ELECTION 2025: Everyone Has Until Tomorrow Night At 9 P.M. EST To Nominate Themselves For ApeCoin Office!

In the midst of growing uncertainty around the future of the ApeCoin DAO, one thing is clear, election season is in full swing, and everyone has until Wednesday, June 4, at 9:00 p.m. EST to submit an application and run for $Ape office.

Whether you call it the Special Council or the Business Development Council, everyone has until tomorrow night to throw their hat in the ring and run for one of the three open $Ape office seats this summer.

“As a Special Council member, your focus will be to support the expansion and real-world adoption of both ApeCoin (APE) and ApeChain, while keeping the Foundation’s strategic priorities front and center,” DAO explains. “Top candidates will understand our community, web3 more broadly and why people should give a shit about culture on the blockchain. Special Council is more than a title—it's about driving meaningful growth, creating bridges between communities and ecosystems, and being a visible, responsive builder in the ApeCoin ecosystem.”

 

Unlike in years past, the role is less about governance and more about business. Last week, Ape Foundation CEO Cameron Kates took to the timeline and said that he believes the Special Council is now better described as the DAO’s Business Development Council, highlighting this change for both nominees and voters.

“The role is for people with the skill, insight, strategy and willingness to work deals and partnerships that make APE more valuable and the ecosystem more badass. Anyone running on a platform of transparency/community relations is thinking of the old duties…The Council will be working closely with my team, so my exec team plans to meet with all candidates and then publicly share our recommendations. We want killers in these positions. Either our ecosystem grows or it dies. There’s no room or time for PC bs or election campaigns.”

 

Anyone interested in running for $Ape office can learn more about the process and submit their application here: https://forum.apecoin.com/t/nomination-announcement-ape-foundation-special-council-term-beginning-july-2025/28128

The Bored Ape Gazette will let you know who’s running for $Ape office later this week and will be bringing you interviews with all the candidates once nominees are officially announced. Stay tuned for updates throughout Election 2025!