Only ApeCoin may be used to purchase the latest merch release from Bored Ape Yacht Club

Only ApeCoin may be used to purchase the latest merch release from Bored Ape Yacht Club

Members that pay in ApeCoin effectively hand over their ApeCoin DAO vote to Yuga Labs, solidifying Yuga Labs’ influence over the DAO even further. A total of 150 million tokens have been awarded to the corporation, but they remain locked for a year. The creators of Yuga Labs will receive 80 million tokens, which will be frozen for a year. Yuga Labs also has seven Bored Apes and ten Mutant Apes. The retail launch — as well as the transfer of tokens to Yuga Labs — comes just two days before the initial DAO proposals are voted on.