September Report & Gleyo
Our September report was published on the Zcash Community Forum, covering the work completed throughout the month.
The proposal to fund Gleyo also passed, with funding processed over the weekend. We’re looking forward to seeing what the project builds over the next two months.
Wiki Updates
Several areas of the ZecHub Wiki were refreshed.
The Community Projects and Wallets pages received updates, along with the Arborist resources. TS also contributed a new recovery guide.
We added Spend Zcash to the navigation, providing a curated list of places where ZEC can be used. We’re also looking at bringing ZecMap directly onto the homepage to make it easier to discover merchants and places accepting ZEC.
Behind the scenes, Vito and Dismad have also been working on a larger redesign. The current Wiki has grown considerably since its original Notion-based version, and finding information can sometimes be difficult.
The goal of ZecHub Wiki 3.0 is to make that growing body of information easier to navigate and give the site a cleaner, more accessible experience.
Zec Bounties
A lot of work went into Zec Bounties over the past two weeks.
One of the biggest additions is a new Discord bot, built with contributions from Sophie and Vito. The bot can open a private Discord channel between a contributor and task reviewer, providing a dedicated place to discuss feedback and requested adjustments without filling the general chat with task-related notifications.
Tron has continued fixing bugs and preparing the platform for the integration, while Dismad has been working on layout, theme, and KPI improvements.
We also collected extensive feedback from contributors during the call. Some of the main suggestions included:
Making it easier to filter bounties that are actually open for applications
Providing clearer explanations for each bounty status
Giving contributors more visibility into when suggestions are reviewed
Making duplicate suggestions and related pull requests easier to identify
Showing payment status after a task is completed
Avoiding notifications for tasks a contributor cannot apply for
Review volume has become another challenge as participation grows. Pull requests, bounty submissions, and task suggestions now span both GitHub and Zec Bounties, with some coordination still handled manually.
To distribute the workload, reviews are increasingly being divided across the team based on expertise, including development, design, video, writing, and other areas.
Contributors submitting Wiki pull requests are also encouraged to work from the latest version of the repository and keep their PRs updated when possible. This helps avoid conflicts as the Wiki continues to change.
Community Contributions
We saw another strong round of community contributions.
Monsignore continued producing content for Zec Illustrated, with an updated visual format on the way. Omega Wolf has been keeping Instagram and TikTok active with carousel content, while TS and Blockster contributed additional work, including translations.
Osmium, KellyJo, Mason Gray, Manuel, Speedfox, and other contributors also submitted videos, graphics, Wiki improvements, and development work.
As Zec Bounties grows, we’re thinking more about how contributions can lead to deeper participation in the ecosystem rather than ending after a single completed task.
One idea is to give contributors who take on larger community responsibilities - such as organizing events - additional opportunities within Zec Bounties. The broader goal is to create a path from completing individual tasks to becoming more actively involved in Zcash.
Zcash South Africa DAO Proposal
A new DAO proposal was submitted by Inspire to continue building Zcash South Africa.
The proposal requests $5,640 for three months, covering team compensation, offline events, merchandise, community project development funding, and miscellaneous expenses.
During the call, we discussed the potential importance of establishing stronger representation in South Africa, alongside other major African markets such as Nigeria and Kenya.
We also discussed the need to learn more about the team, its previous work, where future events will take place, and whether the proposed budget is appropriate for a newer ambassador initiative.
DAO members were encouraged to review the proposal and cast their votes.
DAO Notifications & Automation
Work is also continuing on improving how DAO members discover new proposals.
Email notifications for new proposals are now being sent to DAO members through the automation Vito has been developing. We’re also looking into the existing Discord notification flow after noticing that a recent proposal did not appear there as expected.
The aim is simple: when a new proposal arrives, DAO members should be able to find out quickly without having to repeatedly check the governance platform.
AI Contributions & Pull Requests
The call also raised an increasingly relevant issue: AI-assisted contributions.
A small AI agency participating in the ecosystem explained that it has been experimenting with teams of AI agents for software and web development, including contributions to ZecHub repositories. Its representatives said changes are reviewed and tested before pull requests are opened and that AI use is disclosed.
AI-assisted contributions are welcome, but contributors were asked to avoid flooding repositories with pull requests or duplicating work that someone else has already proposed.
For work that has not already been requested, contributors should use the existing task-suggestion process or open a GitHub issue first. This helps prevent duplicated work, review confusion, and problems determining who should receive bounty payments.
What’s Next
Our focus over the next two weeks will include NU7 education and preparations for Zcash’s 10th anniversary.
We’ve already started brainstorming content for the anniversary and will be working on material that helps the community understand NU7 and what the network upgrade means for Zcash.
With Zcon7 approaching as well, there’s plenty coming up across the ecosystem.