Zcash Could End Flow of Block Rewards to Community Grants as Polls Open Nov. 16

Zcash coinholders will vote starting Nov. 16 on a merged draft proposal that would halt the 8% cut of block rewards flowing to its community grants program, with those funds instead parked in a locked pool that still lacks spending rules. The plan would also move 50,000 ZEC out of the grants treasury, a shift in how the privacy-focused chain funds ecosystem development. The vote matters because it redefines Zcash’s funding pipeline at a time when tokenholders are weighing direct control over protocol resources. What to watch next is whether the locked fund gets formal spending rules and how the 50,000 ZEC transfer is executed after the poll closes.