{
  "id": 12042563,
  "title": "Zcash gets a Washington lobbyist to push crypto policy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/zcash-gets-a-washington-lobbyist-to-push-crypto-policy",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-05T00:35:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Cointelegraph",
    "slug": "cointelegraph",
    "url": "https://cointelegraph.com/news/zcash-gets-a-washington-lobbyist-to-push-crypto-policy"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Pretty Good Policy for Zcash (PGPZ) has registered as a lobbying operation in Washington, targeting policy discussions surrounding the CLARITY Act and digital asset tax proposals. The newly formed group, launched in June 2023, lists executive director Divij Pandya as its sole lobbyist. PGPZ was born out of Pretty Good Policy for Crypto, an organization founded in 2022 by Electric Coin Co. The initiative has organized policy roundtables and congressional briefings on encryption technologies in the past. Paul Brigner, PGPZ's founder and chief policy and regulatory officer, aims to ensure Zcash receives organized and credible representation in Washington policymaking discussions. The Zcash Community Grants provided a $750,000 grant to support PGPZ's inaugural year of operations.",
  "summary": "The newly registered lobbying operation lists the CLARITY Act and two digital asset tax proposals among the issues it plans to lobby on in Washington.",
  "key_points": [
    "PGPZ registered as lobbying group in Washington",
    "Divij Pandya serves as executive director",
    "Paul Brigner aims for credible representation"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}