Zcash Price Surges 12.75% Ahead of NU7 Network Upgrade
Key Facts
Zcash price surged 12.75% to $1,274.78 ahead of the NU7 network upgrade scheduled for November 5, 2026, CoinGape reported. The technical upgrade is designed to reduce the block interval from 75 seconds to 25 seconds, significantly accelerating transaction confirmation speeds on the network.
The price action coincided with a rebound in Bitcoin, which reached $78,070 after briefly dipping below the $76,000 level on November 4, 2026. According to CoinGape, Zcash open interest increased by 23.10% to $2.86 billion, while trading volumes rose 29.71% to $9.08 billion during the same period.
Latest Updates · 3
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Update: The Zcash Grants Committee dropped its plan to redirect 98,000 ZEC into the mining rewards reserve on November 4, 2026. Three rival proposals regarding resource allocation remain under consideration by the committee.
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Update: Zcash Community Grants has withdrawn a proposal to redirect 98,000 ZEC toward mining rewards following significant community criticism. The move is expected to reduce the organization's projected receipts through 2028 to approximately 47,000 ZEC.
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Update: Zcash price is approaching a major resistance zone around the $1,380 level as of November 4, 2026. This price action comes amid market volatility triggered by the Democratic sweep in the US Congressional elections, which has impacted US dollar movements and Treasury yields.