Grayscale: Zcash's Active Developer Count Doubles in Two Years; Strong Community Growth Could Push ZEC Valuation Higher

November 12 — Zach Pandl, Head of Research at Grayscale, wrote that Zcash's monthly active developer count has roughly doubled over the past two years, while the broader crypto developer base has retreated from its peak over the same period. The article states that about 70% of Zcash's active developers have more than one year of crypto development experience, above the industry-wide 58%, and that these developers combine zero-knowledge proof expertise with post-quantum cryptography research. It argues that sustained developer participation shows the network's capacity for continuous improvement; Zcash's growing developer community combines a strong privacy ethos with the goal of making private digital currency more accessible, and this momentum will continue to support protocol innovation and may ultimately translate into a rise in ZEC's valuation.