Zcash Holders Vote to Cut Block Times to 25 Seconds, Keep ZEC Halving

The vote matters less for the block-time change itself than for what it signals: Zcash's governance can pass a technically disruptive parameter shift while explicitly ring-fencing the issuance schedule, separating throughput from monetary policy. That distinction is the substance here, since faster blocks without a supply-curve change keeps the halving narrative intact and avoids reopening the scarcity debate. The open question is execution — no implementation date was given, and a cadence change of this scale touches node, mining and wallet infrastructure that a near-unanimous token vote does not itself resolve.