Introducing my interest in Zcash

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   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 <https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/2129>`_, 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
+<https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/introducing-matt-luongo-from-keep/34947>`_.
+
+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.