Hello ApeCoin Community, As noted in ApeChain: Request for Proposals, the ApeCoin community seeks a proponent to build ApeChain, a dedicated ApeCoin blockchain that scales $APE and supports the growth of the ApeCoin ecosystem. Today (February 1 , 2024 ) at 9 pm EST, ApeChain: Selection of proponent to build ApeChain has started on Snapshot for community voting to potentially select one of the four following candidates: AIP- 377 : A-Team; Optimism AIP- 378 : Horizen Labs; Arbitrum AIP- 384 : Matter; zkSync ZK Stack AIP- 388 : Polygon; Polygon CDK This proposal is a single-choice vote, and would conclude on Wednesday, February 14 , 2024 , at 9 pm EST. In alignment with the ApeChain RFP process, the APE Foundation has put forth a proposal titled ApeChain: Build an ApeChain - Vote For or Against, which will run concurrently with the Snapshot vote described above. During the 6 -day voting period, the ApeCoin community will vote to decide whether to approve the continuation of voting of the aforementioned ApeChain RFP proposal. Voting “For” = Approve the continuation of voting of ApeChain RFP proposal Voting “Against” = Disapprove the continuation of voting of ApeChain RFP proposal and delete the Snapshot Selecting “Abstain” remains an option, and the $APE used when choosing “Abstain” would not be counted toward the voting outcome. This proposal will conclude on Wednesday, February 7 , 2024 , at 9 pm EST. The link to the Snapshot vote may be found here. Best regards, ApeCoin DAO Community Discourse Facilitators