Zcash developers want 20-second blocks just days after major speed upgrade
Early data shows Zcash's orphan-block rate holding close to pre-upgrade levels despite blocks arriving three times faster, encouraging developers to push for another reduction.
Zcash developers have proposed a further reduction in block time from 25 seconds to 20 seconds, following the recent NU7 upgrade. This change aims to enhance transaction confirmation times and improve user experience for point-of-sale payments, exchange deposits, and cross-chain swaps. The draft Zcash Improvement Proposal (ZIP) was submitted by developers ValarDragon and Evan Forbes on the Zcash community forum, suggesting the change be considered in the upcoming NU7.1 network upgrade.
The reduction would not affect the network's daily capacity for private transactions and would maintain Zcash's existing issuance schedule, as blocks would still be produced as frequently. The NU7 upgrade, activated on Friday, previously reduced the target block interval from 75 seconds to 25 seconds, with an added Network Sustainability Mechanism to recycle transaction fees for future mining rewards while maintaining Zcash's 21 million ZEC supply cap.
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