Latest updates, press releases, and insights from the volatile world of digital assets.
Zcash developers have agreed on block 3,543,405 as the target for Network Upgrade 7 activation, with the upgrade expected to reduce block intervals from 75 seconds to 25 seconds and implement changes to shielded transactions and transaction fees
Zcash has activated its NU7 network upgrade on the public testnet at block 4,465,026, advancing its timeline for the planned November 5 mainnet rollout and introducing faster block times along with other protocol adjustments
Coinholders approve 25-second blocks and Bitcoin-style issuance cuts as developers lock in testnet and mainnet dates for the next protocol upgrade
The privacy-focused network retires its main shielded pool following discovery of a long-undetected flaw and opens a new formally verified alternative with stricter controls
