Zcash’s NU7 mainnet upgrade is targeting activation at block 3,543,405, expected around November 5, following final changes to ZIP 259, according to Zcash development team Zakura. In an October 21 post on X, Zakura said the activation height was being set as part of the final changes to the deployment
Zcash infrastructure developer Zakura has proposed a new wallet feature that would protect users’ transaction privacy against potential future quantum computing attacks. The proposal would assign a separate incoming viewing key to every Zcash (ZEC) swap made through NEAR Intents. This limits the payment history an attacker could expose if
Zcash has activated its NU7 network upgrade on public testnet, moving the protocol closer to a planned mainnet rollout in November. The upgrade went live at block 4,465,026 on October 4, ahead of the previously expected October 6 activation. NU7 reduces Zcash’s target block time from 75 seconds to 25
Zcash co-founder Eli Ben-Sasson is putting numbers on the table. A few days back, he called ZEC above $1,200 by September 25, and it hit. Now he has set his end-of-year target at $5,000. His reasoning is that ZEC is like a second type of Bitcoin, and a large portion
21Shares has launched two physically backed crypto exchange-traded products for Zcash and ether.fi, giving European investors access to the assets through traditional brokerage accounts. The 21Shares Zcash ETP, trading under the ticker ZCASH, and the 21Shares ether.fi ETP, listed as ETHFI, began trading on Euronext Amsterdam and Euronext Paris on
Zcash (ZEC) has extended its recent rally, climbing above $1,300 on September 17 as buying activity accelerated across the privacy-focused cryptocurrency. ZEC reached an intraday high near $1,389 and was trading around $1,360 at the latest update, according to CoinGecko data. The token gained more than 20% on September 16
As of September 4, within the broader crypto market, Zcash ($ZEC) has shown stronger bullish momentum after surging 19.4%. Currently, the price is trading at the $1,009.82 level, pushing firmly above the crucial $950 level. Moreover, its trading volume has reached $1.265 billion. Significantly, Zcash’s momentum is back in the
As of August 27, Zcash (ZEC) is showing a potential head-and-shoulders formation, with the price currently shaping the right shoulder around the $820-$830 area. Moreover, the neckline sits near $750, making that level critical for the token’s short-term direction. On the other hand, ZEC is trading around the $792.25 level,
THORChain has launched version 3.20 of its decentralized exchange protocol, adding native support for Monero (XMR) and Zcash (ZEC) swaps. The upgrade allows users to exchange the two privacy-focused assets directly with cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH) and stablecoins. Previously, users looking to move XMR or ZEC into other
This brings Grayscale closer to introducing the first US exchange-traded fund to invest in Zcash directly. The company filed for the fifth amended registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission recently. The plan is to transform the Grayscale Zcash Trust into an investment spot ETF. This new filing
