Zebra 7.0.0 supports the upgrade, which cuts the target block interval from 75 seconds to 25 seconds and invalidates version 4 transactions.
ZEC spot ETFs attracted $14.23 million, leading inflows alongside XRP, HBAR and NEAR. SOL and HYPE posted net outflows of $8.51 million and $7.88 million, respectively.
The deployment document ZIP 259 now carries mainnet height 3,543,405 for the Zcash upgrade NU7, while the project's official upgrade page still lists the height as not set. ZEC loses 10.5 percent on the same day, to $1,206, making it the biggest loser among the 25 largest cryptocurrencies.
The account's cumulative profit was about $22.94 million, including unrealized gains and losses.
TL;DR: The Zcash Foundation says it merged fixes for Zebra nodes that stopped syncing near the chain tip. The October 21 update places the work ahead of a stable NU7 release and reminds operators of the older client's approaching stop date.
ZEC was down 2.34% over 24 hours, while $1.44 million in long positions were liquidated across three exchanges.
Zcash Foundation has released Zebra 7.0.0 with NU7 mainnet support, telling node operators to upgrade before block 3,543,405, expected around Nov. 5. Zcash Foundation said in its Oct.
They argued that stronger analysis of public ledgers could make financial privacy more valuable, while Zcash's transaction shielding remains optional.
ZEC remained up 2.76% over 24 hours. Short liquidations totaled $30,000 across the same three exchanges.
Zcash ETF (ZCSH) took in $15.18 million, while Bitwise NEAR ETF (NRR) gained $830,700. As of publication, the two fund groups had $745 million and $91.38 million in net assets, respectively.
AllianceDAO co-founder Qiao Wang says Bitcoin (BTC) has a 99% chance of completing a quantum-resistant upgrade, while Zcash (ZEC) has not completed a comprehensive upgrade.
ZEC remained 3.68% higher over 24 hours. Long liquidations across Binance, Bybit and OKX totaled $880,000 in the same hour.