Coinholder grants need to fund ecosystem work

ZCG will retain a treasury, but its recurring funding will end while the coinholder stream continues. PR #1428 . Coinholders should be prepared to fund the work needed to turn Zcash into something more people can build on and use. That includes business development, developer relations, merchant onboarding, education, regional communities and ongoing support , alongside protocol and application development. At Zcon, discussions returned to several practical gaps: people unaware of existing products, external partners unsure whom to contact, developers struggling with integrations, and users needing help after onboarding. Addressing these gaps requires people who work with partners, builders and communities over time. Daira-Emma’s Zcash Adoption Pool proposal, PR #1431 , is relevant here. It takes a different funding approach by retaining ZCG’s 8% stream, but points to a purpose already present in ZIP 1015: supporting independent teams and a range of work that improves usability, security, privacy and adoption. That broader purpos