Zcash confirms the NU7 upgrade date
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On October 21, 2026, CoinDesk reported that Zcash developers had confirmed that the NU7 upgrade was scheduled for November. After the upgrade, the interval between Zcash blocks will be shortened from the current 75 seconds to 25 seconds, and the report therefore said that payment speeds would increase threefold. The developers also said that the selected upgrade block height still needs to be merged into the specification and released along with the node software. As of the report, the specific upgrade block height had not yet been published in the specification and node software.
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- CoinDeskZcash developers confirm NU7 upgrade is scheduled for November; block interval will be shortened from 75 seconds to 25 seconds
Zcash developers confirmed that the NU7 upgrade is scheduled for November. After the upgrade, the block interval will be shortened from 75 seconds to 25 seconds, increasing payment speed threefold. The selected block height still needs to be merged into the specification and released with the node software.
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