The Zcash Community Grants Committee withdrew the proposal to transfer approximately 98,000 ZEC as miner rewards
The Zcash Community Grant Committee (ZCG) has announced that it has decided not to proceed with the proposal put forward on October 29, which aimed to allocate approximately 98,000 ZEC as future mining rewards. The committee stated that subsequent funding arrangements should be determined through Zcash's existing governance processes. ZCG currently automatically receives 8% of newly issued ZEC, amounting to about 144 coins per day, and the treasury size is sufficient to support expenditures for many years, although its funding model and accountability have recently sparked controversy within the community.
According to the original proposal, the committee intended to allocate 36,200 ZEC from its treasury of approximately 91,500 ZEC to inject into a sustainable network mechanism to supplement miner block rewards, thereby reducing the expected income until the halving in 2028. Co-founder Sean Bowe, founder Zooko Wilcox, and developer Daira-Emma Hopwood have proposed various alternatives, such as terminating automatic grants, restructuring the use of funds, or focusing on promoting the use of ZEC, but none have been approved yet. Until the network upgrade changes the rules, ZCG will continue to receive approximately 144 ZEC daily.