🔴 Implementation Update | AIP-209: Ape Accelerator powered by ApeCoin

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AIP Name: AIP-209: Ape Accelerator powered by ApeCoin

Implementation Status: Pending

Author: @Forj

Abstract Summary: The Ape Accelerator (Ape Launchpad) is designed to help strengthen the ApeCoin and BAYC ecosystem by incubating and facilitating projects that contribute to, and utilize, ApeCoin and BAYC IP ecosystem growth. Projects looking to launch through the Ape Accelerator will require $APE token to submit a proposal, and holders of $APE and BAYC Ecosystem NFTs will be able to access the launchpad to invest in these projects.

Overall Cost: $480,000

In Reference To: Returned for Reconstruction AIP-141: Ape Accelerator By ApeCoin

Timeline Updates:

  • 2/23/2024: “We have 6-12 projects to be annonuced in cohort #1.”
  • 4/1/2025: The author has not provided a monthly update on the ongoing status of their AIP.

Interview Q&A:
The Facilitators conducted a follow-up interview on November 27, 2023 and Sept 12, 2024. We await a response from the author.

The Facilitators conducted a follow-up interview on Jan 24, 2025, and await a response from the author.

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Progress made since AIP-209
[1] Pixels Collaboration

  • Pixels Online is a Web3 social gaming platform that blends farming, exploration, and community building in an open-world universe.
  • In this collaboration, Pixels has utilized BAYC IP
  • Collaborated with Bored & Hungry, Serum Energy Drink within Made by Ape ecosystem
  • Utilized Otherside and Koda IP to reward Yugaverse and Apecoin audience

Outcome of the activation:

  • [1] BAYC IP, ApeCoin holders get to play and earn in the game with unique PFP
  • [2] 20k+ daily active wallets with 58% retention rate (was 3k DAU/3% retention)
  • [3] Increase adoption of Apecoin in the game mainly in South East Asia regions
  • [4] Currently Pixels has 700,000+ daily active users and BAYC IP integration is one of the most successful integration used for references
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[2] Space Nation Collaboration

  • Space Nation is an upcoming AAA Web3 space opera MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game) that has been in development for over three years
  • Conducted the first ever sale with Apecoin on Apecoin Launchpad
  • Collaborated with BAYC Japan’s team, led by YuAyato, on driving more awareness
  • Utilization of ApeCoin and BAYC IP in the activation $300k+ in sales
  • Expanded the utility of Apecoin

Outcome of the activation

  • [1] BAYC Japan takes lead to expanding BAYC IP x Space Nation in Japan
  • [2] Jerome got to share the launch and beta game experience at ApeSummit 2024
  • [3] Ape Planet to coming for Apecoin and BAYC audience

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[3] Current Cohort

  • With the announcement of Apechain and Banana Bill
  • Ape Accelerator has shifted its cohort to focus on Apechain integration beyond IP and Apecoin
  • The team is actively in chat with Banana Bill, Apecoin DAO Special Council Memebers on curating the best experiences for Apechain mainnet
  • Stay tuned for more updates
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Hi ApeCoin DAO,

The author of this AIP has not yet provided their required monthly progress report to the community regarding the ongoing status of their proposal’s implementation.

It has been over six months (September 9, 2024) since receiving the author’s last report. We urge @Harry to respond in this comment thread with any updates.

@Facilitators