Why the Board Endorses the Community and Coinholder Funding Model (C&C)
As we approach critical decisions about the future of Zcash governance and funding, the Zcash Foundation Board has unanimously agreed to endorse the Community and Coinholder Funding Model (C&C) ZIP proposal. This model represents a balanced, forward-looking approach that prioritizes decentralization, cooperation, and sustainability. Here’s why we believe it is the best path forward for […]
Changing of the Guard
My first involvement in Zcash was nearly ten years ago. At the time, Zooko was trying to raise funding to build Zcash, and I gave him some feedback on his investor pitch. We stayed in contact, and I became an advisor to the Zerocoin Electric Coin Company (as ECC was then known). About a month […]
Welcoming Taylor Hornby and Ted Hoffmann to the Zcash Foundation Board
We are pleased to announce that Taylor Hornby and Ted Hoffmann have joined the Zcash Foundation board. Taylor and Ted’s considerable expertise, along with their perspective as community members will enhance the Foundation’s ability to better support and serve the Zcash community. Taylor Hornby (earthrise on the Forum) brings extensive experience to the Zcash ecosystem, […]
Introducing a New Zcash Trademark Policy
Today, we have adopted a new trademark policy for the Zcash trademarks. You can read the full policy here. In this blog post, we highlight some of the important changes, and explain why we believe this new approach supports and enables greater decentralization of the Zcash ecosystem. Background For the past five years, use of […]
Unlocking the Future of Zcash Through Participatory Grantmaking
Zcash Foundation has developed this discussion draft and an AI-generated audio companion in order to empower our community as we collectively explore various future Participatory Grantmaking (PGM) models. Its purpose is to provide an overview of potential approaches without endorsing or advocating for any specific model. The inclusion of any particular funding model in this […]
The Zcash Foundation’s Q2 and Q3 2024 Reports
The Zcash Foundation is committed to transparency and openness with the Zcash community and our other stakeholders. Today, we are releasing our quarterly reports for the second and third quarters of 2024. As with our previous quarterly reports, this report describes our financial inflow and outflows, with a detailed breakdown of our expenses, and we […]
Results of the ZCG Election
The ZCAP poll to elect three members of the Zcash Community Grants committee closed early this morning, and the results are in. Jason McGee is therefore re-elected to the committee, and will be joined by new members Zerodartz and Artkor. Congratulations to them all! Thank you to all the candidates who ran for election. Thank […]
Polling ZCAP: ZCG Election & ZCG Compensation
Today, we opened a Helios poll of the Zcash Community Advisory Panel (ZCAP), which will run until December 31st. The purpose of this poll is twofold: Elections to the Zcash Community Grants Committee Members of the Zcash Community Grants (ZCG) committee are elected by the Zcash Community Advisory Panel, and serve a one year term. […]
Opening Nominations for the Zcash Community Grants Committee
The Zcash Community Grants (ZCG) program funds independent teams to perform major ongoing development (or other work) that benefits the Zcash ecosystem. Grants are chosen by a five-person committee whose members are elected by the Zcash Community Advisory Panel (ZCAP). Three of the current members’ terms are expiring at the end of this year (Amber […]
Results of the ZF Board Candidates Advisory Poll
On 22nd November, we opened a poll of the Zcash Community Advisory Panel (ZCAP) to obtain their advisory input regarding who should be appointed to the Zcash Foundation (ZF) Board. The poll closed this morning, with 129 ZCAP members responding to the question “Which of the following candidates do you approve of as Zcash Foundation […]