Zcash Vote Backs 25-Second Blocks and Halving Schedule
Zcash coinholders have backed a sharp reduction in block times and voted to retain the networks Bitcoin-style halving schedule in a governance poll that closed on September 14. Roughly 2.4 million ZEC took part, equivalent to about 66% of the approximately 3.6 million ZEC eligible at the snapshot and comfortably above the 1 million ZEC participation threshold. The result gives the NU7 process a strong mandate to prioritize faster transactions, while preserving discrete reductions in issuance rather than moving to a smooth supply curve. It is not, however, an immediate protocol upgrade: the selected measures still need implementation, testing and formal network-upgrade activation. NU7 vote clears participation threshold with 2.4 million ZEC Roughly 2.4 million ZEC participated in the NU7 poll, against about 3.6 million ZEC eligible at the snapshot, according to the published results. Discover more Try Operations Software Choose POS Systems Fintech That was around two-thirds of eligible ZEC and more than twice the 1 million ZEC minimum, so the poll cleared the threshold for a valid governance signal. The vote recorded coinholder preferences over proposed NU7 directions; it did not activate code. Implementation, testing and formal network-upgrade activation are still required before the selected features can be deployed. 25-second blocks target lower latency and higher Orchard throughput The
