Zcash Developer Team Behind ECC Quits After Clash with Nonprofit Board

Down 11% in 1 Day, is Zcash Still a Buy?

Key PointsZcash's developer team recently quit. They're still going to be working on Zcash-related projects.This isn't the end of the world, but it isn't great news either. 10 stocks we like better than Zcash › On Jan. 8, Zcash (CRYPTO: ZEC) slid by about 11% over 24 hours due to reports that its core developer team resigned amid a governance dispute, with the intent of forming a new organization. Its price fell more on the following days. Now, …

Zcash developer team behind ECC quits after clash with nonprofit board

ECC's CEO, Josh Swihart, claims the team was forced to leave because of changes that made their work untenable.

Zcash Team Quits: From $12B Success to 25% Freefall

Zcash experienced a sudden and dramatic shift on January 7, 2026, when the entire team of the Electric Coin Company (ECC) quit in a coordinated move.  The mass departure followed a bitter governance dispute with the board of directors at Bootstrap, the nonprofit entity that oversees ECC operations. Such an event leaves the future of the world’s most prominent privacy coin at a critical crossroads, even while the protocol continues to process tra…

Electric Coin Company team behind Zcash quits over governance clash – Why?

Zcash core developer team has called it quits and slammed Bootstrap, the nonprofit that governs it for 'misalignment' with protocol's...

Zcash Developers Leave Electric Coin Company to Launch Independent Firm

TLDR: Entire Electric Coin Company development team exits to form independent Zcash-focused firm A governance dispute with Bootstrap board members triggers mass departure from ECC structure Zcash protocol remains fully operational despite organizational split affecting development team ZEC price drops 9.78% in 24 hours as market reacts to news of developer team reorganization    Zcash developers are launching a new company after collectively de…