Hello, Zcash community!
We are very pleased to present our proposal for the year 2025.
Next year we want to continue with Zcash’s digital presence in Spanish and expand it to new spaces, to continue promoting the adoption of financial privacy with Zcash among Spanish speakers in Latin America and Spain.
But we also would like to start a new project that we have started to explore: the Zcash Club. A different way to build Zcash communities in Latam and Spain.
We will continue to collaborate with other Zcash communities and organizations to further strengthen Zcash’s presence around the world.
We will be attentive to your questions and proposals to continue building the Zcash community in Spanish.
Thank you for your support all these years!
Applicant name:
Yoditar
Team member name
@AuraBritoSM, @gordonesTV, @Edicksonjga, @robmarn, @yoditar
Pitch: A one-liner elevator pitch version of your proposal
This proposal seeks funding to expand Zcash’s presence in Spanish in Latin America and Spain between January and December 2025.
Total Request (USD)
$72,000.00 USD
Have you previously received a grant from Zcash Community Grants (formerly called ZOMG) or ZF?
Yes
Are you seeking or have you received funding from other sources for this proposed project?
No
Applicant background
@AuraBritoSM: Aura is an accountant by profession, but in the last decade she has worked as a Community Builder, Business Advisor to small and medium businesses. Aura also has experience as a podcaster and blogger, and as a facilitator and speaker. She is an active member of the Zcash en Español community since 2023, year in which she started co-hosting Zcast with Roosevelt Gordones, the Zcash en Español podcast. They had the opportunity to cover Zcon4 together in Barcelona, Spain. Aura also writes articles about Zcash in the Zcash en Español website, and in Free2Z, besides collaborating in other community activities such as Spaces and Lives about Zingo, about Zcash, about privacy and education, among other topics. Aura also leads the community Emprendedoras Digitales de Venezuela, a community with 6 years of life that offers advice, guidance, and training on technology and entrepreneurship issues to Spanish-speaking women of different ages and professions.
@gordonesTV: Roosevelt is an IT professional with more than 25 years of management experience in the world of retail and mass consumption. For the last 15 years he has been dedicated to training and consulting on technology issues, such as web design, blogging, and content generation. He actively generates content on his website and YouTube channel on financial technology and cryptocurrencies, in addition to writing for the Zcash en Español website. Since 2020 Roosevelt has become an enthusiast of Bitcoin and blockchain technology, as well as open source and free software tools. Roosevelt discovered Zcash in 2022, and has become a true evangelist and activist for privacy and financial security. Living in Venezuela has made him more sensitive to these issues, as he has discovered how Zcash technology can help people where their freedoms are limited. Roosevelt is a moderator of the Zcash en Español community, designed with Aura Brito the Zcash en Español website, is a member of the ZecHub DAO, ZCAP, ZAC, and has given several trainings on Zcash, wallets, Free2Z, and ZGo. He has also run for election to the ZCG membership panel a couple of times. Roosevelt is a full-time Zcash enthusiast.
@Edicksonjga: He is a T.S.U. in Civil Construction and a cryptocurrency enthusiast. He has more than 5 years of experience as a beta tester of messaging apps and wallets for Zcash. He is a moderator in the Telegram channel and in the Zcash en Español community. He has promoted and organised community activities, as well as being a blog editor on the Zcash en Español website and a content creator on Zcash en Español YouTube. He is a member of ZecHub DAO and ZCAP.
@robmarn: Audiovisual Editor, Photographer, Digital Animator, Social Communicator, digital content creator, facilitator of digital marketing strategies for entrepreneurs, graphic design teacher, photo editor, facilitator of Adobe Suite editing software (Photoshop, After Effects, Premiere, Audition, Illustrator). Graduated as a Photographer with higher studies in photography, Graphic Designer, Electronics Technician. Specialization in live broadcasting equipment and technologies, facilitator of OBS software in various spaces. Active collaborator in the whole Zcash ecosystem in audiovisual matters. Member of ZKAV (Audiovisual Club), collaborator in the broadcasting and subtitling of events (Zcon) and community calls of the Zcash ecosystem.
@yoditar: Blogger and Community Builder. He was Zcash Ambassador in Spanish community between 2022 and 2023. He has worked with various crypto industry projects since 2017 related to Dash, EOS, Tutellus, and Bitcoin. He has also been a writer for various media outlets such as Criptotendencias, Blockchain Academy, and Cyphex Code. Member of ZecHub DAO and ZCAP.
Description of Problem or Opportunity
Latin America is a region with diverse economic problems and needs: inflation, poverty, difficulties in accessing efficient means of payment, an inefficient banking system, low savings capacity, but also a profound lack of financial privacy.
In some countries this has allowed governments to control their citizens, limiting their ability to obtain forms of money that offer economic freedom to study, to entrepreneurship, and to access new possibilities for individual and collective growth.
This creates deep social inequality, migration, and a constant search for the means to survive in the midst of social and economic crises for many years.
Despite this, blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies have proven to be a source of opportunities and resources for thousands of Latin Americans to undertake in the midst of these difficulties. In many cases, cryptocurrencies have become the main means for migrants to send money to their families back home. Latin blockchain projects have even emerged, as well as entrepreneurships and businesses with the help of cryptocurrencies.
In turn, there are many crypto projects that have managed to capture the attention of Latinos through meetups, communities, ambassadors, specialised media, and international events in Central and South America.
Despite the positive impact that some of these projects have had in the region, none of them offer the private electronic money needed to help build free and equal societies, with dignity, consent, and self-sovereignty.
With the historical and political experiences of the last decades, it is clear that Latin Americans need a form of private money that upholds their fundamental human rights to freedom, security, and privacy to grow in equality of economic opportunity as in other countries of the world.
Zcash is that alternative that is lacking in the world’s largest Spanish-speaking region, from Mexico to Patagonia.
However, there are several challenges to be faced for Zcash to become better known in Latam, as is the case with Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and Tether. To achieve this, an educational and digital dissemination project is needed to put ZEC in the pockets of thousands of Spanish speakers, taking advantage of the power of the technology developed by Zcash, the various wallets in its ecosystem, Free2z, ZecHub, ZK Audiovisual Club, Zcash Brasil and future projects under development that could be useful to get these Latinos on board the financial privacy train.
Although Latam will be the target region for our proposal, we will also include Spain as it is part of the Spanish-speaking countries and has active Zcash members in that country.
Proposed Solution: Describe the solution at a high level
During the Global Ambassador Program (GAP), many events, activities, content, translations, and online support were developed with the support of many Spanish community members, which helped the growth and digital presence of this community. Projects such as Free2z, ZecHub and ZK Audiovisual Club counted with the active participation and support of several members of the Hispanic community.
At the end of this program, we continued to partially sustain the existing platforms and content to continue with the work previously done. The intention was to avoid losing what we have achieved after more than two years of hard work and expand into a new phase, which started in October 2024 with the three-month grant (Q4 2024) approved by the Zcash Community Grants.
As a team we want to continue and expand what we have built to help Zcash reach a wider Hispanic community in Latin America and Spain in 2025, not forgetting Hispanics present in other parts of the world.
Our intention is to continue building a strong digital presence, using various platforms and strategies. But also to start new projects such as the Zcash Club.
Taking into account the problems and opportunities mentioned above, we have developed a proposal that will help solve these problems.
Our work will focus on informing, educating and promoting Zcash and financial privacy through various platforms and digital activities to reach as many people in Latin America and Spain as possible, without physical or geographical limitations.
The intention is to promote awareness about the importance of financial privacy with Zcash among Spanish speakers, the adoption of ZEC through the use of the wallets by businesses and their customers, and the active participation of new members in existing projects such as Free2z, ZecHub and ZK Audiovisual Club, but also other projects that arise in the coming months and years.
We will also be looking for Hispanic developers to join the Zcash community with new project proposals.
This will help in the consolidation of Zcash as an attractive alternative in Latam and Spain for financial freedom.
To achieve this, we have divided our proposal into the following digital and face-to-face projects:
Digital operations
The ability to build trust and engagement in a global community requires a constant digital presence. To reach as many people in Latin America as possible, we will create informative and educational content that we will publish every week on different social networks and Zcash en Español platforms. We will also hold regular online events and support community members on Discord, Telegram, X/Twitter, Instagram and other platforms. All of this will allow us to introduce Zcash to new users, as well as further engage with existing supporters and future new members who will join the global Zcash community from Zcash en Español.
The Zcash en Español digital presence will be implemented as follows:
Discord/Telegram: @gordonesTV @Edicksonjga @yoditar
We will support the existing community and new members joining Zcash en Español. On these two platforms we will be able to solve problems people may have with wallets, share information, translations, news, tutorials, updates, and teach them how to access the Zcash ecosystem (Free2z, ZecHub, ZK Audiovisual Club, etc.). Discord and Telegram have been two very helpful digital spaces to connect and generate engagement with the Hispanic community.
You can join the Discord and Telegram community here and here.
X/Twitter: @yoditar
We will post informative and educational content about Zcash from the Zcash en Español account and help drive content from other accounts in the Zcash ecosystem on X/Twitter. We will support followers and host a bi-weekly Spaces to discuss news, updates, and other topics of interest around Zcash. This will allow us to reach new followers of the crypto ecosystem, while raising awareness of Zcash and financial privacy to people who don’t know about it in Latam.
You can see the X/Twitter account here.
YouTube: @Edicksonjga @robmarn
We will publish informative and educational content about Zcash in Spanish and support followers. We will make tutorials and short videos to promote Zcash on YouTube, X/Twitter, Discord, Telegram, and Free2z. These videos will be a good resource to support the articles we will publish on Substack, Free2z, and the Zcash en Español website blog.
You can see the videos we have already published here.
Substack: @yoditar
We will publish a monthly newsletter at the beginning of each month with a summary of the most important Zcash news from the previous month. This will allow us to inform community members who may not be able to keep up with Zcash news every week. The newsletter is a different format to the one offered by Spaces and Zcast, which will be adapted to users who prefer this type of publication instead of audio or video. On this platform we will be able to introduce Zcash to a new audience engaged with the content published on Substack. It will also be additional content to promote Zcash in Spanish on X/Twitter, Discord, and Telegram, both for our community members and for other people who don’t know about Zcash in Latam.
You can read the newsletters we have already published here.
Free2z: @yoditar
We will publish translations of articles from ECC, ZF, or any other Zcash related organisation for the non-English speaking community. It will also be additional content to promote Zcash in Spanish on X/Twitter, Discord, and Telegram.
You can read the translations we have already published here.
Spanish Zcash Instagram: @AuraBritoSM @gordonesTV
Instagram’s potential to spread brands, communities, and initiatives is undeniable. Although it is not a social network that promotes decentralization, it is an important means to achieve greater dissemination and reach of Zcash in our language.
Instagram will be used to publish Stories, Reels and Lives where essential information about the Zcash ecosystem will be disseminated, as well as news, milestones, events, or workshops.
The account does not exist yet, but as soon as the proposal is approved it will be created.
Zcash en Español website blog: @AuraBritoSM @gordonesTV @Edicksonjga @yoditar and collaborators
We will publish an average of 6 to 8 original articles per month about crypto, blockchain, and Zcash to promote the Zcash website and attract new members to its community. These articles will be able to introduce Zcash to a new audience in Latam. It will also be additional content to promote Zcash in Spanish on X/Twitter, Discord, and Telegram. The articles will be written by members of the Zcash en Español community.
You can read the articles we have already published here.
Graphic Design: @robmarn
Establish a permanent communication with the aforementioned team members to generate audiovisual and multimedia material about Zcash and the communication needs in the ecosystem and in the Spanish community. With this we seek to achieve the following:
- Reach the target audience through images and videos.
- Establish the Zcash message for the Hispanic community and define the focus and visual narrative of the pieces, be it a logo, a flyer, a social media post, images for the website, videos, etc.
- Develop images and visual content, choosing appropriate colours, fonts, and layouts.
- Collaborate with other designers in the global community to create graphics and visual content for community engagement efforts, such as community forums, newsletters, and social media groups.
- Support social media managers and venue managers in activities that require audio-visual pieces.
- Support the team and community members with multimedia material for ideas that are presented.
In short, design is an essential part of marketing and everything related to the ecosystem of any blockchain project such as Zcash, as it is about communicating to the target audience what Zcash is with graphic concepts.
ZK Radio: @AuraBritoSM @gordonesTV @Edicksonjga @robmarn @yoditar and collaborators
The proposal aims to create an online radio whose main programming is the dissemination and information of the constant events of everything that happens in the Zcash ecosystem through entertainment activities, information, educational material, and dissemination to strengthen the awareness and practice of financial privacy in Latam.
The activities of ZK Radio will be the following:
- Create a programming grid where all interested parties can produce their own spaces (programs) to broadcast their preferred topics and form a staff of collaborators within the radio programming.
- Program “The Block” produced by Robmar: compendium of information directly related to the Zcash ecosystem and the crypto ecosystem, accompanied by music and interacting directly with the Zcash communities. Promoting activities, information, and technology with originality.
- Program “Digital Self-Defense” produced by Yoditar: directed to the topic of security and digital privacy, news, tips, and information on everything related to the protection of personal information on the Internet, interaction with participants and respond, advise, and guiding the audience on the subject of security.
- Crypto News, produced by Roosevelt: an informative and up-to-date summary of the most important news and developing events throughout the crypto ecosystem in a unique style. Pioneering newscast in this style and format across the crypto ecosystem.
- To produce, collaborate, create, and advise those who want to be part of this project with their independent spaces, whether they are informative capsules, short films, advertising spaces, news programs, and spaces in general.
- To address various topics within and outside the crypto ecosystem in general, and to educate on a theoretical and fundamental basis such as privacy and security with the use of technological and digital tools that exist for the protection of collective and individual privacy.
- To constantly present outreach metrics and strengthen the interest of people who want to educate themselves and contribute to the growth of Zcash at all levels.
- Thanks to the zcashesp.com team to have a web presence and consolidate the relationship between ZK Radio and the Zcash ecosystem, as well as to be part of the dissemination strategies to enrich the website, contribute to the hosting of the website, and create dynamics to attract more users to Zcash and give value to our universal and fundamental right to privacy and financial security.
- Manage the ZK Radio account on X/Twitter to promote the content of the radio and Zcash en Español.
- Promote Zcast episodes and Zcash en Español and Zcast Spaces as regular programming on ZK Radio.
- Create informative capsules (micros) to be broadcasted periodically within the daily radio programming. These capsules will contain information and valuable content about Zcash. Each interested party can create short-format audios with condensed information on topics of interest to the communities, and will be included in the radio’s rotating programming.
- ZK Connect, produced by Aura: informative and educational capsules generating valuable content in a condensed format aimed at all audiences and with periodic transmission and permanent updates on topics of interest to the Zcash community and stakeholders outside the Zcash ecosystem, with a light and friendly style and with production aimed at communities and strategic alliances with entrepreneurs and audiences with educational needs on the use of cryptos and topics related to privacy and security in finance in general.
- Zinkronizate, produced by Edickson: informative capsules exclusively on the topic of wallets in the Zcash ecosystem, updates, launches, usage tips, advice and the latest information on Zcash wallets in general. Produced in a user-friendly tone by one of the most active wallet beta testers in the entire Zcash ecosystem.
- MicroBloque, produced by Robmar: informative micro-blogs related to technological advances, events, and general information on technology topics in condensed audio micro-blog format (max. 5 minutes).
- Make visual material (designs, post in social networks and community spaces): selected material from the capsules to share in social networks.
- Rebroadcast the radio programs on a delayed basis at various times.
- Make calls to include people from the crypto ecosystem in general to participate in spaces and/or radio programs.
- Seek alliances in other ecosystems to bring ZKRadio and Zcash to other spaces and achieve more presence in other strategic communities.
- Make programs (for example, El Bloque) in audiovisual format and make multiplatform transmission in other social networks in audio and video.
You can listen to ZK Radio here.
Zcast: @AuraBritoSM @gordonesTV
- 2 monthly Episodes (via YouTube and Spotify)
- 2 monthly X/Twitter Spaces
- Additional videos via Live and YouTube Shorts
We will talk not only about our own topics within the Zcash community (news and updates), but also about privacy and financial security issues. We will also have guests from Zcash, and other projects, on the podcast and Spaces, to attract more people’s attention.
Zcast is the first Zcash podcast in Spanish with two seasons published on its YouTube channel and other podcasting platforms. It currently has a third season in development as part of the grants approved by the ZCG.
You can watch episodes of the first two seasons on the Zcash en Español website or on YouTube.
Zcash en Español website: @AuraBritoSM @gordonesTV
The website will continue to publish weekly technical articles, tutorials, and opinion articles on the blog, covering various topics related to the Zcash ecosystem, but also to the blockchain ecosystem in general. All in a friendly language, aimed at the basic and intermediate user.
The intention of the website is to bring the Spanish-speaking audience closer to Zcash with an easy to understand language.
For the blog we currently have 4 contributing bloggers, and 1 editor @Edicksonjga, who are responsible for feeding content to the website. In 2025, we will expand the number of contributors to have more articles on the blog.
On the site, we have direct access to:
- Zcast’s latest videos, to keep the audience up to date.
- ZK Radio, so people can listen directly to the radio programming.
- The Zcashers Entrepreneurs Directory, a space similar to Pay with Zcash, but with Spanish-speaking businesses and entrepreneurs. The idea is to show which businesses and initiatives accept Zcash as a form of payment in Latam.
- Virtual shop (under construction), a space similar to the ZecHub shop, where Zcash-related t-shirts, jumpers, caps, mugs, etc. will be offered. The idea of this virtual shop is to offer Zerch (merchandise), as well as to generate income for the maintenance of the hosting and domain of the website.
You can visit the website here.
ZecHub Dework: @Edicksonjga
On a weekly basis, we will publish tasks in Spanish on the Dework platform managed by ZecHub.
The intention of these tasks is:
- Incentivize the participation of the Hispanic community in the creation of quality content about Zcash by receiving rewards in ZEC.
- Incentivise the use of Zcash shielded wallets
- Keep the community active and interested in knowing and learning about Zcash
- Help promote Zcash in Spanish in Latam and Spain
- Recruiting new collaborators who can bring long-term value to Zcash
Zcash Merchant Onboarding Program: @AuraBritoSM @gordonesTV @Edicksonjga @robmarn @yoditar
We will seek to incentivize the use of ZEC and shielded wallets in physical or digital businesses in Latin America and Spain.
We will organize physical or digital events to teach entrepreneurs and small businesses how to use ZEC as a means of payment via WhatsApp, Telegram, Google Meet, Zoom or any other platform used by these people.
We will be looking to connect with members of the Zcash community in Spanish or new members in different Spanish-speaking countries. They can help us generate closer relationships with these businesses, taking into account that the physical presence of these members in Latam and Spain countries can generate a relationship of greater trust and acceptance in the use of ZEC.
To achieve this, we will create strategies for approaching businesses and a package of educational and support materials focused on them: new sections on the Zcash en Español website, tutorials, guides, brochures, graphic designs, etc.
Zcash Club: @AuraBritoSM @gordonesTV @Edicksonjga @robmarn @yoditar and collaborators
The Zcash Club is an initiative that seeks to bring together Spanish-speaking people in face-to-face and virtual events, to empower them through Zcash technology, in an environment of privacy, camaraderie, and entrepreneurship.
This Club was born as an idea to promote not only the adoption of Zcash, but also to create a space for constant networking, in which participants are nourished by the interaction with other enthusiasts.
To this end, there will be educational and informative events on various technological, financial, entrepreneurial and professional development topics related to Zcash.
At Zcash en Español we are aware of the power of networking and communities with active and committed members, that is why we believe that the Zcash Club initiative will be a model that can easily be implemented in different parts of Latin America, including Spain.
We want to boost entrepreneurs, independent professionals and small local businesses in different cities in Latin America and Spain by helping them to adopt Zcash and financial privacy as a means of payment through the different shielded wallets in its ecosystem (Zingo, Zashi, Ywallet and others). The intention is to guarantee human rights such as consent, dignity and freedom, taking into account the framework outlined in the “Description of the problem or opportunity” section.
The Zcash Club aims to become a regional reference in Latin America and Spain for the construction of crypto communities, which promotes the active adoption of new financial tools that offer freedom, equal access and improvement in the living conditions of its members.
Therefore, we have created the first two Zcash Clubs in the cities of Queretaro, Mexico and Barcelona, Spain. The intention is to create more clubs in different cities in Latin America, as we build the Zcash community in Spanish during 2025.
Solution Format: What is the exact form of the final deliverable you’re creating?
- Increased visibility of Zcash in the Spanish-speaking audience.
- Management of all the aforementioned digital spaces, as well as monitoring and analysis of their metrics.
- Community management and advice on wallets and other Zcash platforms.
- Creation, management, and moderation of face-to-face and online events (X/Twitter Spaces, Discord Calls, special programs on ZK Radio, online and broadcast, Telegram and YouTube Streamings, etc.). We will place special emphasis on measuring people impacted, and new users or wallets installed.
- Translation into Spanish of the main articles and contents of the ECC, the ZF, and other media of interest in the ecosystem.
- Through Zcast and ZK Radio, content will be generated about privacy and financial security, with an emphasis on Zcash and its allied projects.
- Audiovisual broadcasting and subtitled translation of live events (YouTube, Discord Call, Telegram, Free2Z, and other platforms) carried out by the teams of ZecHub, ZKAV, ZF, Zcash Brazil, Zcash Russia and other projects of the Zcash ecosystem.
- Participation in Spaces, Lives, and AMAs of other blockchain projects in the region and Spanish-speaking countries. This in order to reach new audiences.
- Creation of POAPs, bounties, challenges, and contests in the different activities, in order to activate the playful participation of the attendees. Rewards will be paid in shielded ZEC to incentivize the use of wallets and financial privacy.
- Creation of audiovisual tutorials in Spanish about Zcash, as well as the translation of those already made by the ZecHub and other Zcash projects.
- Creation of Zcash designs in Spanish for the content, activities, and events of each of the aforementioned digital spaces.
- Tasks in ZecHub’s Dework for the Hispanic community.
- Creation of Zcash Clubs in Latam and Spain.
- Zcash Merchant Onboarding Program.
Technical Approach: Dive into the how of your project. Describe your approaches, components, workflows, methodology, etc. Bullet points and diagrams are appreciated!
- Creation of long and short videos on YouTube.
- Creation of radio programs on ZK Radio.
- Creation of videos in podcast format in Zcast.
- Broadcasting of events carried out by teams and individuals that make up the Zcash ecosystem or are of informative and educational importance (Spaces, calls, meetings, activities).
- Generate alliances with entities of the Zcash ecosystem to create spaces where there is global participation of Zcashers, as well as activities that invite the interaction of the community in general.
- Spanish translation of official documentation, posts, and important content from ZCG, ZF, ECC, ZecHub, etc. on Free2z and X/Twitter.
- Produce and create interaction activities to further engage users within the ecosystem and beyond, who are interested in Zcash (ZK) financial privacy technology.
- Generation of tutorials, guides, opinion articles, and information on the YouTube channel and the blog of the Zcash en Español website.
- Community Management and Community Building in X/Twitter, Telegram, Discord, YouTube, Substack, Spotify, and other digital spaces where we have presence.
- Support and guidance to new users who start using Zcash wallets in Telegram, Discord, X/Twitter, YouTube, and other digital spaces where we have presence.
- Expansion of informational/educational activities targeting new users on ZK Radio, Zcast, Telegram, Discord, and X/Twitter.
- Tasks in the ZecHub Dework to incentivize the participation of the Hispanic Zcash community by creating content about Zcash in Spanish and receiving rewards in ZEC.
- Expansion of Zcash in Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America and Spain.
- Found Zcash Clubs with people interested in learning about Zcash in countries such as Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, Spain, etc., that can expand the information and adoption of Zcash.
- Adopt new businesses that accept Zcash as a payment method in Latam and Spain.
Collaboration and Upstream Dependencies: Describe any dependencies or collaborations with other individuals, teams, or organizations that are required to successfully integrate, maintain, or upstream your changes.
We do not depend on any external entity or third parties to carry out our activities.
Execution risks: What obstacles do you expect? What is most likely to go wrong? Which unknown factors could jeopardize success? Who would have to incorporate your work in order for it to be usable?
There are no execution risks to carry out the activities proposed and the contents to be created, since everything proposed will be developed online with the work of the 5 team members.
Unintended Consequences: What are the negative ramifications if your project is successful? Consider usability, stability, privacy, integrity, availability, decentralization, interoperability, maintainability, technical debt, requisite education, etc.
N/A
