ApeCoin holders oppose proposal to spend $12.1 million worth of APE for NFT series


  • ApeCoin holders are voting on the AIP-304 proposal to spend 11 million APE tokens in the development of an NFT assets series. 
  • The community, 66% of voters, are currently against the proposal. 
  • APE price is currently in a downward trend and wiped out nearly 20% of its price over the past week.

The ApeCoin community of holders are voting on a proposal to acquire Non-Fungible Token art – Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC), Mutants, TBD Doggies and Punks – for 11 million APE tokens. Currently, the opposing vote is in the lead, and the process ends on September 21.

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ApeCoin community against purchase of NFT assets 

The ApeCoin community spent nearly two months discussing the AIP-304 proposal initiated by Huang Licheng, also known as “machibigbrother.eth”. The idea is to spend 11 million APE tokens, worth approximately $12.1 million, to create a digital art movement collection.

Voting on AIP-304 proposal

Voting on AIP-304 proposal

The NFT collection will be composed of Yuga series NFT assets, 1,000 BAYC, 2,000 Mutants, TBD Doggies and Punks, as well as other artwork. These pieces of digital art will be used as rewards for users who lock their APE tokens for five years for the governance of the protocol.

AIP-304 currently faces opposition in the community from 66.17% of holders. The voting process ends on September 21. Licheng, who proposed AIP-304, holds a total of 4.24 million APE tokens worth approximately $4.67 million.

APE price is in a downtrend

ApeCoin price trades at $1.105 at the time of writing, and the NFT token is currently in a downward trend that started on April 14. APE price yielded an 18.9% loss for holders over the past week. It remains to be seen how APE price is influenced by proposal AIP-304.

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