[Zcash Foundation: Zcash is a decentralized open-source protocol, not controlled by any single contributor or team] BlockBeats News, January 9: The Zcash ecosystem's core official nonprofit organization, the Zcash Foundation, stated on social media that Zcash has always been a decentralized open-source protocol. No single contributor, team, or organization can control Zcash. From its inception, Zcash was designed with resilience as a goal. Its codebase is fully open-source, its consensus rules are maintained by independent node operators worldwide, and its development is supported by a diverse range of organizations and contributors. As the steward of the protocol, the Zcash Foundation's mission is to serve the public interest, with key areas of focus including: · Maintaining and supporting the development of the Zcash protocol · Funding independent research and engineering practices · Supporting the decentralization of infrastructure and governance · Advocating for privacy as a fundamental human right