$ZEC shielded pools just hit near ATH levels again.

Most of the ZEC that fled post-Orchard bug returned within weeks of Ironwood pool launch in late July.

This happened BEFORE NU7 drops in November. NU7 cuts block time from 75s → 25s. Payments and swaps confirm 3x faster.

Privacy tech bouncing back hard. Watch how this plays into the privacy narrative as regulatory pressure ramps up.