On April 17, 2025 we opened a Dev Fund Poll of the Zcash Community Advisory Panel (ZCAP) to determine which of the funding proposals have the most support, or if the Dev Fund should end and 100% of the block rewards should go to miners. Additionally the poll surveyed community members about prioritizing an extension of the Dev Fund and implementation of a new funding model, even if it requires postponing NU7.
128 ZCAP voters participated in this poll, representing 64% of the total number of members. The results appear below.
Q1: Which of the following funding proposals do you support? You can select more than one proposal.
- Community and Coinholder Funding Model (C&C) (84 votes/32.3%)
- Community-Governed Funding Model (41votes/15.8%)
- Pure Coinholder Funding Model (28 votes/10.8%)
- Pure ZCAP Funding Model (39 votes/15.0%)
- Zcash Governance Bloc (zBloc) (44 votes/16.9%)
- The Dev Fund should end and 100% of the block reward should go to miners. (24 votes/9.2%)
Note: This question allowed for multiple selections, therefore the percentages above represent the total number of votes for each option, based on a total of 260 selections made across all options.
Q2: Do you support prioritizing the extension of the Dev Fund and the implementation of a new funding model, even if it requires postponing NU7?
- Yes (66 votes/51.6%)
- No (43 votes/33.6%)
- Abstain (19 votes/14.8%)
Based on these results we can conclude that the Community and Coinholder Funding Model (C&C) has the greatest level of support and that an extension of the Dev Fund and implementation of a new funding model is ZCAP’s recommended path forward. The outcomes of this poll will be considered along with the ZAC and coin holder polls to determine if there is community consensus.
We would like to express our gratitude to everyone who contributed to this process. Thank you to those who drafted proposals, engaged in discussions and debates on the Zcash community forum, across social media, and during community calls. Additionally, we appreciate those who organized alternative community polls and are grateful to everyone who took the time to vote.