# How does ZEC fit into the Zcash Foundation's long-term strategy? **URL:** \ **Category:** Governance\ **Created:** [May 7, 2022, 8:10pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/how-does-zec-fit-into-the-zcash-foundations-long-term-strategy/41512 "2022-05-07T20:10:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 6
**Author:** ![madars](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/madars/32/15616_2.png) [@madars](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/madars)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2022, 9:50pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/how-does-zec-fit-into-the-zcash-foundations-long-term-strategy/41512/6 "2022-05-07T21:50:16Z")
Just a quick point about ZSA’s > [@zooko](#): > > […] if ZSAs get deployed on it without substantial compensation to ZEC holders […] The beauty of ZSA’s to me is that they pave the way for adoption: people get exposure to Zcash – both the technology and the asset. A cryptocurrency with strong Layer 1 privacy is ideal for zk-NFTs, including private transfers, private proofs of ownership, etc. Same for stablecoins as Zcash shielded assets - I definitely want a zkUSD for onboarding new users. Or further, imagine giving a new user a 50:50 ZEC/USD stabilized bond! Double the community, double the fun, and more than double the strength of the feedback loops! And the latter is great for all three Zcash’s (technology, network, asset). This is exactly Balaji’s point: > [@Basics of blockchain economics (and how it should guide protocol changes)](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/basics-of-blockchain-economics-and-how-it-should-guide-protocol-changes/37915/34): > > ZRC-20 would add more use cases to ZEC, increasing value for ZEC, as we have seen with how ETH is needed to pay ETH fees for ERC-20s. --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/how-does-zec-fit-into-the-zcash-foundations-long-term-strategy/41512)._