#ZcashDevelopersConfirmNovemberDateForNU7Upgrade
Zcash developers just confirmed the *November date for the NU7 upgrade*.
*Key details confirmed this week:*
- *Target block:* 3,543,405 — agreed at the ZIP editor meeting
- *Estimated mainnet activation:* *November 5, 2026*
- *What changes:* Block time cut from *75 seconds to 25 seconds* — triples payment speed
- For exchanges, that means 3 confirmations goes from ∼4 minutes to ∼1 minute 15 seconds.
- Testnet activation already happened Oct 6, now waiting for spec merge and node software release 3543482afab1e98e
It was proposed by Zcash developer Sean Bowe (ebfull) and backed by Zcash Foundation, Project Tachyon, Valar Group, ZODL and Shielded Labs.
ZEC rallied ∼12% on the news, trading around $1,270 yesterday. 3543
Are you tracking NU7 for mining / running a node, or for ZEC price?
Zcash developers just confirmed the *November date for the NU7 upgrade*.
*Key details confirmed this week:*
- *Target block:* 3,543,405 — agreed at the ZIP editor meeting
- *Estimated mainnet activation:* *November 5, 2026*
- *What changes:* Block time cut from *75 seconds to 25 seconds* — triples payment speed
- For exchanges, that means 3 confirmations goes from ∼4 minutes to ∼1 minute 15 seconds.
- Testnet activation already happened Oct 6, now waiting for spec merge and node software release 3543482afab1e98e
It was proposed by Zcash developer Sean Bowe (ebfull) and backed by Zcash Foundation, Project Tachyon, Valar Group, ZODL and Shielded Labs.
ZEC rallied ∼12% on the news, trading around $1,270 yesterday. 3543
Are you tracking NU7 for mining / running a node, or for ZEC price?