Zcash
Zcash Jumps 12% as NU7 Upgrade Gets Activation Target
ZEC rose about 12% as developers merged the NU7 mainnet activation height. The upgrade targets Nov 6 UTC, but Zebra's stable release is still waiting on fixes.
Zcash Is About to Get 3x Faster With NU7, and ZEC Traders Are Already Buying In
The date for Zcash's next major network upgrade has been set by its developers. Network Upgrade 7 or NU7 for short will activate at block 3,543,405, which is set to land around November 5.
Zcash NU7 Upgrade Could Leave Sprout Funds Unspendable Around Nov. 5
The change targets block 3,543,405 and ends support for version 4 transactions, the only format Sprout uses.
Why Zcash price is suddenly nearing $1,300 after weeks of investors pulling out
Zcash is trading near $1,300 on Thursday after three consecutive days of recovery, preserving roughly 15% in weekly gains. The privacy coin is trading around $1,287 at the time of this report as stronger ETF inflows and rising futures exposure accompanied the rebound. Grayscale's Zcash-focused exchange-traded fund recorded $15.18 million in net inflows on Wednesday, according to SoSoValue data. That was a substantial increase from Tuesday's $1.61 million. The latest daily inflow marked the strongest reading in approximately a month, following three consecutive weeks of net withdrawals. The reversal suggests improving demand through the fund. However, two positive sessions do not yet establish that the longer-running outflow trend has ended. Zcash price: Futures Open Interest climbs to $2.
Zcash Sets NU7 Mainnet Height at Block 3,543,405 Ahead of Nov. 5
The upgrade would shorten target block spacing from 75 seconds to 25 and make Sprout balances left at activation unspendable under the new rules.
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[Altcoin spot ETFs] ZEC, XRP among four assets drawing inflows; others flat
ZEC, NEAR, XRP and SOL spot ETFs attracted net inflows on October 21. ZEC led with $15.18 million, while nine other asset categories recorded no net flows.
Gemini Calls Zcash a Top-Performing Cryptocurrency Among the Top 10
A Wednesday snapshot showed ZEC up 10.08% to $1,261 at 12:05 a.m. ET (04:05 UTC), when it ranked No.
Zcash Rises 3.95% in Four Hours as Price Reaches $1,309
ZEC was up 6.64% over 24 hours. One-hour liquidations across Binance, Bybit and OKX totaled $1.24 million on shorts and $170,000 on longs.
David Hoffman Forecasts Zcash at 10% of Bitcoin's Market Cap
He put the comparison at 25% for the next cycle.
Zcash NU7: developers name block 3,543,405, yet the activation height is in no document
Developers have agreed on block 3,543,405 as the NU7 activation height, according to Cointelegraph, but the Zcash upgrade page still lists it as not set on October 21. Our count shows all six NU7 ZIPs carry the status Draft, while ZEC trades at $1,277 and 12.7 percent above its daily low.
Zcash NU7 Plan Targets Nov. 5 as Morning Price Snapshot Shows 12% Gain
The proposed activation height is 3,543,405. NU7 would also disable version 4 transactions, making funds remaining in Sprout unspendable.
Zcash Rises 2.13% in One Hour to $1,286 on Binance Spot
Short liquidations totaled $330,000 across three exchanges during the hour, compared with $40,000 in long liquidations.
