Key Highlights: The Zcash Network Upgrade 7 (NU7) is projected to activate on mainnet around the evening of November 5, 2026, aiming to accelerate block times to 25 seconds without altering daily token emissions. Co-founder Sean Bowe has proposed redirecting the 8% block subsidy away from the $125 million Zcash Community Grants treasury to the ...
Key Highlights Zcash developer Sean Bowe proposed activating the privacy-focused blockchain upgrade NU7 at block 3,543,405, following agreement by Zcash Improvement Proposal editors. NU7 would reduce block times from 75 seconds to 25 seconds, cutting the wait for three confirmations from nearly four minutes to about 75 seconds. Zakura’s public upgrade dashboard lists block 3,543,405 ...
Key Highlights Zcash developers target November 5 for NU7 mainnet activation after organizations and engineering teams reached “unanimous agreement” on the upgrade’s contents and timeline. The upgrade will reduce block spacing from 75 seconds to 25 seconds, disable version 4 transactions, and integrate the Network Sustainability Mechanism while preserving the halving schedule. $ZEC holders overwhelmingly ...
Shielded wallets using Zakura Common and full nodes such as Zakura can benefit from Zcash’s new cryptography stack, according to Zcash cofounder Sean Bowe. “Shielded…