# Network Sustainability Mechanism (NSM)

**URL:** <https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/network-sustainability-mechanism-nsm/42703>\
**Category:** Technology\
**Created:** [August 4, 2022, 5:59pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/network-sustainability-mechanism-nsm/42703 "2022-08-04T17:59:25Z")\
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Unless something is explicitly needed for ZSAs, I don’t believe it should be included in NU7. Everything superfluous, even if not explicitly on the critical path, takes time, work and attention, and risks things that are on the critical path.

I would push the NSM for evaluation in NU8, which will likely also include whatever decision is made about the lockbox distribution and longer term funding.

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