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Zcash NU7 Upgrade Activates Faster Private Payments and Introduces Key Changes

Zcash NU7 Upgrade Activates Faster Private Payments and Introduces Key Changes

Zcash’s landmark NU7 upgrade goes live, speeding up private payments
Zcash’s landmark NU7 upgrade goes live, speeding up private payments

NU7 cuts the target time between blocks to 25 seconds, reduces the work wallets must do to find private payments and sets aside fees for future miners.

Zcash NU7 Upgrade Goes Live, Slashing Block Times From 75 Seconds to Just 25 Seconds
Zcash NU7 Upgrade Goes Live, Slashing Block Times From 75 Seconds to Just 25 Seconds

Zcash's latest upgrade removes 60% of transaction fees from circulation.

Zcash NU7 upgrade goes live, leaves 12,224 ZEC stranded in Sprout pool
Zcash NU7 upgrade goes live, leaves 12,224 ZEC stranded in Sprout pool

Zcash’s NU7 upgrade has rendered about $15 million in legacy Sprout funds unspendable, although a future network upgrade could potentially restore access.

Zcash Activates NU7 Upgrade as Private Payments Become 3x Faster
Zcash Activates NU7 Upgrade as Private Payments Become 3x Faster

Zcash activates NU7 network upgrade, introducing faster transaction confirmations, increased private-payment capacity, and significant changes to the blockchain’s fee structure. The upgrade went...

Zcash Nears NU7 Upgrade and Sprout Spending Cutoff
Zcash Nears NU7 Upgrade and Sprout Spending Cutoff

About 12,224 ZEC remained in the legacy shielded pool ahead of the cutoff. NU7 will also reduce target block spacing from 75 seconds to 25 seconds.... Read the full story at The Defiant

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