Gate News: On March 11, Bitcoin mining pool operator Foundry Digital plans to launch a U.S.-based Zcash (ZEC) mining pool next month, providing a mining platform built around compliance review, reporting standards, and operational control for institutional and publicly listed miners. Foundry CEO Mike Colyer stated that Zcash has evolved into an institutional-grade asset, but its mining infrastructure has not kept pace. Institutions and listed miners seeking exposure to Zcash previously lacked dedicated compliant infrastructure in the U.S. The new pool will implement KYC and anti-money laundering compliance checks for participants, distribute mining rewards through transparent Zcash addresses rather than stealth addresses, adopt a PPLNS payout model, and have no minimum hash rate requirement.