Zcash just entered one of the most important moments in its history. The entire core development team has resigned, citing working conditions and governance changes that no longer align with the project’s original privacy-first mission.
The same team is now forming a new independent company to continue building Zcash-related technology outside the current structure.
If this sounds uncomfortable it should. Privacy chains don’t live or die by hype. They live by cryptography, trust, and long-term contributors.
The real question isn’t whether $ZEC survives this headline. It’s who controls the roadmap when the builders walk away.
Markets often misprice moments like this:
Some see it as the end
Others see it as a reset
Projects don’t fail when prices drop. They fail when mission, governance, and incentives drift apart.
If Zcash manages to realign development, funding, and vision, this could mark a painful but necessary transition.
If not, this moment will be remembered as the point where uncertainty replaced conviction.
2026 may decide whether Zcash becomes a renewed privacy standard or a lesson in governance risk.
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