Zcash Engineering Caucus (Protocol Feature Sentiment Polling Q1 2026)

public election created by Mark Henderson

This poll is intended to gauge sentiment among Zcash core engineers on a set of proposed Zcash protocol features and initiatives. It includes 11 questions, each focused on a specific proposal that is either completed or expected to be ready within the next year. The goal is to better understand where there is alignment, uncertainty, or divergence in sentiment across the ecosystem.

Participants are encouraged to take their time when responding. We recommend reviewing the relevant proposals, discussing them with others, and making informed, thoughtful decisions. For each question, there are two options: support or oppose. If you wish to abstain on a particular question, simply skip that question. The poll will remain open until Friday, February 20 at 8:00pm UTC. If it becomes clear that additional time is needed for review or discussion, the polling period may be extended.

To help respondents make informed decisions when participating in the poll, background information and relevant forum discussions for each question are available at the following link: https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/nu7-sentiment-polling-informational-links/54462

This poll is one of several taking place in parallel, all asking the same questions. Responses will be collected across multiple groups, including coinholders, ZCAP, and various engineering and community panels. Once polling concludes, results will be compared across all groups to assess whether there is clear, broad consensus. Individual poll results are advisory and non-binding on their own, and are evaluated together with all other poll results to assess whether there is clear consensus. If results are close or unclear, the organizers may run additional polling or a follow-up round to better understand community sentiment.