The Zcash Foundation has reiterated its commitment to maintaining Zcash as a decentralized and open-source protocol. In a recent social media post, the foundation emphasized that no single entity controls Zcash, highlighting its design for resilience and its fully open-source codebase. The protocol's consensus rules are managed by independent node operators worldwide, supported by a diverse array of organizations and contributors. The foundation, acting as stewards of the protocol, aims to serve the public interest by focusing on several key areas: maintaining and supporting Zcash protocol development, backing independent research and engineering, supporting decentralized infrastructure and governance, and advocating for privacy as a fundamental human right.