Zcash Hits Record Network Hash Rate After NU7 Update

Zcash reached a new peak in network hash rate following the NU7 update, which was implemented on November 6, 2026. The update reduced the block time from 75 seconds to 25 seconds, tripling the transaction production speed. The network hash rate reflects the total computational power of miners on the ZEC network, and the increase indicates strengthened miner activity and network security. With NU7, the Sprout pool was phased out, allowing Zcash to create more space for protected transactions alongside faster block production. The update enabled a budget of 330 units with 330 Orchard or Ironwood transactions and 300 Sapling inputs and outputs per block. This adjustment doubled the transaction capacity of the Orchard protocol while reducing the synchronization pressure on light wallets from malicious heavy transaction loads by approximately 37%. NU7 did not change Zcash's fixed supply cap of 21 million coins, and halvings will now occur every 5,040,000 blocks. Sixty percent of total transaction fees will be allocated to a public reserve that will finance future mining rewards. Developers proposed to reduce the target block time for the NU7.1 update from 25 seconds to 20 seconds.