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ZCG Application Draft — ZKPay Campus

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Applicant: ZKPay Campus
Requested: $13,500
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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Declined7/6/2026

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📋 Grant Application

Category: Intake
Status: Grant Application
Milestone: -
Observed: 7/7/2026

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👀 Ready For ZCG Review

Category: Review
Status: Ready For Zcg Review
Milestone: -
Observed: 7/7/2026

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❌ Grant Declined

Category: Decision
Status: Declined
Milestone: -
Observed: 7/7/2026

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Decision history

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Declined7/6/2026

ZKPay Campus

Declined

Applicant proposes a mobile, non-custodial Zcash payment app for Kenyan university campuses, defaulting to shielded transactions via QR codes (ZIP-321), with offline transaction signing to handle unreliable campus connectivity, piloted at one or two universities with structured usage data collection and an open-source release. Requesting $13,500. Artkor: The main issue is the offline payments claim. Without a network connection, we do not see a credible way to prevent double spending without introducing trust. This proposal does not give us enough confidence that it can solve that problem safely. For these reasons, my vote is to decline. I also disagree with the premise that existing Zcash wallets are too technical for regular users. Zerodartz: I agree with Artkor. There is no point for us to fund this. Hanh: It makes very bold claims about the state of the ecosystem and their ability to deliver alternative solutions. But the claims are not substantiated by facts or by design documents either.

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Minutes: Zcash Community Grants (ZCG) Meeting Minutes 7/6/2026

Committee notes

Artkor: The main issue is the offline payments claim. Without a network connection, we do not see a credible way to prevent double spending without introducing trust. This proposal does not give us enough confidence that it can solve that problem safely. For these reasons, my vote is to decline. I also disagree with the premise that existing Zcash wallets are too technical for regular users.

Zerodartz: I agree with Artkor. There is no point for us to fund this.

Hanh: It makes very bold claims about the state of the ecosystem and their ability to deliver alternative solutions. But the claims are not substantiated by facts or by design documents either.

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Forum links

1 primary, 1 supporting

Primary forum thread

Grant Application — ZKPay Campus: Private Everyday Zcash Payments for Kenyan University Students

Hey everyone — I’m putting in a Zcash Community Grants application for something I’ve been calling ZKPay Campus , and wanted to share it here for feedback before it goes to committee review. The short version: Zcash’s privacy tech is genuinely strong, but almost nobody actually spends with it d...

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Forum URL: https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/grant-application-zkpay-campus-private-everyday-zcash-payments-for-kenyan-university-students/56364

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Supporting forum reference

Grant Application — ZKPay Campus: Private Everyday Zcash Payments for Kenyan University Students

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Forum URL: https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/grant-application-zkpay-campus-private-everyday-zcash-payments-for-kenyan-university-students/56364/3

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Application source evidence

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Github Issue

ZCG Application Draft — ZKPay Campus

### 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#331

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Github Issue Comment

Comment on #331: ZCG Application Draft — ZKPay Campus

Adding the project repository, now live: [your repo URL here] It currently contains the system architecture, technical roadmap, and proposal summary documentation. Active development begins on funding approval, with the offline-signing /...

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Source ID: ZcashCommunityGrants/zcashcommunitygrants#331:comment:4761506686

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Github Issue Comment

Comment on #331: ZCG Application Draft — ZKPay Campus

@Om-so98 two issues need to be fixed before I can assign this to ZCG for review: 1. Startup funding + milestones must equal total grant amount. 2. You need to post your grant to the [Forum](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/) for communit...

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Source ID: ZcashCommunityGrants/zcashcommunitygrants#331:comment:4762163399

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Github Issue Comment

Comment on #331: ZCG Application Draft — ZKPay Campus

Milestone 1 — Architecture & Product Design Amount (USD): $1,200 (reduced from $2,200 — the $1,000 difference is covered by Startup Funding above, to avoid double-counting the same upfront setup costs) Expected Completion Date: 2026-07-1...

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Source ID: ZcashCommunityGrants/zcashcommunitygrants#331:comment:4762211917

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Github Issue Comment

Comment on #331: ZCG Application Draft — ZKPay Campus

> [@Om-so98](https://github.com/Om-so98) two issues need to be fixed before I can assign this to ZCG for review: > > 1. Startup funding + milestones must equal total grant amount. > 2. You need to post your grant to the [Forum](https://f...

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Source ID: ZcashCommunityGrants/zcashcommunitygrants#331:comment:4762258297

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Github Issue Comment

Comment on #331: ZCG Application Draft — ZKPay Campus

Trust level increased, you should be able to post now.

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Source ID: ZcashCommunityGrants/zcashcommunitygrants#331:comment:4767880969

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Github Issue Comment

Comment on #331: ZCG Application Draft — ZKPay Campus

[Forum post for reference. ](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/grant-application-zkpay-campus-private-everyday-zcash-payments-for-kenyan-university-students/56364)

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Source ID: ZcashCommunityGrants/zcashcommunitygrants#331:comment:4783118910

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Github Issue Comment

Comment on #331: ZCG Application Draft — ZKPay Campus

https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/grant-application-zkpay-campus-private-everyday-zcash-payments-for-kenyan-university-students/56364/3

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Source ID: ZcashCommunityGrants/zcashcommunitygrants#331:comment:4904484897

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ZKPay Campus

Date Submitted: 6/21/2026 | Proposal Title: ZKPay Campus | Applicant(s): ZKPay Campus | Grant Platform Link: https://github.com/ZcashCommunityGrants/zcashcommunitygrants/issues/331 | Forum Link: https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/grant-application-zkpay-campus-private-everyday-zcash-payments-for-ken

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