#zcashdevelopersconfirmnovemberdatefornu7upgrade
๐จ Zcash Developers Are Rolling Out the NU7 Upgrade in November! ๐จ
Zcash (ZEC) developers have officially confirmed the date for the highly anticipated Network Upgrade 7 (NU7). Here are the key details:
๐ Date and Block Details
๐ฏ Mainnet Date: November 5, 2026โ๏ธ Block Height: The upgrade will activate at block 3,543,405. It is currently running smoothly on the testnet.
โก Whatโs Changing with NU7?
โฑ๏ธ 3x Faster: Block times will drop from 75 seconds to 25 seconds. Confirmation times will be significantly shorter.๐ก๏ธ Sprout Pool Shutdown: The old โSproutโ privacy pool will be permanently shut down.๐ฐ Miner Rewards: 60% of block rewards will be temporarily removed from circulation and transferred to the reserve.
๐ Market Impact
๐ Following the block confirmation news, Zcash ($ZEC) rose 12%, approaching $1,270.
โ ๏ธ Important Warning: If you have funds in a very old (Sprout) wallet, you need to move them to the new pools before November 5. Users with regular, up-to-date wallets donโt need to do anything.
๐จ Zcash Developers Are Rolling Out the NU7 Upgrade in November! ๐จ
Zcash (ZEC) developers have officially confirmed the date for the highly anticipated Network Upgrade 7 (NU7). Here are the key details:
๐ Date and Block Details
๐ฏ Mainnet Date: November 5, 2026โ๏ธ Block Height: The upgrade will activate at block 3,543,405. It is currently running smoothly on the testnet.
โก Whatโs Changing with NU7?
โฑ๏ธ 3x Faster: Block times will drop from 75 seconds to 25 seconds. Confirmation times will be significantly shorter.๐ก๏ธ Sprout Pool Shutdown: The old โSproutโ privacy pool will be permanently shut down.๐ฐ Miner Rewards: 60% of block rewards will be temporarily removed from circulation and transferred to the reserve.
๐ Market Impact
๐ Following the block confirmation news, Zcash ($ZEC) rose 12%, approaching $1,270.
โ ๏ธ Important Warning: If you have funds in a very old (Sprout) wallet, you need to move them to the new pools before November 5. Users with regular, up-to-date wallets donโt need to do anything.