCoin

• Phase 3: Feedback and reflection

  • Findings would be shared as community posts and would include stats

  • Optional feedback form would be sent via a Discord post

100,000 ApeCoin is being requested for the competition reward pool. You can find the full proposal, including a detailed cost breakdown, here and the current voting results are below.

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

Thanks for reading this week’s edition! If you find this newsletter helpful, please consider recommending it to a friend to help me grow my network.

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.

Disclaimer: As part of Apecoin DAO AIP-66, my grant agreement previously included the Ape Foundation sending me 400 Apecoin per month for delivery of this newsletter. Nothing said by me in this newsletter or on Twitter should be construed as financial or legal advice. All views and opinions in this newsletter are my own and not representative of the Ape Foundation or Apecoin DAO in any way. The purpose of this newsletter is to inform the community about news, proposals and what is happening inside the Apecoin DAO and BAYC ecosystem, not a promotion of Apecoin, any project, or anything else in any way. By subscribing to this publication you give consent for me to use your email to send you issues of the publication’s newsletters and podcasts. You can view my Privacy Policy here.