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Key Notes Foundation demanded voluntary domain transfer from Zcash Strategy after receiving six community complaints about trademark violations. ECC’s CEO previously terminated the 2019 trademark agreement and requested limited enforcement focused solely on scammer protection. ZEC supporters remain divided on whether the action protects the ecosystem or reflects problematic centralized control over the protocol. The Zcash Foundation initiated a trademark enforcement action against Zcash Strategy, a small digital asset treasury (DAT) company run by a sub-300-follower account on X, related to its website domain (zcashstrategy.com). Controversy arose around this action, dividing the ZEC community and sparking discussions related to the Zcash Foundation trademark policy. Between December 2 and 3, the Zcash Strategy account on X posted the screenshot of an email, now confirmed, sent from the Zcash Foundation. In the shared piece, we see what seems to be a cease and desist order from the Foundation for a “voluntary [domain] transfer” to prevent further escalation to Uniform Domain-Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) panelist ruling. In the confirmation comment that follows the original post where Zcash Strategy says it is “very disappointed” about what happened, the Zcash Foundation explained they received reports from “six different Zcash community members as a violation of the Zcash trademark.” Nevertheless, the Foundation added that it now considers the post as “an official request to use the Zcash trademarks,” which is now being analyzed. Screenshot of the now-deleted comment by the Zcash Foundation | Source: X In August 2024, Josh Swihart, CEO of the Electric Coin Co. (ECC), terminated the Trademark Donation and License Agreement dated November 6, 2019—communicated in a post on the Zcash Community Forum—and made specific requests for the Zcash Foundation on how to properly use the trademark. “We request that you publicly commit to either: (i) use the trademark solely to protect…

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Filed under: News - @ December 3, 2025 8:24 pm