Hi All,
Love this initiative.
Please see my AIP idea below & thanks for the consideration!
SUMMARY (PER THANKAPE GUIDELINES)
TITLE
ApeCoin Badge of Honor Program
ONE SENTENCE SUMMARY OF IDEA
Incentivize & reward participation in the ApeCoin DAO by creating & distributing custom digital badges incorporating the ApeCoin logo.
AT LEAST 1-2 PARAGRAPHS OF DESCRIPTION
This idea proposes the creation of digital emblems incorporating the ApeCoin logo to represent different areas of contribution by DAO members. The resulting digital badges of honor will then be distributed to these active participants, via solebound Proof of Participation NFTs.
Gifted by Yuga Labs, the Ape Foundation owns “all rights and privileges to [the] NFT and [the] underlying artwork“ now familiar to us all as the ApeCoin logo. Even further, the “ApeCoin DAO can decide how this intellectual property is used.”
What better way to leverage the logo than to encourage & reward participation in the DAO? This extends the pay-it-forward approach from Yuga to the ApeCoin Foundation to the ApeCoin Dao to active ApeCoin community members.
Given the strong brand awareness of the ApeCoin circular logo, its incorporation into community badges fittingly comes full circle, with reinforced strength. Displayed publicly on social media, these badges would become self-identifiers for DAO participants & visual signifiers to their audiences. The curiosity, questions, interest & conversations that follow should then lead to introductions & even more participation in the ApeCoin DAO.
Designed in a way that complements primary PFPs (i.e. digital wearables) & social media profiles (i.e. banners), the badges would appeal to both Yuga asset holders and non-holders alike. Now, all active ApeCoin DAO members will be able to rock the skull logo!
STEPS TO IMPLEMENT
- Identify the first set of categories (~ 5) for the ApeCoin badges.
- Design the first set of ApeCoin badges.
- Outline & publish the participation qualifications & benchmarks, fully transparent, for members to achieve the badges.
- Identify & implement the platform to track the badge achievements.
- Identify & implement the solution to mint & distribute the solebound NFTs. (if separate from the achievement tracking platform.)
- Produce, publish & promote materials to launch the ApeCoin Badge Program.
COST
1,900 $APE
IF THIS WINS, WILL YOU DO IT?
100%, yes.
ETH ADDRESS USED FOR THANKAPE REGISTRATION
0x1712E2d4D1689B0847F6fa46815d67F1006b59CE
AIP DRAFT (WORK IN PROGRESS)
PROPOSAL NAME
ApeCoin Badge of Honor Program
PROPOSAL CATEGORY
Brand Decision or Ecosystem Allocation Fund
ABSTRACT
Incentivize & reward participation in the ApeCoin DAO by creating & distributing custom digital badges incorporating the ApeCoin logo.
This idea proposes the creation of digital emblems incorporating the ApeCoin logo to represent different areas of contribution by DAO members. The resulting digital badges of honor will then be distributed to these active participants, via solebound Proof of Participation NFTs.
AUTHOR DESCRIPTION
I’m Justin Fredericks, a Co-Founder & CEO of AR/T HOUSE, the zero-code, zero-download AR publishing service for brands. A lifelong entrepreneur, I still have memories reselling hard-to-find candy as a middle schooler. In between then & my current career in tech, I took a detour through the field of law. This background also sparked my initial interest in BAYC unleashing IP rights to the community. I’ve been a BAYC collector since early May 2021.
Education:
UCLA, B.A. | Harvard Law School, J.D.
Socials:
https://twitter.com/justfred_ar
https://www.linkedin.com/in/justinfredericks/
MOTIVATION
Unlocking the promise & potential of the ApeCoin DAO relies on many layers, most notably the human layer. For this reason, I’ve been so impressed with ThankApe’s platform to incentivize & reward contributions.
Extending on that goal, this proposal seeks to provide a publicly visual representation of participation. Digital badges featuring one of the most iconic symbols in Web3 can be a powerful vehicle for both (i) increased contribution by current DAO members & (ii) increased onboarding of new DAO members.
Designed in a way that complements primary PFPs (i.e. digital wearables) & social media profiles (i.e. banners), the badges would appeal to both Yuga asset holders and non-holders alike. Now, all active ApeCoin DAO members will be able to rock the skull logo!
The excitement around digital identities resembles the excitement of receiving & wearing Varsity letter jackets, club soccer patches, Boy Scouts & Girl Scouts patches. A publicly visible digital ApeCoin badge can be the new Varsity letter. Based on meritocracy.
RATIONALE
Gifted by Yuga Labs, the Ape Foundation owns “all rights and privileges to [the] NFT and [the] underlying artwork“ now familiar to us all as the ApeCoin logo. Even further, the “ApeCoin DAO can decide how this intellectual property is used.”
What better way to leverage the logo than to encourage & reward participation in the DAO? This extends the pay-it-forward approach from Yuga to the ApeCoin Foundation to the ApeCoin Dao to active ApeCoin community members.
Given the strong brand awareness of the ApeCoin circular logo, its incorporation into community badges fittingly comes full circle, with reinforced strength. Displayed publicly on social media, these badges would become self-identifiers for DAO participants & visual signifiers to their audiences. The curiosity, questions, interest & conversations that follow should then lead to introductions & even more participation in the ApeCoin DAO.
FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES & EXTENSIONS OF THE PROPOSAL
(for future discussion & consideration)
(a) Implementing the official affiliate badges on Twitter & LinkedIn for active DAO members.
(b) Producing a claimable ApeCoin patch, a physical version of the badge with built-in NFC technology that connects to the member’s contributions.
KEY TERMS
NFC (near field communication): enables two items to communicate wirelessly when they’re close together (i.e. Apple Pay).
Soulbound Tokens (SBTs): digital identity, non-transferable tokens representing a person or entity’s characteristics, features, traits and achievements.
SPECIFICATIONS
DAO member activity on the following platforms will inform the badge achievement levels:
Discourse (ApeCoin DAO), Discord (WG0), Twitter (ApeCoin DAO Community & Council Spaces, ApeComms Spaces).
To track participation in the platforms above for awarding badges, we will research & test integration solutions, including but not limited to:
ThankApe / ThriveCoin, Discourse, InCred, rep3, Fair.xyz, MoonPay’s upcoming Web3 Passport, amongst others.
STEPS TO IMPLEMENT
- Identify the first set of categories (~ 5) for the ApeCoin badges.
- Design the first set of ApeCoin badges.
- Outline & publish the participation qualifications & benchmarks, fully transparent, for members to achieve the badges.
- Identify & implement the platform to track the badge achievements.
- Identify & implement the solution to mint & distribute the solebound NFTs. (if separate from the achievement tracking platform.)
- Produce, publish & promote materials to launch the ApeCoin Badge Program.
TIMELINE
6/15/23 (or, within 1 month of approval): Badge categories selected.
7/15/23: Badge designs completed.
7/15/23: Badge achievement qualifications finalized.
7/30/23: Badge achievement platform selected.
8/15/23: Solebound token minting service selected.
8/30/23: Promotional materials published.
9/15/23: ApeCoin Badge Program Launch.
COST
1,900 $APE
