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Coins•Nov 11, 2026

As Bitcoin Falls, Grayscale Backs Altcoin With “$1 Million in Support and Advertising on Wall Street!”

Key Highlights: Grayscale launched a marketing campaign featuring a full-page newspaper advertisement and a dedicated website for the Grayscale Zcash Trust ETF (ZCSH). The asset manager committed $1 million in donations to Zcash ecosystem non-profits, distributing an initial $400,000 across four distinct organizations, alongside plans to reinvest all ZCSH governance fee revenue into network development. ...

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Coins•Nov 9, 2026

Zcash Developers Target 20-Second Blocks Shortly After Major Speed Upgrade

Key Highlights: Zcash’s orphan block rate fell to 0.69% over a 24-hour period ending early Monday following the network’s NU7 upgrade, performing better than developer expectations. While the cumulative orphan rate post-NU7 sits at 1.29% after an initial spike, ZecBlock’s tracking expansion from one node to ten accounts for increased detection sensitivity. Controlled developer stress ...

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Coins•Nov 7, 2026

Zcash Price Prediction: Can ZEC Break Above $1,360 and Rally Toward $1,650?

Key Highlights Zcash ($ZEC) is experiencing persistent selling pressure near the overhead $1,360 resistance level, trading around $1,295.71 with a 24-hour decline of 2.06%. The asset is caught in a consolidation phase following a massive surge from below $700 to nearly $1,700, with buyers actively defending an ascending trendline. Market technicals point to a decisive ...

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Coins•Nov 6, 2026

Zcash Launches NU7 Upgrade to Accelerate Private Crypto Payments

Key Highlights Testing of Zakura, a new Zcash node client by Valar Group and Project Tachyon, demonstrated 25-second block intervals across 80 nodes in 11 regions. Faster block times increased the orphan block rate to 3.43% under maximum transaction loads, compared to 1.57% under the legacy 75-second cadence. The upcoming NU7 upgrade introduces block limits ...

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Coins•Nov 5, 2026

Zcash Co-Founder Warns of Emerging AI Security Threats to Crypto

Key Highlights: Eli Ben-Sasson warned that advancing artificial intelligence is rapidly increasing cybersecurity pressure on cryptocurrency wallet cryptography ahead of any quantum computing risks. Security leaders advocate for upgraded cryptographic defenses, including hash-based constructions like ZK-STARKs, to counter AI-automated vulnerability exploitation. The warning follows a massive $6.3 billion Binance hot wallet security incident, alongside data ...

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Coins•Nov 5, 2026

Zcash NU7 Upgrade to Freeze $16M in Oldest Privacy Pool

Key Highlights: Zcash is preparing to deprecate its legacy Sprout shielded pool with the upcoming Network Upgrade 7 (NU7) at block 3,543,405. Approximately 12,226 ZEC (worth around $16 million) remains in the Sprout pool, down from roughly 22,300 ZEC in mid-October. Unmigrated Sprout funds will not be burned or removed from total supply, but any ...

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Coins•Nov 4, 2026

Zcash Price Faces Critical Test at $1,332.85 as Momentum Slows

Key Highlights: Bullish Moving Average Alignment: Zcash ($ZEC) holds above key daily exponential moving averages (EMA20 at $1,233.04, EMA50 at $1,206.80, and EMA200 at $852.25), confirmed by an aligned hourly trend structure. Lagging Momentum Signals: The daily Relative Strength Index (RSI) sits at 48.7 with a negative MACD histogram, warning that momentum has not yet ...

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Coins•Nov 4, 2026

Zcash Grants Committee Scraps Plan to Redirect 98,000 ZEC to Future Mining Rewards

Key Highlights: Zcash Community Grants (ZCG) has officially dropped its proposal to redirect roughly 98,000 $ZEC toward the network’s future mining rewards. The abandoned plan aimed to transfer 36,200 $ZEC from ZCG’s current reserves and significantly curb future inflows through the 2028 and 2032 halvings. The decision follows internal friction and intense debate regarding treasury ...

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Coins•Nov 3, 2026

Bitcoin Drops Below $77,000 as Tech Stock Sell-Off Hits Crypto Market

Key Highlights: Bitcoin fell roughly 2%, slipping below $77,000 and erasing all gains achieved during the prior day’s recovery attempt. Global equity weakness spilled over from the United States into Asia, with South Korea’s KOSPI index plunging over 3% amid broad tech and semiconductor sell-offs. Major altcoins faced sharp downward momentum, led by Zcash (ZEC) ...

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Coins•Nov 2, 2026

Zcash Whale Buys $3.8M in ZEC, but 2 Key Obstacles Could Threaten Recovery

Key Highlights: A prominent cryptocurrency whale accumulated $3.8 million in spot Zcash ($ZEC) and placed a $10.16 million 2x leveraged long position on 8,000 ZEC. Despite the bullish whale accumulation, Zcash registered a positive Spot Netflow of roughly $20 million, raising exchange balances and creating potential overhead selling pressure. Derivatives metrics saw substantial growth, including ...

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Coins•Nov 2, 2026

Bitcoin Tests $79,000 as Crypto Market Extends Recovery to Third Consecutive Day

Key Highlights: The cryptocurrency market is showing signs of stabilization following a sharp sell-off driven by a Binance cyberattack linked to roughly $6.34 billion in losses. Zcash ($ZEC) led the three-day market rebound with an approximate 3% gain, while Ethereum (ETH) and BNB each climbed around 2%. Traders are closely monitoring Bitcoin’s ability to cross ...

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Coins•Oct 30, 2026

Zcash Price Prediction: Can ZEC Reach $1,400 in November 2026 as NU7 Goes Live?

Key Highlights: The Zcash Network Upgrade 7 (NU7) is projected to activate on mainnet around the evening of November 5, 2026, aiming to accelerate block times to 25 seconds without altering daily token emissions. Co-founder Sean Bowe has proposed redirecting the 8% block subsidy away from the $125 million Zcash Community Grants treasury to the ...

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