TREE NEWS update: Zcash coinholders voted overwhelmingly to speed up the network and preserve its bitcoin-style halving schedule, settling the scope of NU7, the next major upgrade. Roughly 2.4 million ZEC took part out of about 3.6 million eligible at the snapshot — around two-thirds, well above the 1 million ZEC organizers required. The vote clears the way for 25-second block times.
Zcash Holders Back 25-Second Blocks, Keep Bitcoin-Style Halvings in NU7 Vote
The turnout itself is the story: roughly two-thirds of eligible coinholders participated, far exceeding the threshold organizers set, which gives the outcome a legitimacy that token votes often lack. The choice to keep bitcoin-style halvings while accelerating blocks suggests holders prioritized predictable issuance over faster rewards, a signal worth noting for other privacy-focused chains weighing similar trade-offs. Whether that turnout becomes a precedent for future Zcash governance, or proves a one-off driven by the upgrade's scope, is the open question.
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