Beyond BTC and ETH, the hottest coin by trading volume on Binance over the past 24 hours wasn’t a meme coin
Binance USDT trading pairs, ranked by 24-hour trading volume:
After USDC, BTC, and ETH, fourth place is $ZEC
Trading volume: approximately 225 million USDT; 24-hour gain: +9.96%
(Data: Binance public market data, October 22, 01:05 Beijing time)
Why has this long-established privacy coin suddenly caught so many people’s attention? I found two concrete reasons:
① NU7 upgrade date set
The activation block has been confirmed at 3,543,405, with a target mainnet launch around November 5.
Block time will be reduced from 75 seconds to 25 seconds, making transaction confirmations three times faster.
② Community vote to retain the halving
The result of the holders’ vote was 2.375 million ZEC to 22,000 ZEC, an overwhelming decision to keep the halving mechanism.
⚠️ But there’s one detail that few people mention:
The official upgrade-readiness checklist is currently only 6/12 complete.
November 5 is a “target date,” not a “confirmed date”—the possibility of a delay is real.
My take:
Rising trading volume shows increased interest, not direction.
During upgrade-driven rallies, “increased volatility around the time expectations are realized” is common; if there’s a delay, that’s a different scenario.
Rather than guessing whether the price will rise or fall, keep an eye on two signals: progress on the readiness checklist and whether the official date gets updated.
💬 Do you think NU7 will launch on time?
A. Yes, it’ll launch on time
B. It’ll be delayed
C. Either way, it won’t affect my view
Leave your choice and reasoning in the comments. We’ll come back on November 5 and see who got it right.
Binance USDT trading pairs, ranked by 24-hour trading volume:
After USDC, BTC, and ETH, fourth place is $ZEC
Trading volume: approximately 225 million USDT; 24-hour gain: +9.96%
(Data: Binance public market data, October 22, 01:05 Beijing time)
Why has this long-established privacy coin suddenly caught so many people’s attention? I found two concrete reasons:
① NU7 upgrade date set
The activation block has been confirmed at 3,543,405, with a target mainnet launch around November 5.
Block time will be reduced from 75 seconds to 25 seconds, making transaction confirmations three times faster.
② Community vote to retain the halving
The result of the holders’ vote was 2.375 million ZEC to 22,000 ZEC, an overwhelming decision to keep the halving mechanism.
⚠️ But there’s one detail that few people mention:
The official upgrade-readiness checklist is currently only 6/12 complete.
November 5 is a “target date,” not a “confirmed date”—the possibility of a delay is real.
My take:
Rising trading volume shows increased interest, not direction.
During upgrade-driven rallies, “increased volatility around the time expectations are realized” is common; if there’s a delay, that’s a different scenario.
Rather than guessing whether the price will rise or fall, keep an eye on two signals: progress on the readiness checklist and whether the official date gets updated.
💬 Do you think NU7 will launch on time?
A. Yes, it’ll launch on time
B. It’ll be delayed
C. Either way, it won’t affect my view
Leave your choice and reasoning in the comments. We’ll come back on November 5 and see who got it right.