Zcon 7 in Mexico was a masterclass in how real builders operate.
No price talk. No token shilling. Just pure tech and community focus.
The vibe? Humanitarian grants over virtue signaling. Technical debates on Crosslink (PoW + PoS hybrid) and ZSA (shielded assets with $ZEC-level privacy) dominated the room.
While Twitter drama raged outside (Maxine and Tom Howard attacking ZCG), the conference stayed calm and productive. Their only response: "Wish they were here to debate like adults." By the end, a ZCG compromise was drafted and accepted. Cypherpunks write code, not Twitter threads.
Decentralization is accelerating: multiple dev teams, competing mining pools, parallel node clients. Yet nobody wants ossification—network upgrades are still the priority.
$ZEC has been bleeding for 9 out of 10 years. Nobody's complacent. Building continues regardless of price action.
What's wild: OG contributors from 2016 (even pre-launch Tahoe LAFS/Mojo Nation era) are still grinding. Meanwhile, Bitcoin legends like Greg Maxwell and Gavin Andresen retired before BTC turned 10. These Zcash devs could've cashed out to overfunded ZK projects but stayed loyal.
This feels like 2013-2014 $BTC energy. Pure conviction, zero noise.
No price talk. No token shilling. Just pure tech and community focus.
The vibe? Humanitarian grants over virtue signaling. Technical debates on Crosslink (PoW + PoS hybrid) and ZSA (shielded assets with $ZEC-level privacy) dominated the room.
While Twitter drama raged outside (Maxine and Tom Howard attacking ZCG), the conference stayed calm and productive. Their only response: "Wish they were here to debate like adults." By the end, a ZCG compromise was drafted and accepted. Cypherpunks write code, not Twitter threads.
Decentralization is accelerating: multiple dev teams, competing mining pools, parallel node clients. Yet nobody wants ossification—network upgrades are still the priority.
$ZEC has been bleeding for 9 out of 10 years. Nobody's complacent. Building continues regardless of price action.
What's wild: OG contributors from 2016 (even pre-launch Tahoe LAFS/Mojo Nation era) are still grinding. Meanwhile, Bitcoin legends like Greg Maxwell and Gavin Andresen retired before BTC turned 10. These Zcash devs could've cashed out to overfunded ZK projects but stayed loyal.
This feels like 2013-2014 $BTC energy. Pure conviction, zero noise.