Zcash Cuts Block Times to 25 Seconds as NU7 Goes Live on Testnet
Zcash’s NU7 network upgrade is live on the public testnet, cutting the time between blocks from 75 seconds to 25. It activated at block 4,465,026, ahead of schedule. For users, the change sho
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Zcash’s NU7 network upgrade is live on the public testnet, cutting the time between blocks from 75 seconds to 25.
It activated at block 4,465,026, ahead of schedule. For users, the change shows up as faster confirmations. Three confirmations, a common threshold for treating a payment as settled, would take about 75 seconds instead of roughly 225.
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