I’m honored to nominate myself for a third term on the Zcash Community Grants Committee. As the name implies, Zcash “Community” Grants, I believe that the future of Zcash looks brightest when our vision and efforts align. If elected I strive to continue to advocate for these community values within ZCG, leveraging my experience as a software engineer to add value and accelerate decision making. I believe ZCG can continue to play a key role in achieving our shared vision of making privacy and financial freedom normal.
Last June, I asked for your input on funding priorities. You emphasized governance features, wallet usability, and community initiatives. I’ve worked to deliver on these priorities, and I’m proud of the meaningful projects ZCG has funded during my tenure.
Looking ahead, I’ve been reflecting on Zcash adoption challenges. What complications exist when integrating Zcash into payment systems? What barriers do newcomers face? Every friction is a hurdle that prevents people from discovering Zcash’s benefits.
I believe ZCG should prioritize funding projects that prepare Zcash for the adoption era. By targeting grants that lower these barriers and illuminate the path forward, we can create lasting impact and accelerate our collective mission.
If I cross my fingers I think within 24months, hopefully sooner, Zcash should be at a point where we should formalise t-address deprecation, as a ZIP. I’ll become much louder on the issue when we approach that point. Within 36months, if not deprecated yet, I believe many of us might feel deep regret not having done it sooner. Unfortunately I’m merely a mortal so my future predictions are barely as good as a coin toss .
For those that haven’t made up their mind on t-addresses yet I believe it’s almost certain we will reach a point where the burden of t-addresses will objectively outweighs any benefits. Currently the benefit/burden of t-addresses is case-by-case depending on the user, their country, and their usecase. Deprecating any widely used features is hard so I think it’s important we formalize this transition sooner than later otherwise it’s all going to catch-up to us very quickly. I believe any of the valid usecases left for t-addresses in the future can be managed off the Zcash chain (e.g. a zec or other token on another chain/dex/etc). @Tsupportisharmful I appreciate you championing this issue as I believe if we don’t come to a consensus on deprecating t-addresses soon it will become a heavy burden politically, technically, and for our users .
Thank you for your thoughtful response. Based on the above I support your candidacy!
We need more people like you that understand the need to keep development (and funding) moving in the correct (shielded) direction while depreciating t addresses ASAP for the reasons you mention.
I think within 24months, hopefully sooner, Zcash should be at a point where we should formalise t-address deprecation, as a ZIP. I’ll become much louder on the issue when we approach that point. Within 36months, if not deprecated yet, I believe many of us might feel deep regret not having done it sooner. Unfortunately I’m merely a mortal so my future predictions are barely as good as a coin toss 
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