Zcash Developers Target November 5 For NU7 Upgrade And Faster Blocks

TL;DR: Zcash’s NU7 upgrade is targeted for early November, promising 25-second blocks, while final activation parameters still require implementation work. Zcash developers are moving closer to a substantial change in the network’s basic rhythm. The NU7 schedule points to November 5 for mainnet activation, with the upgrade designed to shorten target block spacing from 75 […]

Zcash Developer Proposes Per-Swap Keys To Limit Future Quantum Privacy Risk

TL;DR: Zakura has proposed assigning a separate viewing key to each Zcash swap made through NEAR Intents, reducing how much transaction history a future attacker might be able to link. Zcash’s privacy model is built around shielding transaction details, but cross-chain swaps introduce awkward points where information can become public. A new proposal from Zcash […]

Zcash Shielded Pools Draw Fresh Scrutiny After Stolen Crypto Transfers

TL;DR: Investigators have raised new concerns about stolen crypto flowing into Zcash, following earlier tracing of roughly 2,746 ZEC linked to the Bitget breach. Shielded transactions obscure details after entry, but do not prove that the underlying network has been compromised. Privacy is a legitimate feature of cryptocurrency. It is also what makes Zcash a […]

Arthur Hayes Sells WLD Holdings After ‘Holy Trinity Death’, Sparks Exit Liquidity Controversy

Arthur Hayes has disclosed the unwinding of his Worldcoin position just days after revealing a major rebalancing of Maelstrom’s portfolio. On Friday, June 5th, the BitMEX co-founder proclaimed that “the Holy Trinity is dead,” dumping his Zcash, Hyperliquid, and NEAR holdings while touting WLD’s prospects of outperforming. Hayes revealed the recently found Orchard Pool vulnerability […]

$420 Billion In Zcash Tracked By Arkham — Is This The End Of The Privacy Coin’s Core Promise?

Blockchain intelligence firm Arkham Intelligence has published research revealing that it has successfully labeled more than half of all Zcash transaction activity — attributing $420 billion in volume to known individuals and institutions — a finding that strikes at the core value proposition of a cryptocurrency explicitly designed to make financial transactions invisible. Related Reading: […]

Zcash Is Up 1,500% And Its Biggest Backer Says This Is Why

Zcash’s sharp revival did not happen by accident, according to Josh Swihart, who argues that ZEC’s roughly 1,500% rally reflects a multi-year reset across governance, product strategy, narrative positioning and organizational structure. In a detailed update, Swihart framed Zcash’s recent strength as the result of hard decisions made in 2023 and 2024 that are now […]