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<H1>[ZcF-general] Zcash Foundation Update — May, 2018</H1>
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<B>Sonya Mann</B>
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TITLE="[ZcF-general] Zcash Foundation Update — May, 2018">sonya at z.cash.foundation
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<I>Sat Jun 2 21:34:32 EDT 2018</I>
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<PRE>Hello everyone! In case you haven't met me yet, my name is Sonya Mann. I'm
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the Zcash Foundation's third employee and new Communications Manager
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<<A HREF="https://z.cash.foundation//blog/welcome-sonya/">https://z.cash.foundation//blog/welcome-sonya/</A>>.
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I'll be the person writing and sending these updates going forward. My
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apologies that this one is late — it was supposed to go out on Friday, but
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hopefully you wouldn't have read your email until Monday anyway 😛
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Aside from hiring me, here's what the Zcash Foundation did in May:
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Grants Program
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We continued to spread the word of our Grants Program
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<<A HREF="https://z.cash.foundation//blog/q2-grant-program/">https://z.cash.foundation//blog/q2-grant-program/</A>>, which had an initial
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deadline of May 18. Ultimately we received 41 pre-proposals
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<<A HREF="https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/GrantProposals-2018Q2/issues">https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/GrantProposals-2018Q2/issues</A>> (roughly
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10 more than last year
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<<A HREF="https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/GrantProposals-2017Q4/issues">https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/GrantProposals-2017Q4/issues</A>>). So far, 22
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applicants
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<<A HREF="https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/GrantProposals-2018Q2/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3Ainvited-full">https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/GrantProposals-2018Q2/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3Ainvited-full</A>>
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have been invited to submit full proposals.
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Updates on the last round of grant projects are due in June. We've reminded
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the recipients, and hope to see a handful of their faces at Zcon0. Speaking
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of which...
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Zcon0
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Planning and promotion for our first conference
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<<A HREF="https://z.cash.foundation//zcon/">https://z.cash.foundation//zcon/</A>>, which takes place in late June, are
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ongoing. There is a list of confirmed speakers
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<<A HREF="https://z.cash.foundation/zcon/speakers/">https://z.cash.foundation/zcon/speakers/</A>>, but we're still nailing down
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the exact agenda. Merchandise orders have either gone out or will be going
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out this week.
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Governance
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We are doing direct outreach to increase participation in our Community
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Governance Panel
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<<A HREF="https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/elections#the-community-governance-panel">https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/elections#the-community-governance-panel</A>>
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(which Executive Director Josh Cincinnati blogged about in April
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<<A HREF="https://z.cash.foundation//blog/zcon0-and-community-governance/">https://z.cash.foundation//blog/zcon0-and-community-governance/</A>>).
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Currently there are 54 participants on the list
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<<A HREF="https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/Elections/blob/master/2018-Q2/governance_panel.md">https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/Elections/blob/master/2018-Q2/governance_panel.md</A>>
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.
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Nine people have self-nominated to join the Foundation's Board of
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Directors, as you can see on GitHub
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<<A HREF="https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/elections/pulls">https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/elections/pulls</A>>.
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The current deadline for ballot proposals is June 8. At least one of them
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will address the question of ASIC mining. On that subject...
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ASIC Debate
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On May 8 the Foundation released a statement on ASIC resistance
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<<A HREF="https://z.cash.foundation//blog/statement-on-asics/">https://z.cash.foundation//blog/statement-on-asics/</A>>, in light of
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Bitmain's new Equihash-oriented ASIC miner
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<<A HREF="https://shop.bitmain.com/product/detail?pid=00020180516100211649AUOpGcK4066D">https://shop.bitmain.com/product/detail?pid=00020180516100211649AUOpGcK4066D</A>>.
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How to approach ASIC resistance, or whether resistance is worthwhile at
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all, has generated a great deal of contentious discussion. You can get a
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taste on the forum
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<<A HREF="https://forum.z.cash/t/let-s-talk-about-asic-mining/27353">https://forum.z.cash/t/let-s-talk-about-asic-mining/27353</A>>.
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The Foundation has already contracted researchers to search for evidence of
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Zcash stealth mining. Expect an update on their findings sometime soon.
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Miscellaneous
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The Foundation is actively recruiting for technical hires, and we have a
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couple of excellent candidates in the pipeline. Our current expectation is
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that we'll move forward with offers after Zcon0.
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On May 26 the Foundation organized a low-key gathering
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<<A HREF="https://z.cash.foundation//blog/east-bay-meetup/">https://z.cash.foundation//blog/east-bay-meetup/</A>> in the SF Bay Area, in
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partnership with community member Howard Loo.
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The End
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That's all, folks! Feedback on the format and contents of these monthly
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updates is very welcome. Would you like more details? Less? Let me know!
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Cheers,
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Sonya Mann
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Communications Manager
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Zcash Foundation
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@sonyaellenmann <<A HREF="https://twitter.com/sonyaellenmann">https://twitter.com/sonyaellenmann</A>>
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