Governance Dispute, Not a Protocol Crisis

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Despite the dramatic split, Swihart stressed that the Zcash protocol itself remains unaffected. Zcash is open source and permissionless, meaning no single organization controls it—anyone can run a node, contribute code, or maintain a fork of the software.

This distinction is central to Zcash’s resilience. While organizational disputes can disrupt development teams, the network continues to rely on its decentralized base of miners, validators, and users to function normally, preserving continuity for the broader ecosystem.

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