Zcash cofounder proposes halting automatic grants funding stream
Image: CointelegraphZcash cofounder Sean Bowe proposed ending the automatic 8% funding stream for Zcash Community Grants. Bowe published a draft GitHub proposal to redirect the allocation to the Network Sustainability Mechanism. The committee would retain its current assets to fund projects. The treasury holds cash and ZEC alongside outstanding grant commitments.
Key points
- Zcash co-founder Sean Bowe proposed ending the automatic funding stream for Zcash Community Grants.
- The committee would keep its existing funds and continue awarding grants from those reserves.
Why it matters
Changes to block subsidy allocations and network reserves directly impact how privacy protocols manage community development funds and circulating token supplies.
What's unclear
One report states the proposal was published late Monday while the other states it was shared Tuesday on X.
Price context · ZEC
At publication
$1,309.01
Now
$1,306.93
Change since
−0.16%
7 days · dashed line = publication
Sources · 2 publishers
Bitcoinist
Tier 2
Zcash Co-Founder Wants to End Grants Funding Stream
Coverage timeline
- First reported by Cointelegraph
- Also reported by Bitcoinist
- CryptoVideos brief published
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