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Zcash’s landmark NU7 upgrade goes live, speeding up private payments

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Briefings

Zcash completed its landmark NU7 upgrade on November 6, 2026, significantly accelerating private payment transactions by cutting block times to 25 seconds. This reduction lowers computational work for wallet nodes and allocates specific fees to future miners, marking a major shift in network efficiency and miner incentives.

Key points

• The NU7 upgrade reduced the target block time from the previous standard to 25 seconds, enabling faster transaction confirmation.
• Wallet nodes must perform less computational work to locate private payments, directly improving user experience and throughput.

Context

Zcash is a privacy-focused cryptocurrency project where transactions are encrypted to protect sender and receiver identities. The NU7 upgrade represents a critical evolution in its network architecture, prioritizing speed and miner incentives over previous block time targets.

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