If Zcash succeeds, it’s much more likely that Bitcoin soft forks Zerocash to get base layer privacy But a technical victory, which proves that ZK SNARKs are scalable, private & inflation proof, is not enough. A regulatory victory is also necessary, to normalize privacy + avoid market disruptions. A market victory is part of the equation too. Because the tech shouldn’t just be great and politically acceptable. It must also have a good record for market demand. So far, Zcash is doing a pretty good job in spite of all the haters who don’t realize they’re rooting for the failure of the most powerful technology in all of crypto.