Zcash developers are sealing off a shielded pool that carried a critical bug, and a new node built for speed is already backing the fix. The Ironwood hard fork, known as NU6.3, activates around July 28, 2026, at block height 3,428,143.
Zcash's July 28 Ironwood hard fork will seal the old Orchard pool and use its turnstile to contain potential counterfeit ZEC in circulation.
Zcash (ZEC) co-founder and lead developer, Zooko Wilcox, has revealed the details of an emergency strategy designed to preserve the coin's mathematical integrity. The network is preparing for the Ironwood hard fork (NU6.3), which will activate on July 28, 2026, at block 3,428,143 to permanently isolate the vulnerable Orchard pool and lock up any potentially forged ZEC.
Zakura 1.0.0 ships with near‑5x sync gains and a 50,000 TPS target for Zcash, plus sub‑500ms block propagation goals and a new P2P design. Benchmarks show real lift.
Zcash targets 50,000 TPS for shielded transactions via Project Tachyon and NU7, but a recent vulnerability and 48% ZEC price crash highlight execution Zcash targets Visa-scale privacy with new node supporting 50,000 transactions per second.
The new Zakura client is the first live piece of a plan to take Zcash from roughly one private transaction per second to payment-network scale.
Zcash (ZEC) price emerges as one of the top-performing cryptos over the past 24 hours, surging nearly 25%, reaching $567. The latest surge appears to be fueled primarily by improving technical structure and strengthening derivatives activity. The breakout has pushed the privacy token above key resistance levels while attracting fresh market participation.
Zcash has posted impressive gains of more than 16% throughout the past week, with ZEC hovering near $552 on Tuesday following an 11% rally in a single trading session, per CoinGecko figures.
Zcash (ZEC) continues to outperform much of the cryptocurrency market, extending its impressive rally as the privacy-focused digital asset approaches the key $600 price level. Trading around $578, ZEC has broken out of a multi-week consolidation pattern, reinforcing strong bullish momentum and attracting renewed investor interest.
Traders can wait for sustained capital inflows and a move past the local swing high to confirm the bullish turnaround.
Analyzing the possibility of ZCash hitting $626 as the next price target.
Zcash targets a 45% rally toward $780 as a cup-and-handle breakout, cooling US inflation, and renewed AI-led risk appetite support ZEC.