2026-01-08 15:32:33

The Zcash development team has parted ways amid heated governance disagreements. According to reports, core members have decided to exit the project and are now establishing their own venture. This split reflects deeper tensions within the ZEC community regarding the direction and decision-making processes of the protocol. The move marks another chapter in the ongoing governance challenges facing privacy-focused blockchain projects. With key developers pursuing independent paths, questions loom about how Zcash will maintain development momentum and what this means for the broader privacy coin ecosystem.

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CryptoSourGrape

· 18h ago

Another big family split drama in the crypto world. If only I had stuck with following ZEC back then.

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Layer3Dreamer

· 01-08 15:53

theoretically speaking, if we model this fork as a recursive SNARK verification problem... the governance failure here isn't really about egos, it's about how zero-knowledge systems break down when you introduce human actors into the equation. fascinating really. wonder if they'll bridge their respective chains eventually or just fork into irrelevance lol

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ProposalManiac

· 01-08 15:50

Zcash this wave is yet another textbook-level DAO governance failure case... It seems that privacy coin projects haven't even figured out basic incentive compatibility. The core developers run off to build new projects, essentially because the decision-making mechanism design is flawed—power distribution is unclear, and the利益博弈 (interest game) is out of balance.

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DarkPoolWatcher

· 01-08 15:43

ZEC's recent fork can be considered a self-inflicted problem; with such poor governance, issues were bound to arise sooner or later.

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DeFiDoctor

· 01-08 15:38

The consultation records show yet another classic "protocol complication"—the development team is disunited, and the clinical manifestation is a complete failure of governance. In the case of ZEC, it should have been regularly reviewed long ago. Now it's only discovered that the team has already reached the stage of division? This indicates that the decision-making mechanism has been rotten for a long time. It is recommended that all privacy coin holders undergo a risk warning check-up. The symptoms of capital outflow are evident, and the outcome will be clear in a few months.

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MemeCoinSavant

· 01-08 15:35

nah this is just governance theater, the real statistic that matters is whether dev fork maintains feature parity lol... peer-reviewed chaos incoming fr

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