# Zcash Co-Founder Sean Bowe Proposes Ending the 8% Block-Reward Stream to Community Grants

Bowe argues that the grants committee's roughly $125 million treasury can fund it without new issuance, while Tyler Winklevoss and developer Josh Swihart push for deeper cuts, and ZEC rose 8%.

- Published: 2026-10-28T05:45:35.192Z
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Sean Bowe, a Zcash co-founder and one of the cryptographers behind its proving systems, has filed a draft Zcash Improvement Proposal (ZIP). It would end the 8% share of each block's new ZEC that goes to Zcash Community Grants (ZCG), Cointel…

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