Good question. I can’t recommend devs based on the above criteria because it’s largely subjective and is based on a lot of factors such as talent, experience, qualifications - and ofc credibility. I would obviously put myself (and some devs that I do know and have worked with) in that category, which is precisely why I spent time designing the AIP-487: ApeCoin Community Engagement Platform specifically for ApeChain. That said, as per my response to you over here, that project, for all intent and purposes, is most likely dead at BB. If you’re interested, this is the 11-page explainer deck that the ACE team put together about two weeks ago, and which pares down the original 37-page proposal project for clarity.
How is the DAO, let alone BB, going to curate low risky, worthy, revenue generating projects when most of those are now few and far between in Web3? Not to mention the fact that those devs aren’t likely to deploy on a chain for a community they’re neither invested in nor familiar with. It’s why I had [foolishly] assumed that we [us devs here in the community] would have first preference lead-in for our [community] projects. I was so wrong in that assumption.
I have said this over and over again, and I’m sure that you’ve heard me say it on Spaces and seen me write it, the success and failure of ApeChain depends on the projects deployed on it. Nothing else matters. Nothing. And BD isn’t a magic bullet, let alone the investment of projects. And so, the three categories that I posted above are the determining factor. And given the high failure rate of Web3 projects, it’s precisely why I have predicted that > 90% of the $100M fund will be lost because nobody has the power to always pick winners. And when we find ourselves in a situation whereby projects by friends and families are getting priority - regardless of merit - you can just shake your head and wait for the fallout. And that fallout will be inconsequential because things like transparency and accountability are mere suggestions around here.
They likely can’t. Not even if they went out and paid projects to migrate. We don’t have the money, the time, the momentum, nor a fully staffed BD team to go out and do that work to any meaningful extent.
Even as I type this, the BB, having passed on July 4th, was barely up and running in Aug. And that was expected because they’ve had to deal with a myriad of challenges and growing pains along the way. I had said this over and over again, that passing a fund is only one piece of the puzzle, and that it would take time to get anything up and running in a short period of time etc.
Meanwhile, it’s now Sept 12th, ApeChain mainnet has missed its original window and nobody has a clue when it’s actually going to be deployed. We’re already at the end of Q3/24. So, there’s that.
I do not. It’s also part of my activity questions posted above to the BB.
In my experience it will depend on the dev or team because without a plausible reason the BD team will have zero leverage. And offering financial incentives can only go so far. Don’t forget that even though BB is getting $60M for year-1 funding, the fluctuating value of the token will continue to affect that; and in turn will affect their ability to fund many projects - at least not in a timely fashion. For example, my original ACE project was a $5M ask over a 2 yr period; but it was designed to be 100% recoupable during that period. Even if that was to be funded over time, it’s still a large portion of the $60M going to a single project. But those are the types of [big] bets that most of us who actually do this for a living, have been touting all along.
While I have no idea how that deal worked, it’s why I was a bit surprised to see the Pixel Vault game - which was previously going on XAI - moving to ApeChain. They had previously inked a deal with Yuga for their reboot (?) platform. And all the infra thus far announced for ApeChain, can be found elsewhere. And so, AFAICT, there isn’t a single infra or dApp that’s exclusive to ApeChain. It’s why I had specifically designed my ACE platform to be exclusive and to drive adoption and revenue because it was new and not to be found anywhere else - let alone in Web3. Sure, anyone can go try and build something like this, but they will ultimately fail because they neither have tech stacks, the lead, nor the expertise and experience. They’d have to build all of it from scratch for humongous gobs of cash and over many years. Good luck with that.
That said, we have to wait and see how many of the 80+ applications (touted by Spencer) do make it through BB review and advisory vote. And after that, how long before those projects take to actually be deployed on ApeChain - if at all - will also be a factor. Since we have no clue or insight into what is actually going on over there, that’s why I wrote this missive more for historical purposes than anything else.
To me, there are no dumb questions. That aside from the fact that nobody knows what’s going on with any of this, anyway. And those who are in a position to know, aren’t saying much of anything other than the usual nonsense machines on Twitter. Oh well.
