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Entire Zcash Core Team Leaves Electric Coin Company After Governance Fight, Starts New Firm as ZEC Drops

Thu, 08 Jan 2026 09:05:42 GMT
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The entire core development team at Electric Coin Company, including leadership, resigned amid governance and mission-alignment disputes with the nonprofit that oversees Zcash. Their exit pushed ZEC's price sharply lower and they plan to form a new company.

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