{
  "id": 7781488,
  "title": "Zcash holders back 25-second blocks, vote to keep ZEC halving schedule",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/zcash-holders-back-25-second-blocks-vote-to-keep-zec-halving-schedule",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-16T11:46:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Cointelegraph",
    "slug": "cointelegraph",
    "url": "https://cointelegraph.com/news/zcash-nu7-poll-faster-blocks-zec-halvings"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a recent poll, nearly 99% of Zcash (ZEC) holders voted to reduce block times to 25 seconds, while maintaining the current halving schedule. This proposal, part of the upcoming NU7 network upgrade, received 99.9% of the Zcash-weighted vote. Simultaneously, 98.9% of participants supported preserving the existing halving schedule. The faster block time would decrease the time required for a transaction's initial confirmation. The alteration would maintain the daily issuance of new ZEC, ensuring the unchanged total issuance remains constant. These changes are tentatively scheduled for the NU7 upgrade, with an undetermined activation date. The voting results excluded features not implemented by September 30. The voting process was distinct from other community polls, limited to eligible ZEC in the Ironwood shielded pool. The decision to retain halvings was supported by 57 members of the Zcash Community Advisory Panel, while 54 members favored a gradual issuance curve. A separate proposal, Network Sustainability Mechanism (NSM), aims to recycle transaction fees into future block rewards, with about 97% of token holders voting to delay its implementation until February 2031. ZEC's value increased by 3.8% in the past 24 hours, continuing its 132% rally over the previous month.",
  "summary": "Nearly 99% of ZEC holders voted to reduce block times to 25 seconds, while keeping ZEC issuance and halving schedules unchanged.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}