Zcash2026-10-05 00:50:46Zcash advocacy group PGPZ registers to lobby in the U.S. on digital asset legislation and tax proposalsPretty Good Policy for Zcash, or PGPZ, has filed a lobbying registration in the United States, according to Cointelegraph, marking a formal step by a Zcash-focused advocacy group into Washington policy discussions. The registration took effect on Oct. 1, and executive director Divij Pandya is listed as the only registered lobbyist. The filing names the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act and two digital asset tax proposals as the group’s current and expected lobbying issues. PGPZ was formed in June this year and grew out of Pretty Good Policy for Crypto, an initiative launched by Electric Coin Co. in 2022. That earlier effort held a policy roundtable in Washington and organized a congressional briefing on crypto technology in 2023. PGPZ founder Paul Brigner, who is also chief policy and regulatory officer at ZODL, said the goal is to make sure Zcash has “serious, organized and credible policy engagement” in Washington. In August, Zcash Community Grants approved a $750,000 grant to fund PGPZ’s first year of work.110
Zcash2026-10-05 00:35:34Zcash advocacy group registers Washington lobbying effort focused on crypto bill and tax proposalsA Zcash-focused advocacy group has formally entered Washington’s lobbying system, adding a direct policy arm to the privacy coin’s push for representation in US digital asset debates. Pretty Good Policy for Zcash, or PGPZ, filed a lobbying registration effective Oct. 1 and listed executive director Divij Pandya as its only lobbyist. The filing names the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, along with two digital asset tax proposals, as current and expected issues the group plans to work on. PGPZ launched in June and grew out of Pretty Good Policy for Crypto, an initiative started in 2022 by Electric Coin Co. Before the new registration, the broader policy effort had already held Washington policy roundtables and organized a congressional briefing on encryption technologies in 2023. The move signals a more formal attempt by the Zcash ecosystem to engage with lawmakers as policy choices around privacy-preserving digital cash continue to take shape. PGPZ founder and ZODL chief policy and regulatory officer Paul Brigner said the aim is to ensure Zcash has serious, organized and credible policy engagement in Washington. In August, Zcash Community Grants approved $750,000 to fund the group’s first year of work.120
