Zcash Advocacy Organization PGPZ registered lobbying, focusing on U.S. cryptocurrency policy

The advocacy organization for Zcash, Pretty Good Policy for Zcash (PGPZ), has submitted a lobbying registration, effective from October 1, with Executive Director Divij Pandya as the sole registered lobbyist. This move signifies that this privacy-oriented cryptocurrency ecosystem is intensifying its efforts to influence U.S. digital asset policy.

The registration documents list the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act and two digital asset tax proposals among its current and anticipated lobbying topics. PGPZ was established in June this year, evolving from the Pretty Good Policy for Crypto initiative launched by Electric Coin Co. in 2022, which held a Washington policy roundtable and organized a congressional briefing on cryptocurrency technology in 2023.

PGPZ founder and ZODL Chief Policy and Regulatory Officer Paul Brigner stated that the goal is "to ensure that Zcash has serious, organized, and credible policy participation in Washington." He noted that the decisions being made by policymakers will affect whether privacy-preserving digital cash can exist, be used legally, and serve the public interest. PGPZ's responsibility is to ensure that Zcash is understood, represented, and defended in these discussions. In August this year, Zcash Community Grants approved a $750,000 grant to fund PGPZ's work in its first year.