Zcash price recovers as traders eye upcoming NU7 upgrade

The story so far: Zcash NU7 upgrade

Zcash activated NU7 on testnet and developer Sean Bowe proposed mainnet activation at block height 3,543,405, expected around 5 November. Zcash now says 61.3% of observed mainnet nodes are signalling support for NU7 and urged operators to check their version.

1. 5 Oct 202602:04 UTC

   Zcash activates NU7 network upgrade on testnet at block 4,465,026

   Zcash has activated its NU7 network upgrade on the testnet at block height 4,465,026, according to a report.

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2. 14 Oct 202605:50 UTC

   Zcash price recovers as traders eye upcoming NU7 upgrade

   Zcash's price is recovering as traders refocus on the network's upcoming NU7 upgrade.

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3. 21 Oct 202608:16 UTC

   Zcash confirms NU7 upgrade timing, tripling payment speed

   Zcash's NU7 upgrade will cut block times from 75 seconds to 25 seconds, so three confirmations take about 75 seconds instead of nearly four minutes. It also removes 60% of per-block fees from circulation, returned to miners from around February 2031, and shuts the original Sprout privacy system.

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4. 21 Oct 202608:34 UTC

   Sean Bowe proposes Zcash NU7 activation height of 3,543,405, expected around 5 November

   Zcash developer Sean Bowe has proposed activating the NU7 mainnet upgrade at block height 3,543,405, expected to fall around 5 November. ZIP editors have agreed the height, but the proposal is not yet merged and must still enter the upgrade specification and node software.

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5. 30 Oct 202612:29 UTC

   Zcash says 61.3% of observed mainnet nodes signal NU7 support

   Zcash says 61.3% of observed mainnet nodes are signalling support for the NU7 upgrade, and urged node operators to check which version they are running.

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