# Is Starkware a threat to Zcash?

**URL:** <https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/is-starkware-a-threat-to-zcash/40713>\
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**Created:** [December 22, 2021, 6:20am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/is-starkware-a-threat-to-zcash/40713 "2021-12-22T06:20:13Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 3, 2022, 11:29pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/is-starkware-a-threat-to-zcash/40713/32 "2022-06-03T23:29:59Z")

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yes, the ZF has a wider goal list than the ECC, which is what led to some questions about how the ZF could/would spend money that offended some people, but the ZF seemed to reply that their focus is on zcash.

And the ECC is who funded starkware, not the ZF.

[https://electriccoin.co/mission/](https://electriccoin.co/mission/)

And the ECC’s mission is solely on zcash and spreading zcash adoption.

Edit: These are the posts I was referring to about ECC vs ZF’s missions and concerns that came up, which showed that the ECC focuses on zcash only (or partnerships that help zcash as well)

> [@Undisclosed and actively relevant conflicts of interest on the Zcash Foundation Board of Directors](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/undisclosed-and-actively-relevant-conflicts-of-interest-on-the-zcash-foundation-board-of-directors/41618/4):
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> If true, this would explain a lot. Thank you for looking after ZEC holders’ interests, Zooko.

[https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/thoughts-on-conflicts-of-interest-within-the-zcash-foundation/41679/3](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/thoughts-on-conflicts-of-interest-within-the-zcash-foundation/41679/3)

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