Zcash Jumps 12% After NU7 Upgrade Activation Height Finalized

Zcash ’s long-anticipated NU7 upgrade has moved closer to mainnet as developers reached agreement on the specific block height that will trigger activation. The decision helped lift ZEC by roughly 12% over the past 24 hours, with the token trading around $1,270 at last look on Wednesday, according to CoinGecko. The network expects NU7 to go live in early November. A key Tuesday GitHub proposal by Zcash developer Sean Bowe sets activation at block 3,543,405 , with an estimated activation date around Nov. 5 .