Just three days after NU7 cut Zcash’s block interval to 25 seconds, its developers have already proposed shortening it again — to 20 seconds.
The facts: ValarDragon and Evan Forbes submitted a ZIP draft on the Zcash community forum — reported by several media outlets on Nov. 9, 2026: the target block interval would go from 25 seconds to 20 seconds, making the first confirmation faster for payments and exchange flows. What would not change: daily private transaction capacity would remain the same, as would the emission schedule. This follows NU7, which activated Friday, Nov. 6 (block 3,543,405), cutting the interval from 75 seconds to 25 seconds.
Status: PROPOSAL, not an active change. The draft will be included in the next community poll; if it passes, it will be considered for the NU7.1 upgrade.
My take: the direction makes sense — Zcash is working to speed up payment confirmations. But going from 25 to 20 seconds is a small adjustment, not a leap like going from 75 to 25. The market isn’t celebrating yet either: ZEC is around $1,195, down from the roughly $1,313 range when NU7 activated on Nov. 6, amid a still-wary market ahead of tomorrow’s U.S. CPI release at 20:30 WIB.
What I’m watching: the community poll results and whether NU7.1 actually includes this 20-second interval.
What do you think — would 20-second blocks make Zcash more appealing for payments, or is it just a small change that won’t make a difference?
This is my analysis, not financial advice — always DYOR.
#Zcash #NU7 $ZEC
The facts: ValarDragon and Evan Forbes submitted a ZIP draft on the Zcash community forum — reported by several media outlets on Nov. 9, 2026: the target block interval would go from 25 seconds to 20 seconds, making the first confirmation faster for payments and exchange flows. What would not change: daily private transaction capacity would remain the same, as would the emission schedule. This follows NU7, which activated Friday, Nov. 6 (block 3,543,405), cutting the interval from 75 seconds to 25 seconds.
Status: PROPOSAL, not an active change. The draft will be included in the next community poll; if it passes, it will be considered for the NU7.1 upgrade.
My take: the direction makes sense — Zcash is working to speed up payment confirmations. But going from 25 to 20 seconds is a small adjustment, not a leap like going from 75 to 25. The market isn’t celebrating yet either: ZEC is around $1,195, down from the roughly $1,313 range when NU7 activated on Nov. 6, amid a still-wary market ahead of tomorrow’s U.S. CPI release at 20:30 WIB.
What I’m watching: the community poll results and whether NU7.1 actually includes this 20-second interval.
What do you think — would 20-second blocks make Zcash more appealing for payments, or is it just a small change that won’t make a difference?
This is my analysis, not financial advice — always DYOR.
#Zcash #NU7 $ZEC