Zcash Co-Founder Calls for Suspension of Controversial $125M Grants Program Funding

10/27/2026

Zcash co-founder Sean Bowe has proposed ending the project’s automatic funding stream to the Zcash Community Grants (ZCG) program, arguing the grants treasury is already sufficiently resourced to...

10/27/2026

Sean Bowe says ZCG has enough money to keep funding projects and wants its share of new ZEC redirected to a reserve for the network.

10/27/2026

Sean Bowe’s proposal would send the committee’s 8% share of newly created ZEC to a reserve for future miners. The committee would keep the money it has already received.

10/27/2026

Zcash developers are now focusing on where to redirect funding away from ZCG, which already holds over $100 million in its treasury.

10/27/2026

A new draft ZIP would end Zcash Community Grants' 8% block-subsidy stream and redirect it to the Network Sustainability Mechanism, sparking community debate.

10/26/2026

A $550,000 Zcash Community Grants-funded outreach program targeting adult industry has split community after photos from an Exxxotica booth circulated online.