Final yr, the Zcash group allotted 8% of block rewards to ZCG and 12% to a one-year deferred lockbox to discover future funding choices. With the expiration nearing, it’s time for the group to resolve the trail ahead. Polling will start this week.
ECC endorses the Group and Coinholder Funding Mannequin (C&C). As described within the proposal summary, this mannequin “provides the group and coin holders distinct voices in figuring out what, if any, grants are offered to assist Zcash’s improvement and group efforts.”
We assist this mannequin for the next causes:
Final result-driven: This proposal is per our place that anybody who receives funding from block rewards must be held accountable to the group for outcomes.
Empowers Coinholders: Coinholders haven’t traditionally had the ability to find out how block rewards are allotted. This mannequin provides them the authority of 60 p.c of the event fund.
Balanced and Agile: This mannequin retains the Zcash Group Grants (ZCG) operate in place and on the similar funding degree it presently receives. This permits the group to elect representatives to the ZCG, and supplies a extra agile and various means for contributors to use for grants.
Legally Compliant: ECC consulted with its attorneys to evaluate authorized and compliance dangers. This mannequin is per comparable fashions utilized in different ecosystems and demonstrates additional decentralization of decision-making authority.
Clear Governance: The method for allocating funds is easy, with formal ratifying of coinholder choices by a multi-organization multi-sig.
Time period-Restricted: The mannequin can be activated by the third halving, roughly November 2028. This permits the group ample time to evaluate the mannequin’s effectiveness earlier than figuring out whether or not it ought to expire, be modified, or get replaced.
Robust Controls: The C&C mannequin features a veto course of that permits key holders to withhold funds in circumstances the place the funding would violate the legislation or be deemed antithetical to the values of the Zcash group. It is usually restricted to funding governance and doesn’t suggest management of what code is merged and run by the ecosystem.
Implementable by November: The ECC staff has decided that the mannequin could be carried out forward of the November expiration date, with minimal affect on the present work on zcashd deprecation and ZSA enablement. It is going to require a community improve earlier than or in live performance with what’s presently outlined as NU7.
Collaborative: The mannequin was developed with enter from ECC, the Zcash Basis, Shielded Labs, discussion board members, and long-term ZEC holders.
Whereas ECC is formally endorsing this proposal, particular person ECC staff members might specific totally different views on-line or in polling. We stay steadfastly dedicated to additional Zcash decentralization, elevated coinholder participation, transparency, and accountability, and we sit up for listening to the group’s voice by polling.
