The Zcash Basis is worked up to share our roadmap of occasions for the subsequent three years. This tentative plan is designed to assist studying, collaboration, and innovation throughout the worldwide Zcash neighborhood.
Whereas the general imaginative and prescient is represented under, specifics could shift over time in response to elements like obtainable sources, neighborhood wants, and partnership alternatives. Our hope is that by sharing this plan early, we are able to spark concepts, foster alignment, and invite suggestions.
Funding
Our deliberate method is to self-fund most of those occasions, relying on the standing of our treasury and runway on the time. For Zcon particularly, we could discover co-funding choices with Zcash Group Grants (ZCG) or the Zcash coinholder neighborhood, relying on the scope, timing, and alignment of it with broader ecosystem objectives. Any funding requests will probably be made transparently and with a powerful justification, making certain alignment with the Zcash Basis’s mission and useful resource stewardship.
2026 Plans
Q1
- Zcomm: A one-day digital gathering for community-led studying and inspiration. Members from all over the world will share concepts and experiences, with doable session matters together with the best way to manage a hackathon, host an in-person occasion, develop and handle a web-based neighborhood, or construct native momentum.
The purpose: assist others flip nice concepts into motion.
Moderately than specializing in particular Zcash-related content material, Zcomm is centered on the “how”- the best way to educate, the best way to manage, the best way to have interaction. Consider it as a toolkit for neighborhood builders. For instance, as a substitute of a session on the best way to use a pockets, Zcomm would possibly characteristic a session on the best way to create a tutorial.
- Zcash Dev Summit (Q1 or Q2): A gathering for builders, co-located with one other related occasion the place we anticipate sturdy Zcash dev presence. Actual location TBD.
Late Q3 or Early This autumn
- Zcon7: Our flagship annual convention—location TBD. Zcon7 will probably be a totally in-person occasion, designed to foster deeper collaboration, connection, and focus amongst attendees. To prioritize engagement and take advantage of obtainable sources, we is not going to be livestreaming the periods. As a substitute, we’re partnering with podcasters and content material creators to share highlights, interviews, and takeaways with the broader neighborhood. Whether or not you’re becoming a member of us in individual or following alongside from afar, we’re dedicated to creating Zcon7 impactful and accessible in new methods.
2027 Plans
- Zcash Dev Summit (+ Hackathon – if there’s sturdy demand for one): A centered gathering for builders to collaborate on Zcash infrastructure, align on technical priorities, and alternate insights. If there’s a transparent want to resolve an issue or construct a particular device or characteristic, the summit will embrace a hands-on hackathon to drive that work ahead.
- Zcon8 (Digital): A web-based version of our annual convention, providing talks, panels, and neighborhood discussions centered on Zcash, privateness, and the neighborhood—accessible to a world viewers from wherever on the planet.
- Zcon Voices: Domestically organized, regionally related. Zcon Voices is a community-led occasion collection designed to spark dialog and schooling round Zcash and monetary privateness inside particular cultural and geographic contexts. Occasions will probably be introduced within the native language and tailor-made to handle native alternatives and challenges.
Group members will submit funding proposals, with ZCAP voting on picks utilizing the identical course of as minor grants.
2028 Plans
- Zcash Dev Summit (+ Hackathon – once more, if there’s sturdy demand for one)
- Zcon Voices and/or Zcomm (relying on suggestions from earlier years and want)
- Zcon9 (Digital)
We’re sharing this roadmap early to assist neighborhood members plan forward and discover how they may become involved. Keep tuned for extra particulars—and in case you have concepts or questions, we’d love to listen to them!