Inviting Community Nominations to the ZF Board (September 2022)
The Zcash Foundation SHOULD endeavor to use the Community Advisory Panel (or successor mechanism) as advisory input for future board elections. — ZIP 1014 The Zcash Foundation is governed by a six-person board of directors, consisting of five independent directors, and the executive director. While the board is self-electing, it seeks input from the Zcash […]
The Zcash Foundation’s Q2 2022 Report
The Zcash Foundation is committed to transparency and openness with the Zcash community and our other stakeholders. Today, we are releasing our Q2 2022 report, which provides an overview of the work undertaken by the Zcash Foundation’s engineering team, as well as an overview of other activities the Foundation undertook during this period. The report […]
Addressing the Zcash Community Grants Seat Vacancy: Welcome, Cody!
A few weeks ago, Hudson Jameson announced his decision to step down from the Zcash Community Grants Committee (ZCG). In light of Hudson’s departure, and to facilitate staggered elections for the ZCG Committee, the Zcash Foundation opened nominations, inviting Zcash community members to stand for election to the ZCG committee. We would like to thank […]
June 2022 ZCAP Expansion
We previously announced a plan to expand the Zcash Community Advisory Panel (ZCAP) ahead of the upcoming Zcash Community Grants (ZCG) committee election. Following this expansion, the panel now consists of 140 people (listed below), including 34 new members. There were several nominations that missed the deadline (three), or where vetting is not yet complete […]
The Zcash Foundation’s Q1 2022 Report
The Zcash Foundation is committed to being transparent with the Zcash community and our other stakeholders. Today, we are releasing our Q1 2022 Report . As with our previous quarterly reports, this report describes our financial inflow and outflows, with a detailed breakdown of our expenses, and a snapshot of the Foundation’s financial position, in […]
Opening Nominations for the Zcash Community Grants Committee (June 2022)
The largest slice of the Zcash Dev Fund is earmarked for major grants “to fund independent teams entering the Zcash ecosystem, to perform major ongoing development work (or other word) for the public good of the Zcash ecosystem”. While the funds are administered by the Zcash Foundation (ZF), applications for major grants are subject to […]
The Zcash Foundation’s Q4 2021 Report
The Zcash Foundation is committed to being transparent with the Zcash community and our other stakeholders. Today, we are releasing our Q4 2021 Report . As with our previous quarterly reports, this report describes our financial inflow and outflows, with a detailed breakdown of our expenses, and a snapshot of the Foundation’s financial position, in […]
Thank you to the Inaugural ZOMG Committee
The election of a new Major Grants Review Committee means that the sun sets on the inaugural Committee’s tenure. Chris Burniske, Holmes Wilson, Hudson Jameson, Sarah Jamie Lewis, and Shawn (aka MineZcash) were elected by the Zcash Community Advisory Panel in September 2020, and they decided to adopt the name Zcash Open Major Grants (ZOMG). The Major Grants slice of […]
Welcoming the new ZOMG Committee
On December 20th, the Zcash Foundation polled the Zcash Community Advisory Panel (ZCAP) to determine which candidates should be elected to the next Major Grants Review Committee, more commonly known as the Zcash Open Major Grants Committee (ZOMG). We also sought feedback on a proposal from community member and ZOMG candidate Jason McGee that ZIP 1014 be amended […]
Polling ZCAP on the ZOMG Elections & a Proposal to Amend ZIP 1014
Today, the Zcash Foundation (ZF) will begin polling the Zcash Community Advisory Panel (ZCAP) on two questions: which candidates should be elected to the next ZOMG Committee, and whether ZIP 1014 should be amended to provide the ZOMG Committee with a discretionary budget. The poll will close at 09:00 UTC on 1st January 2022. Elections to the […]