Zcash price rises 7.09 percent to 1,355.87 USD as NU7 targets November 5

Published on 10/24/2026 at 13:07 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

NU7 targets 25-second blocks at height 3,543,405 for mainnet activation. The Zcash price has a 22.91 billion USD market value at rank 9.

Network upgrade and market data

Zcash developers selected block 3,543,405 on October 21, 2026, for the NU7 mainnet activation target.
The upgrade aims to reduce target block spacing from 75 seconds to 25 seconds, according to the Zcash Foundation.
The Zcash price stands at 1,355.87 USD as of October 24, 2026, 7.09 percent above the UTC daily close of October 23, 2026.
NU7 had activated on the Zcash testnet at block 4,465,026 on October 4, 2026.

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Zcash (ZEC) rises 7.09 percent to 1,355.87 USD as of October 24, 2026, compared with the UTC daily close of October 23, 2026, according to Investing.com. Network Upgrade 7, or NU7, has a mainnet activation target at block 3,543,405, giving the Zcash price a protocol milestone alongside the market move.

Block 3,543,405 sets the NU7 target

Zcash developers selected block 3,543,405 for NU7 activation on October 21, 2026, according to the Zcash Foundation. The Foundation released Zebra 7.0.0 on October 22, 2026, as the first stable node software supporting NU7 on mainnet. A block height is the running count of blocks in the chain, so the network reaches the upgrade through block production rather than a fixed clock time.

The release identifies November 5, 2026, as the planned timing for reaching the activation height. Mainnet node operators must upgrade before block 3,543,405 to remain on the upgraded consensus rules, according to the Zcash Foundation.

NU7 targets 25-second blocks

NU7 targets a reduction in block spacing from 75 seconds to 25 seconds, according to Crypto.news. Block spacing is the target interval between newly produced blocks; a shorter interval can reduce the waiting time associated with confirmations, although individual transactions can take longer or shorter depending on network conditions.

The upgrade also includes the Network Sustainability Mechanism, which removes 60 percent of transaction fees from circulation, and changes the rules for version 4 transactions, according to Techi. The Zcash Foundation said NU7 had already activated on the testnet at block 4,465,026 on October 4, 2026, according to Crypto.news.

Zcash market data on October 24, 2026

The Zcash price is 1,355.87 USD as of October 24, 2026, compared with the UTC daily close of October 23, 2026, and is 7.09 percent higher, according to Investing.com. The daily high is 1,368.91 USD and the daily low for the UTC day is 1,252.41 USD. Market capitalization is 22.91 billion USD, ranking Zcash ninth, while 24-hour volume is 1.26 billion USD. Circulating supply is 16.93 million ZEC, according to Investing.com.