Grant application

{Privacy Bridge}

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Applicant: Collins
Requested: $100,000
Status: Declined
Review context: Forum discussion linked1 committee record linked

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📋 Grant Application👀 Ready For ZCG Review❌ Grant Declined

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Declined1/5/2026

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📋 Grant Application

Category: Intake
Status: Grant Application
Milestone: -
Observed: 1/5/2026

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👀 Ready For ZCG Review

Category: Review
Status: Ready For Zcg Review
Milestone: -
Observed: 1/5/2026

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❌ Grant Declined

Category: Decision
Status: Declined
Milestone: -
Observed: 1/5/2026

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Declined1/5/2026

Privacy Bridge

Declined

Privacy Bridge is a cross-chain DeFi infrastructure that enables Zcash holders to put their ZEC to work without selling it, by using ZEC as collateral to borrow USDC and access broader decentralized finance use cases. Built to connect Zcash with NEAR Protocol, the project delivers a production-ready ZEC/USDC lending market with on-chain interest accrual, oracle-based pricing, and liquidation logic, alongside cross-chain staking, payments, and trading integrations. Using trust-minimized bridging and MPC-based chain signatures, Privacy Bridge allows users to earn yield, access liquidity, make payments, and trade on platforms like Polymarket and Hyperliquid, all while retaining exposure to Zcash. Applicant is requesting $100,000. Gguy: We didn’t think there was anything specific that this proposal offers that isn’t already being explored by the ecosystem. Rejected

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Match method: Direct Source Url
Minutes: Zcash Community Grants Meeting Minutes 1/5/2026

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Gguy: We didn’t think there was anything specific that this proposal offers that isn’t already being explored by the ecosystem.

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2 primary, 0 supporting

Primary forum thread

Proposal for a grant to build Privacy bridge: A Defi Platform for Zcash Users

Project Summary Privacy Bridge lets Zcash holders use their ZEC as collateral to borrow USDC on NEAR Protocol, plus access staking yields and cross-chain payments—all without selling their ZEC. Project Description Privacy Bridge connects Zcash to NEAR Protocol’s DeFi ecosystem. The core pro...

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Forum URL: https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/proposal-for-a-grant-to-build-privacy-bridge-a-defi-platform-for-zcash-users/54032

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Proposal for a grant to build Privacy bridge: A Defi Platform for Zcash Users

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Forum URL: https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/proposal-for-a-grant-to-build-privacy-bridge-a-defi-platform-for-zcash-users/54032/3

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Github Issue

Grant Application - {Privacy Bridge}

### Terms and Conditions - [x] I agree to the [Grant Agreement](https://9ba4718c-5c73-47c3-a024-4fc4e5278803.usrfiles.com/ugd/9ba471_f81ef4e4b5f040038350270590eb2e42.pdf) terms if funded - [x] I agree to [Provide KYC information](https:/...

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Source ID: ZcashCommunityGrants/zcashcommunitygrants#169

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Github Issue Comment

Comment on #169: Grant Application - {Privacy Bridge}

@collinsville22 post to the [Forum](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com) for community feedback. If you have any issues posting share your username here and I'll check it out. Ensure that the total budget amount is correct in both places in...

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Source ID: ZcashCommunityGrants/zcashcommunitygrants#169:comment:3696595627

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Github Issue Comment

Comment on #169: Grant Application - {Privacy Bridge}

Done, my username on the forum is still @collinsville22

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Source ID: ZcashCommunityGrants/zcashcommunitygrants#169:comment:3697207890

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Github Issue Comment

Comment on #169: Grant Application - {Privacy Bridge}

[Forum post for reference. ](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/proposal-for-a-grant-to-build-privacy-bridge-a-defi-platform-for-zcash-users/54032/3)

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Source ID: ZcashCommunityGrants/zcashcommunitygrants#169:comment:3697342502

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Privacy Bridge

Date Submitted: 12/29/2025 | Proposal Title: Privacy Bridge | Applicant(s): Collins | Grant Platform Link: https://github.com/ZcashCommunityGrants/zcashcommunitygrants/issues/169 | Forum Link: https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/proposal-for-a-grant-to-build-privacy-bridge-a-defi-platform-for-zcash-u

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