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Zcash targets November upgrade to make private payments up to three times faster
What CoinDesk reports, why it matters and what remains unconfirmed.
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What CoinDesk reports
NU7 would reduce block times to 25 seconds while setting aside at least 60% of transaction fees to supplement mining rewards beginning in 2031.
The immediate significance
The report describes a network, software or product development. Its significance depends on whether the change is specified, deployed and used—not only proposed or described in a headline.
Decrypt has also published a related report, providing another attributed account to compare without treating repetition as proof.
What remains unknown
- The report does not establish whether the described technology is proposed, in testing or live in production.
- No matched primary document independently supporting the central claim is linked to this page.
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How the story developed
CoinDesk and Decrypt are reporting related developments. Reports are shown in publication order; separate coverage is not independent confirmation.
CoinDeskCurrent briefing Zcash targets November upgrade to make private payments up to three times faster
NU7 would reduce block times to 25 seconds while setting aside at least 60% of transaction fees to supplement mining rewards beginning in 2031.
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