seeing some "drama" or "hostile" posts on my timeline from one of our earliest supporters, so here are some thoughts from me:
@Zcash isn't built around one single group of people gatekeeping everything and not giving the spotlight to great upcoming teams, and sapling's mission is far bigger than any single group of people
privacy was never a narrative, and it was never dependent on one circle/group of people
if anyone building @saplingdotllc, @saplingdotcash or @SaplingTerminal, including me, was waiting for validation from zcash or its pillars, we would've quit in the first week sapling was live
i’m building sapling because it truly aligns with my vision, my long-term goals and how i see the trenches/crypto overall
that doesn't mean support from @zooko, @ebfull, @zcash, @zcashfoundation or any of zcash’s important pillars doesn't matter. it would be a huge boost of confidence in what we're building, onboarding the masses to privacy. but we'll never force it or chase anyone for an interaction
the numbers speak for themselves and we'll let them keep talking
sapling will keep building and making privacy the default for everyone without depending on a single person/group's endorsement/support
as i always say, everything will happen in due time. stay tuned for bigger and crazier updates from @saplingdotllc products, we're not stopping anytime soon
@doncaarbon@ZKhedge@zooko@saplingdotcash forgot to add we're still really fucking early to the privacy meta so keep that in mind
privacy coins went from 7b to 33b in a year and most people still haven't touched one
honestly, he is the founder, he advises a nasdaq company and the coin has a real persons name on it. if he engages its "zooko shilling memes" instantly on every headline but @saplingdotcash keeps shipping anyway, zec flowing to the foundation and to Sarah. it doesn't need his blessing to work and i believe that saplings numbers will do the talking for him eventually
sapling update (november 2 to 7)
shipped:
- 0.25% cashback for all @SaplingTerminal users
- sigilcode support
- sapling ran through zcash's NU7 upgrade with zero downtime, on our own NU7 node
- every launch option now live on robinhood chain
- Sapling Technologies (@saplingdotllc) is born
since nov 2:
revenue: $101,000
burned: 3.8M solana:BZFYNPeQAEW3HWQ4DNsTVahC1n4ZjTgn6jB2nnBbB96W
bought back: $11,900
paid to holders: $22,200 in zcash:native
all time:
revenue: $667.4K
holder rewards: $232.1K
added to liquidity: $134.5K
solana:BZFYNPeQAEW3HWQ4DNsTVahC1n4ZjTgn6jB2nnBbB96W:
22.66% burned forever
$148.4K spent buying it back
$469.5K liquidity
every number live: https://t.co/5Hs0HWyje8
hey @zooko sarah's first donation from a https://t.co/yJqkAV8CfR coin is on its way right now: 1.35 $ZEC straight to her shielded wallet, with about $18K more still converting
every delivery comes with a memo, so she'll see where it came from