Traditional markets are seeing a bit of bounce. We lost some ground yesterday but things are back up today. Interest rates haven't been moving much and OSF thinks we won't see much activity over the next few months given the recent stance of the Fed. 

Rumors of Fidelity filing for a BTC ETF seem to be true. There was also some positive news around Coinbase and Blackrock collaborating in some capacity, and Coinbase’s stock has seen some positive movement as a result. 

Macro data points are becoming less important in regards to impact since the Fed has been very clear on their plan and how it will be executed. Inflation is still a factor, but unless it comes in as a big miss/higher, there isn't much to expect. 

Not a great day in NFTs heading into the @Azuki elemental mint. Most collections have sold off leading to the mint. Yesterday's volumes across were in the 35 million range and the total value of this mint will exceed this, for some perspective. The amount of liquidity in the Azuki ecosystem is large and holders are locked and loaded, and Mando speculates that it will sell out before the public mint. Hopefully it goes well and trades up from the break. It's still a dangerous event and if it turns sour it could really lead to blood in the streets. 

Apecoin DAO Council

A brief description of the candidates who came on the show today. The real gold in this episode came from the candidates' responses to various questions. Worth listening back if you want info on who to give your votes to. 

@karmapocket Sold a company to Alibaba and started investing in crypto/NFTs. He joined the ApeCoin DAO in 2021 and started his own DAO and investment fund. His goal is to see global representation within the ApeCoin DAO.

@Waabam_eth Worked at a law firm and entered web3 before finding Ape Coin and participating in the DAO. He has already created working AIP's and has few in the works for the future. His goal is to spread the coin to the masses while creating opportunity. 

@CapetainTrippy, has been an entrepreneur and business owner over the last 15 years, growing from the bottom up to be a successful business owner. Early in 2021, he bought an ape post mint and started being an active community member focused on the long term success of the apes. The DAO is an opportunity for him to use his skills to operate and ultimately grow the platform. 

@byswickie minted an ape and then later acquired her ape, Kiki, who has become quite the persona in the space. She comes from a journalism and academic background, and has run various community events for the apes and outside collections. She thinks it's important to have a very balanced council, and her focus is on the community aspect and spreading awareness of the DAO. 

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