Zcash developers want to cut the block target from 25 to 20 seconds in NU7.1. The draft aims for quicker confirmations while keeping wallet scanning limits steady.
Zooko and Sean Bowe back a 50,000-ZEC treasury transfer and an end to ZCG's 8% funding stream. The draft separates miner reserves from a development lockbox.
Zcash sets NU7 at block 3,543,405, targeting November 5. The upgrade brings 25-second blocks and a spending cutoff for legacy Sprout funds.
Zakura proposes separate viewing keys for Zcash swaps through NEAR Intents, limiting future quantum exposure of payment history. Wallet support is still pending.
Winklevoss proposes a Nasdaq-listed Zcash ETF with a 0.25% fee and up to $100M of nonbinding purchase interest. The WINK filing does not establish a launch.
Zcash NU7 is active on public testnet with a 25-second block target and a 60% fee reserve. Mainnet awaits review, while legacy Sprout funds face a spending cutoff.
Grayscale's proposed Zcash income ETF targets payouts every two weeks through options, with capped upside, possible returned capital and fees still undisclosed.
Zcash crossed $1,600 after 21shares listed a European ZEC ETP. The 2.5% fee, debt structure and small initial asset base put the launch in perspective.
Zcash is shifting node operators away from zcashd and toward Zebra before the July 28 Ironwood upgrade, while Zebra 6.1.0 fixes four node-security issues.
Fortitude Mining plans to take 95% of a Nasdaq-listed company through a HeartSciences merger, giving public investors direct exposure to 157,000 ZEC of annualized output.
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas barred licensed VASPs from listing privacy coins, tightening token reviews as XMR, ZEC and DASH rallied.
ERC-8287 proposes privacy-native Ethereum tokens with hidden balances and transfers, public totalSupply and a compliance freeze mechanism.
Zcash patched a critical Orchard shielded-pool bug through an emergency soft fork and NU6.2 upgrade as ZEC sold off and traders questioned supply-audit assurances.
Zcash developers at Electric Coin Company exit after a governance dispute with its nonprofit parent, raising questions for ZEC’s roadmap.