Time to end the Zcash Development Fund

I understand the concerns about ZCG, and I also firmly believe the existing Development Fund should either: run its course through November 2028 as designed and then expire, or be terminated entirely. Eliminating ZCG and leaving 100% of the Dev Fund in the hands of coinholders is a half-measure. The proposal may solve some problems, but it creates new ones. It fails to address the very issue its proponents claim to target: taxation without representation. Instead, it risks consolidating power in one group rather than two, shifting leverage, distorting incentives, and putting the future of Zcash at risk. My counterproposal would end the Zcash Development Fund entirely, ahead of its scheduled codified termination in November 2028, to realign incentives across the ecosystem and ensure no single group holds disproportionate power over its development. The Current Development Fund Zcash is a proof-of-work chain, and every block produces a block reward. Since the blockchain’s inception, a fifth of that reward has funded ongoing development (the Dev Fund). Currently, that 20% is spl