This is true. Private SOV is its own category now. ZEC is that category’s leader. Part of the reason: its design has auditability following agency rather than the other way. It attracts high agency minds. Which in a distracted world seeking clarity and agency becomes a beacon
I would add to Frank's point: if you start with private bearer assets like ZEC, you can build say zPAXG on a L2 atop ZEC L1 where zPAXG ties back to physical gold, kyc is zk based and portable. ie kyc done in 1 jurisdiction that skews toward privacy, and then portable
@zooko was the inspiration for me getting into zcash circa '20. His tendency to be happy r&d-ing for the good of zcash and the underlying passion for high agency money was infectious. What's kept me here is the commitment of🛡️ed labs; Zodl; and a community with beautiful val