Zcash gets %10 of the mined coins for the first 4 years and %1 goes to a foundation. This is their business model. It seems reasonable to me... using the currency you're creating to fund the development of the currency.
If Zcash ends up worthless, then they won't have captured any value.
Since it's not a pre-mine it's not subject to the pump-and-dump dynamics of a pre-mine... it will take 4 years and the coins will have to be valuable over those four years for them to net anything.
It's a reasonable approach to aligning the companies interests with those of the users.
I'd love to hear a better one though, if you know of one.
If Zcash ends up worthless, then they won't have captured any value.
Since it's not a pre-mine it's not subject to the pump-and-dump dynamics of a pre-mine... it will take 4 years and the coins will have to be valuable over those four years for them to net anything.
It's a reasonable approach to aligning the companies interests with those of the users.
I'd love to hear a better one though, if you know of one.