TLDR
- Zcash developers proposed cutting the block interval from 25 seconds to 20 seconds.
- The draft ZIP targets the NU7.1 upgrade, days after NU7 went live.
- ZEC trades near $1,240, testing the 50-day EMA at $1,219.
- ZEC ETFs saw $13 million in outflows last week.
- Price remains in a range between $1,112 and $1,340.
Zcash developers have put forward a plan to make the network faster again. On Sunday, ValarDragon and Evan Forbes posted a draft Zcash Improvement Proposal (ZIP) on the community forum. It would cut the target block interval from 25 seconds to 20 seconds.
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Just days after NU7 went live and cut zcash:native block times from 75 seconds to 25 seconds, developers ValarDragon and Evan Forbes filed a draft ZIP proposing another cut to 20 seconds in a potential NU7.1 upgrade.
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The pair want the change added to the next community poll. They also want it considered for the upcoming NU7.1 network upgrade.
The timing is close to the last big change. NU7 went live on the mainnet on Friday. That upgrade shortened the target block interval from 75 seconds to 25 seconds.
NU7 also added a Network Sustainability Mechanism. It recycles part of transaction fees into future mining rewards. Zcash’s 21 million ZEC supply cap stays in place.
What the Proposal Would Change
The developers say faster blocks would shorten the wait for a first confirmation. They point to point-of-sale payments, exchange deposits and cross-chain swaps as the main winners.
The draft also lists what would stay the same. It would not raise the network’s total daily capacity for private transactions. The current issuance schedule would also remain, even with blocks arriving more often.
The price has not followed the news. ZEC traded at $1,240 on Monday, after two straight days of losses. The coin was capped below $1,340 on Friday, the day NU7 launched.
FXStreet analyst Vishal Dixit wrote that the upgrade failed to draw buyers. He said the price remains stuck in a consolidation range between $1,112 and $1,340.
Fund flows tell a mixed story. ZEC ETFs recorded $13 million in outflows last week. The week before, they had taken in $17 million.
Dixit noted that steady withdrawals from ZEC ETFs could add to downside risk. He pointed to institutional demand as a weight on the upgrade’s effect.
Derivatives data shows some shifts. Futures open interest fell 2% over 24 hours to $2.68 billion, according to CoinGlass. That suggests some contracts were closed.
The funding rate rose to 0.0272%. Dixit read this as traders rebuilding long positions in hopes of a rebound.
Technical Levels
ZEC is testing its 50-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA) at $1,219. The 200-day EMA sits much lower at $876. Dixit said this points to a supportive near-term structure.
The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) and its signal line are converging near the zero line. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) is just below 50. Together, the readings show neutral momentum.
For a bullish trend, Dixit said ZEC must reclaim the $1,340 barrier set by the October high. That could open a path toward the September 26 high of $1,698.
On the downside, the first support is the 50-day EMA near $1,219. A deeper floor sits at the October 8 low of $1,112.
The block time proposal now moves to community discussion on the Zcash forum. The developers want it in the next community poll, with NU7.1 as the target upgrade.
