Zcash NU7 Upgrade Cuts Block Time to 25 Seconds; ZEC Jumps 8%

The faster block time is a meaningful technical shift for Zcash: it changes the network's cadence without altering its fixed daily issuance or 21 million cap, so the reward adjustment is really the story — a supply schedule held constant while throughput triples. The immediate price move shows the market treated the upgrade as a positive catalyst, though it's worth noting the reaction came before any sustained usage data. Whether the shorter blocks translate into real transaction demand, rather than just a headline-driven bounce, is the open question, along with how miners absorb the smaller per-block reward.