Команда основателей Zcash ECC объявила о своем уходе. Они создадут новую компанию для независенной разработки протокола конфиденциальных монет.

【Block Rhythm】Zcash privacy coin ecosystem in turmoil. On January 8th, Josh Swihart, CEO of ECC (Electric Coin Company), publicly announced that the ECC team has collectively resigned from the original organizational structure and plans to establish an independent new company to continue development. What’s the reason behind this? Bootstrap, the non-profit organization responsible for governing ECC and supporting Zcash, has “clearly and continuously diverged” from Zcash’s core mission.

The point of disagreement is very clear. In recent weeks, the majority of Bootstrap’s board members—including Zaki Manian, Christina Garman, Alan Fairless, and Michelle Lai of ZCAM—have become severely misaligned with Zcash’s original intention in their decision-making. Josh stated bluntly that the ECC team faced a so-called “constructive dismissal” situation: unilaterally modifying employment terms and working conditions without directly firing employees, making it impossible for the team to continue working while maintaining professional integrity and technical completeness.

Under these circumstances, all ECC members made the decision to resign. However, it needs to be clarified here that this is not a technical split or protocol-level conflict. The Zcash protocol itself remains completely unaffected. The core purpose of the ECC team’s new move is to protect years of work achievements and prevent them from being eroded by malicious governance.

Josh stated that ECC will establish a new company with the original team and the same mission, continuing to build an “unstoppable privacy coin.” In short, the technical development of privacy coins continues, only the organizational form has changed.