Zero Knowledge19 Aug 2020

Josh Cincinnati on Zcash, governance and leaving the Zcash Foundation

In this episode we chat with Josh Cincinnati, the former executive director of Zcash Foundation. We cover Josh's career before Zcash, his work at the foundation, the important role privacy plays in crypto and the challenges of decentralised governance. We also discuss his decision to leave the foundation, Zcash Foundation's philosophy of transparency, his hopes for the future of the Zcash community, his next steps and why he thinks people in crypto may wanna take themselves a bit less serious and remember to have some fun!

Here are some additional links:

Zcash Foundation
Josh’s parting letter
Previous episodes on Zcash with Zooko, Sean Bowe, Sean and Daira and Henry de Valence
Catch this cross-over appearance with Anna on Josh's Twodcast. His show is released once per ... whenever Josh feels like

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