Zcash Advocacy Group Registers as Washington Lobbyist
A new advocacy group focused on Zcash has registered as a lobbyist in Washington, marking a significant step for the privacy-focused cryptocurrency in shaping U.S. digital asset policies.
Pretty Good Policy for Zcash (PGPZ) filed its lobbying registration on October 1, with executive director Divij Pandya listed as its sole lobbyist. The group’s lobbying efforts will center on key legislative proposals, including the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act and two digital asset tax initiatives.
PGPZ was established in June 2024, evolving from Pretty Good Policy for Crypto, an initiative launched in 2022 by Electric Coin Co. The group has previously organized policy roundtables and congressional briefings on encryption technologies.
Paul Brigner, founder of PGPZ and chief policy and regulatory officer of ZODL, emphasized the group’s mission to ensure Zcash is “understood, represented, and defended” in policy discussions. The Zcash Community Grants approved a $750,000 grant to fund PGPZ’s first year of operations.