diff --git a/zip-XXXX.rst b/zip-XXXX.rst index 731d18f0..162dfa14 100644 --- a/zip-XXXX.rst +++ b/zip-XXXX.rst @@ -8,3 +8,43 @@ Created: 2019-09-27 License: MIT +Motivation +========== + +Who am I? +--------- + +My name is Matt Luongo. I'm an entrepreneur who's been full-time in the crypto +space since 2014, co-founding Fold, a Bitcoin payments company, and more +recently Keep, a private computation startup built on Ethereum. I've built some +`around Zcash `_, and we've +considered investing more heavily in Zcash development on our latest project. + +I'm deeply interested in privacy tech. For me, privacy is about consent -- +consent to know my habits, beliefs, and preferences -- and I see privacy as +the next frontier in our pursuit of an economy that respects individual choice. + +My perspective is as the founder of a for-profit company focused on building +self-sovereign technologyi who would like to develop on Zcash. We work in this +space ideologically, but our work isn't free; attracting and growing talent +requires funding. + +If you're interested in more on my background, I've introduced myself more +`properly on the forum +`_. + +What's this about? +------------------ + +Since Zcon1, I've been looking to fund work to build an Ethereum / Zcash bridge. +I've spoken to the ECC, the Zcash Foundation, and a number of early Zcash +community members on how best to move forward with this project, and in the +process I've learned a lot about how the community works and dev governance has +been structured thus far. + +Inevitably, I've become interested in the community's proposals for a new dev +fee, and thought about how the right structure might support work like ours. + +I believe the Zcash community has an opportunity to deploy a new incentive +structure that will attract companies like ours to build and improve Zcash, +leading to a more resilient network, stronger technology, and wider usage.