A policy group focused on Zcash has formally entered Washington’s lobbying system, signaling a more organized effort by the privacy-oriented cryptocurrency community to influence US digital-asset legislation.
Pretty Good Policy for Zcash, or PGPZ, filed its lobbying registration effective Oct. 1. The filing names executive director Divij Pandya as the organization’s sole lobbyist and identifies several legislative matters it intends to address, including the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act and two proposed digital-asset tax measures.
The registration gives Zcash-focused policy work a formal presence in Washington as lawmakers consider rules affecting the digital-asset industry. Zcash is a cryptocurrency designed around privacy-preserving transactions, making debates over lawful use, financial oversight and the treatment of digital cash particularly relevant to its ecosystem.
A new policy vehicle for Zcash
PGPZ was established in June, building on Pretty Good Policy for Crypto, an initiative launched in 2022 by Electric Coin Co. That earlier effort held policy roundtables in Washington and arranged a congressional briefing on encryption technologies in 2023.
PGPZ founder Paul Brigner, who is also chief policy and regulatory officer at ZODL, said the organization wants to ensure that Zcash has “serious, organized, and credible policy engagement in Washington.”
He said policymakers are making decisions that could affect whether privacy-preserving digital cash can exist, be used lawfully and serve the public interest. According to Brigner, the group’s role is to make sure Zcash is understood and represented in those discussions.
The organization’s first year of work is being supported by a $750,000 grant approved in August by Zcash Community Grants. The grant provides funding for the group’s initial policy and lobbying activities, although the source material does not specify how the money will be allocated.
Legislation at the center of the effort
The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act is among the issues listed in the registration, alongside two digital-asset tax proposals. The filing also says the group may lobby on these matters as they develop, placing PGPZ’s work within broader US debates over the legal and tax framework for cryptocurrencies.
For the Zcash ecosystem, the move creates a dedicated channel for presenting its position to policymakers rather than relying only on wider industry groups. The registration does not indicate what legislative outcome PGPZ is seeking on each proposal, but it establishes the subjects on which the organization plans to engage.
Zcash market picture
Moneyiar market data recorded Zcash (ZEC) at $1,326.7645267633 at 09:38 on Oct. 5, 2026, Tehran time. The token was up 0.41% over 24 hours but down 14.07% over seven days.
For comparison, Moneyiar data at 09:39 showed Polygon (prev. MATIC), now listed as POL, at $0.1104268794, up 1.21% in 24 hours and down 1.8% over seven days. Monad (MON) stood at $0.032374669 at 09:38, down 5.13% over 24 hours while gaining 16.35% over seven days.
The lobbying registration comes as Zcash also targets November for its NU7 mainnet upgrade, which is expected to include 25-second blocks, according to the source material.
