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Zcash advocacy group registers its first lobbyist in Washington
Pretty Good Policy for Zcash has named Divij Pandya as its first registered lobbyist as it seeks a $750,000 first-year grant
Zcash now has its own registered voice in Washington.
Pretty Good Policy for Zcash (PGPZ), a 501(c)(4) group built to advocate for the privacy-focused Bitcoin alternative, has registered its first lobbyist. Divij Pandya, the group’s executive director, was named in a filing submitted during the week of October 4, 2026.
Who PGPZ is and what it wants
PGPZ launched in summer 2026. It describes its work as policy education, coordination, and advocacy specific to the Zcash ecosystem.
Pandya previously worked at FS Vector. At PGPZ, he will lead lobbying, policy analysis, and coalition-building on Capitol Hill.
The group’s agenda covers a wide stretch of territory:
- Financial privacy, the issue most closely tied to Zcash’s identity
- Digital asset market structure, with the CLARITY Act a notable focus
- Developer protections
- Anti-money laundering (AML) rules
- Sanctions
- Tax policy
Funding is still in progress. PGPZ is seeking a $750,000 grant from Zcash Community Grants to cover its first year of operations.
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From Brigner’s groundwork to a standalone shop
PGPZ did not appear out of nowhere. Earlier Zcash advocacy was led by the Zcash Open Development Lab (ZODL) and Paul Brigner.
Brigner and others spent years building relationships with policymakers. That work ran through policy events and briefings that helped shape conversations about privacy-centric legislation in the US.
ZODL is not stepping away from the ecosystem. It will keep its focus on core protocol work, infrastructure, and wallet development, while supporting PGPZ’s independence.
What this means for Zcash and its stakeholders
The CLARITY Act is worth watching closely. Market structure legislation determines how digital assets get classified and supervised, and a Zcash-specific advocate in those discussions means privacy considerations have someone dedicated to raising them.
Developer protections are another live issue. Rules that affect people who write and publish code matter enormously to open-source projects, and PGPZ has flagged the topic as a core priority.
There’s also a practical question about funding. The $750,000 request to Zcash Community Grants is effectively a vote by the ecosystem on whether direct political representation is worth the cost.