# Zcash Community Grants Meeting Minutes 4/13/2026 **URL:** \ **Category:** Community Grants Updates\ **Created:** [April 14, 2026, 6:15pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-community-grants-meeting-minutes-4-13-2026/55349 "2026-04-14T18:15:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ZCG](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/zcg/32/33712_2.png) [@ZCG](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/ZCG)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2026, 6:15pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-community-grants-meeting-minutes-4-13-2026/55349/1 "2026-04-14T18:15:04Z")
[Grant Dashboard](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FQ28rDCyRW0TiNxrm3rgD8ai2KGUsXAjPieQmI1kKKg/edit?gid=135980745#gid=135980745) **Zcash Community Grants Committee Google Meet Meeting: April 13, 2026** **Attendance:** - Artkor - GGuy - Hanh - Zerodartz - DecentralistDan - Alex (FPF resource, notetaker) **Key Takeaways:** - Open Grants **All decisions this week were unanimous.** **Open Grant Proposals** - [Zecret Ballots by Gnosis Guild](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/grant-application-zecret-ballots/55059) (1st proposal) - [Formal Verification of Halo 2 in Lean 4](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/grant-application-formal-verification-of-zcashs-halo-2-proof-system-and-orchard-protocol-in-lean-4/55069) - [Rhea Zcash Gateway](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/rhea-finance-zcash-gateway-browser-wallet-cross-chain-defi/55073) - [Zcash Ecosystem Onboarding At Women in DeFi Summit 2026](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-ecosystem-onboarding-proposal-at-women-in-defi-summit-2026/55081) - [Launching the First Zcash Privacy and Developer Education Initiative Across Kenyan Universities and Tech Communities 2026](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/introducing-zcash-to-kenyan-universities-tech-communities-2026/55088) - [Zallet ↔ zcashd Wallet RPC Parity Harness: Reproducible Diff Reports for Migration Testing](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/grant-application-zallet-zcashd-wallet-rpc-parity-harness-reproducible-diff-reports-for-migration-testing/55092) - [Zcash Ghana (April 2026 - June 2026)](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-ghana-april-2026-june-2026/55101) - [Reputrans](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/reputrans-zero-knowledge-reputation-portability-for-financial-privacy/55113) - [Marketing at Berlin Blockchain Week & 2-Day Event with WebZero](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/grant-application-marketing-at-berlin-blockchain-week-2-day-event-with-webzero/55110) - [Zcash Integration for the Open Wallet Standard](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/grant-application-zcash-integration-for-the-open-wallet-standard-ows/55126) - [Feature Branch Testnet and Compatible Developer Tooling](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/feature-branch-testnet-and-compatible-developer-tooling/55156) - [ZAP1 Protocol Hardening and Zaino Integration](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/grant-application-zap1-protocol-hardening-and-zaino-integration/55165) - [F-PoC: Fair Proof-of-Contribution for Zcash](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/f-poc-fair-proof-of-contribution-an-open-research-platform-for-equitable-mining-in-zcash/55179) - [Zecboat Bridge: FROST-Secured Wrapped Asset (wSOL)](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zecboat-bridge-frost-secured-wrapped-asset-wsol/55199) - [Mastering Zcash Video Series](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/mastering-zcash-video-series/55204) - Approved - [ZecShield: Universal Privacy Bridge between Solana and Zcash](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/grant-application-zecshield-universal-privacy-bridge-between-solana-and-zcash/55232) - [Zcash CIS Media & Community Growth Program 2026](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/grant-application-zcash-cis-media-community-growth-program-2026/55252) - [Zcash Network School](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-network-school/55269) - [Zecret Ballots\_2](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-community-grants-meeting-minutes-3-30-2026/55196/10) - [​​BTCPayServer Multi-Account and 0conf Mempool Support](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/btcpayserver-multi-account-and-0conf-mempool-notifications/55316) ---
**Author:** ![zooko](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/zooko/32/32232_2.png) [@zooko](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/zooko)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2026, 8:08pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-community-grants-meeting-minutes-4-13-2026/55349/2 "2026-04-14T20:08:23Z")
> [@ZCG](#): > > - Gguy: I think that this applicant has been able to prove themselves over a small period of time and I’m excited to fund this. > - Artkor: While open wallets are still a relatively new initiative it already supports a range of major blockchain ecosystems through a unified interface, which gives it a meaningful potential for broader adoption. The applicant has also shown a high level of energy and consistent engagement. I approve this proposal. > - Zerodartz: The standard might be early but it’s a strong applicant and I support them as they have shown they can get stuff done and are actively pushing to have Zcash payments in more places. I approve. > - Hanh: It’s a fairly simple standard so even if it doesn’t work out the code base will be reusable for other purposes. Not much risk here. I approve. > - Decentralistdan: strong applicant who has proven they can deliver. Request, if it isn’t too much trouble: add the applicant’s name into these minutes so that when you all say nice things about an applicant I don’t have to click to find out who you’re talking about. 🙂 (It was Kenbak this time.) ---
**Author:** ![kworks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c67d28/32.png) [@kworks](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/kworks)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2026, 11:11am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-community-grants-meeting-minutes-4-13-2026/55349/3 "2026-04-15T11:11:01Z")
**Zcash Developer Feedback** The rejection feedback indicates a few critical misunderstandings regarding both the technical reality of zcash today and the **fundamental difference between trading assets and users holding assets** in a the orchard pool. It is important to clarify these points for current and future users. **A) Swaps vs. Private Custody @Artkor feedback** The feedback states that “ZEC already has access to existing exchange infrastructure and cross-chain swap routers,” arguing this negats the need for bridges. This conflates trading with private user custody. Swap routers like Near Intents or THORChain allow a user to sell SOL to buy ZEC.They do not allow a user to hold Solana exposure within zcash’s orchard pool. Existing bridges primarily exist to drain liquidity from zcash to be used on Solana (minting zZEC SPL tokens). The zecboat wSOL bridge does the exact opposite: It imports foreign liquidity into the zcash ecosystem. Arguing that swap routers solve this like saying zcash doesn’t need stablecoins because users can just trade USDC for ZEC on Binance. **B) Verifiable Custody vs. Blind Trust @Artkor** The debate that our use of FROST “does not meaningfully reduce the core custody and trust assumptions” because the MVP utilizes a team signer set. Phase 1 is a Team Model for speed-to-market, the trust assumptions are drastically reduced compared to existing pathways because of cryptographic verifiability.Unlike centralized exchanges where reserves are a black box, the wSOL asset utilizes the ZMAP standard to link directly to a real-time Proof of Reserves dashboard. The L1 Lock on Solana and the L2 Mint on zcash are mathematically provable on-chain 24/7. We are centralizing the signing initially, but the verification iscompletely decentralized and trustless from Day 1. **C) ZSAs Are Live Today @Zerodartz** The feedback states this proposal “is more in the area of what ZSAs would do, which we know are not going live in near future.” This is a fundamental technical misunderstanding. The wSOL project does not rely on protocol-level ZSAs. It utilizes the ZMAP (Zcash Memo Asset Protocol) standard, which is live and functioning today inside standard Orchard memos. Zecboat has already executed live-fire bridging on mainnet. The technology is here, and it works and pays big transactions fees. **D) Minimizing Bridge Attack Vectors @Zerodartz** We agree that bridges are prime targets for exploits. That is precisely why we rejected the standard model of deploying complex, autonomous smart contracts on both sides. By treating shielded minting as a highly constrained, off-chain curated service, and entirely separating the “Hot” minting keys from the “Cold” FROST vault, we have minimized the attack surface that typically plagues cross-chain infrastructure. For all zcash users an more importantly for developers building infrastruture for future liquity and grow. Please do not stop. The need and demand is real. ---
**Author:** ![artkor](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/artkor/32/28573_2.png) [@artkor](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/artkor)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2026, 11:36am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-community-grants-meeting-minutes-4-13-2026/55349/4 "2026-04-15T11:36:23Z")
Well, even if ZCG members didn’t see the value in this, the wider community will likely appreciate the idea. The retroactive grant program is open to everyone.