# ECC team leaves ECC **URL:** https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/ecc-team-leaves-ecc/54166 **Category:** General **Created:** [January 7, 2026, 9:28pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/ecc-team-leaves-ecc/54166 "2026-01-07T21:28:27Z") **Posts on this page:** 20 **Page:** 1
### Author: ![Shawn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/shawn/32/187_2.png) [@Shawn](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/Shawn) #### Post date: [January 7, 2026, 9:28pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/ecc-team-leaves-ecc/54166/1 "2026-01-07T21:28:27Z")
👀 > ---
### Author: ![Shawn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/shawn/32/187_2.png) [@Shawn](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/Shawn) #### Post date: [January 7, 2026, 9:53pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/ecc-team-leaves-ecc/54166/2 "2026-01-07T21:53:20Z")
![giphy](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/original/3X/a/9/a9ea4f6c8e550f86a4d47823846e8a0d732472a3.gif) ---
### Author: ![tloriato](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/tloriato/32/33218_2.png) [@tloriato](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/tloriato) #### Post date: [January 7, 2026, 9:57pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/ecc-team-leaves-ecc/54166/3 "2026-01-07T21:57:20Z")
For those around for \>5yrs 😅 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/original/3X/8/1/81c346dedb80f2fe35533cb8cb4abc8c5f5f6692.jpeg) ---
### Author: ![Cris83](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@Cris83](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/Cris83) #### Post date: [January 7, 2026, 10:18pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/ecc-team-leaves-ecc/54166/4 "2026-01-07T22:18:59Z")
Mhhh…. let’s see how it evolves ---
### Author: ![acre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a587f6/32.png) [@acre](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/acre) #### Post date: [January 7, 2026, 11:39pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/ecc-team-leaves-ecc/54166/5 "2026-01-07T23:39:15Z")
I guess the main question is what happens with Zashi Wallet going forward. It’s open source so can probably fork it if need be which is good, just would be a bummer since it was already gaining traction and is a good name. Hope the mobile wallet development and Ledger integration continues on the pace it was. Either way, excited for what’s to come. And fwiw I think Josh has a great track record. ---
### Author: ![gigantes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4bbf92/32.png) [@gigantes](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/gigantes) #### Post date: [January 7, 2026, 11:51pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/ecc-team-leaves-ecc/54166/6 "2026-01-07T23:51:46Z")
I like when things spice up. It means we are getting closer to the endgame. ---
### Author: ![Batuhan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/batuhan/32/32784_2.png) [@Batuhan](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/Batuhan) #### Post date: [January 8, 2026, 12:11am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/ecc-team-leaves-ecc/54166/7 "2026-01-08T00:11:48Z")
![Sasirmak GIF](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/original/3X/a/0/a0cee2dd109d16d40c28404cd29a2836a1be9bd1.gif) ---
### Author: ![lawzec](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/lawzec/32/38094_2.png) [@lawzec](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/lawzec) #### Post date: [January 8, 2026, 12:35am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/ecc-team-leaves-ecc/54166/8 "2026-01-08T00:35:00Z")
ZOOKO RUGGED US SO IDK WHAT WE R GOING TO TALK ABT > [@Idea: ZF & Bootstrap merger](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/idea-zf-bootstrap-merger/40075/5): > > We have no idea about the structure of Bootstrap. I have asked for documents, and was told to go pound sand. ---
### Author: ![januszgrze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/aeb1de/32.png) [@januszgrze](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/januszgrze) #### Post date: [January 8, 2026, 12:40am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/ecc-team-leaves-ecc/54166/9 "2026-01-08T00:40:50Z")
Yeah, I’ve been dealing with stuff like this in my own work. Issue is that I imagine that ECC wholly owns the IP related to Zashi, users will likely have to manually migrate to a new wallet // app if someone forks it and starts a new “version”. Also, yeah the name part is a bummer as well. Unless Bootstrap donates the IP to another community arm, it’ll likely have to go through rebrand // fork. ---
### Author: ![Roadies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Roadies](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/Roadies) #### Post date: [January 8, 2026, 1:01am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/ecc-team-leaves-ecc/54166/10 "2026-01-08T01:01:22Z")
It’s always extremely weird to me that a privacy crypto like ZEC has so many “CEOs” running around. Governance should really be decentralized like XMR’s. ---
### Author: ![radbro](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/radbro/32/41148_2.png) [@radbro](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/radbro) #### Post date: [January 8, 2026, 1:16am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/ecc-team-leaves-ecc/54166/11 "2026-01-08T01:16:07Z")
radbro will never leave radbro ---
### Author: ![tloriato](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/tloriato/32/33218_2.png) [@tloriato](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/tloriato) #### Post date: [January 8, 2026, 1:17am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/ecc-team-leaves-ecc/54166/12 "2026-01-08T01:17:34Z")
The living proof of being decentralized is exactly the “many CEOS running around” ---
### Author: ![ambimorph](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/ambimorph/32/26890_2.png) [@ambimorph](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/ambimorph) #### Post date: [January 8, 2026, 1:18am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/ecc-team-leaves-ecc/54166/13 "2026-01-08T01:18:16Z")
ONLY INDIVIDUALS! NO TEAMS! Teams have structure. No structure! Structure means someone gets to make decisions on behalf of the team. That’s _centralization_! So it’s bad. Down with organization. Anarchy only. ---
### Author: ![Roadies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Roadies](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/Roadies) #### Post date: [January 8, 2026, 1:38am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/ecc-team-leaves-ecc/54166/14 "2026-01-08T01:38:23Z")
> [@tloriato](#): > > The living proof of being decentralized is exactly the “many CEOS running around” no, the correct proof of being decentralized is having many “developers” working to build the tech, funded by the community. ---
### Author: ![Roadies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Roadies](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/Roadies) #### Post date: [January 8, 2026, 8:27am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/ecc-team-leaves-ecc/54166/15 "2026-01-08T08:27:52Z")
Quick question: What will happen to Zashi / Lightwalletd? ---
### Author: ![Shawn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/shawn/32/187_2.png) [@Shawn](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/Shawn) #### Post date: [January 8, 2026, 10:26am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/ecc-team-leaves-ecc/54166/16 "2026-01-08T10:26:07Z")
Response from Bootstrap Board: > **[We Are All Zashi](https://weareallzashi.org/)** > > A statement from the Board of Bootstrap on the future of Zcash and the importance of nonprofit governance. ---
### Author: ![NimmyNims](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@NimmyNims](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/NimmyNims) #### Post date: [January 8, 2026, 11:32am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/ecc-team-leaves-ecc/54166/17 "2026-01-08T11:32:03Z")
I encourage both sides to provide more clarification on a defined productive path forward given the market’s negative response and the growing misinformation/speculation circulating online on this matter. ---
### Author: ![Vachagan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Vachagan](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/Vachagan) #### Post date: [January 8, 2026, 11:40am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/ecc-team-leaves-ecc/54166/18 "2026-01-08T11:40:52Z")
And these are the incompetent fools we invest our money with? ---
### Author: ![aaal](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/aaal/32/36133_2.png) [@aaal](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/aaal) #### Post date: [January 8, 2026, 11:49am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/ecc-team-leaves-ecc/54166/19 "2026-01-08T11:49:49Z")
> [@NimmyNims](#): > > the market’s negative response …about 20% hit right now…Down about 1.6 BILLION in market cap at this moment.. And yeah market cap isn’t the most solid metric, but… That has to be high ranking historically for tweet to market cap destruction ratio. 😆 also, c’mon mert said it’s bullish so… c’mon… must be good news buy now! ---
### Author: ![gigantes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4bbf92/32.png) [@gigantes](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/gigantes) #### Post date: [January 8, 2026, 12:05pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/ecc-team-leaves-ecc/54166/20 "2026-01-08T12:05:04Z")
Seems like a reasonable answer from Bootstrap Board too. Anyway the more diverse entities we have working on Zcash, the better it is. [Next page](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/ecc-team-leaves-ecc/54166.md?page=2)