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TRX Zcash NU7 upgrade activates on testnet with 25-second blocks
CoinDesk and Cointelegraph report that Zcash's NU7 upgrade is live on public testnet, cutting target block time from 75 to 25 seconds ahead of a planned November mainnet launch.
Why “Unverified”
- 2 independent sources (Cointelegraph, CoinDesk), but no primary confirmation
2 independent source groups across 2 posts · evidence score 79/100. How labels work
Market around the story
| Asset | Price at first report | 6h before | 1h before | 1h after | 6h after | 1h move vs normal | 24h volume vs median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZEC | $1,340 | +0.68% | +0.14% | −0.76% | −0.85% | 0.6σ | 0.4× |
Returns are measured from the moment the story first appeared. “vs normal” compares the move with the asset's typical hourly move over the previous 30 days.
What the sources claim
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Zcash's NU7 upgrade is live on public testnet, cutting the target block time from 75 seconds to 25 seconds. ZEC
“NU7 cuts the target block time from 75 seconds to 25”
CoinDesk -
Zcash's NU7 upgrade is now live on testnet, giving developers several weeks to assess 25-second blocks before a planned November mainnet activation. ZEC
“NU7 upgrade is now live on testnet, giving developers several weeks to assess 25-second blocks”
Cointelegraph
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Summary and claims extracted by deepseek/deepseek-flash with prompt analyze-story@3 on 2026-10-05 04:50 UTC. Labels are computed from the sources, not by the model.