Grant Application - IronLimb: Private DeFi for ZEC on Zeko

-verified deposits, and confidential ZEC/ETH trading, followed by a separately gated local prototype of Zcash-enforced redemption. IronLimb is the application and interoperability project, while Ironwood remains the underlying Zcash shielded pool. Zeko Labs Inc. is the applicant, with Martin Ondejka ( @MartinOndejka ) leading technical delivery and Evan Kereiakes ( @Evan-k-global ) coordinating the application ( [email protected] ). Martin manages assignments across the team. Independent security review has its own budget, and the reviewer and intended-user validators will be selected at the relevant milestones. Why this architecture Zcash supplies shielded ZEC, Zeko supplies private programmability, and Ethereum supplies the proof-settlement infrastructure and connections to financial assets. The first market is a private ZEC/ETH exchange, built on Zeko’s existing private order book infrastructure. Privacy on Zeko can extend beyond the order book