# Zcash Developers Set November 5 Target for NU7 Upgrade That Cuts Blocks to 25 Seconds

The upgrade also retires Zcash's oldest shielded pool and adds fee recycling, and ZEC led the large-cap tokens as bitcoin climbed back toward $79,000.

- Published: 2026-11-02T05:45:39.855Z
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- Sources: [CoinDesk](https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/11/02/bitcoin-claws-back-toward-usd79-000-as-markets-shake-off-crypto-s-biggest-hack), [crypto.news](https://crypto.news/zcash-targets-nov-5-for-nu7-mainnet-upgrade/), [CryptoTicker](https://cryptoticker.io/en/zcash-nu7-activation-block-height-set/), [Crypto Briefing](https://cryptobriefing.com/zcash-nu7-upgrade-activates-testnet/)

Zcash developers have set November 5 as the target date for NU7, the network's next mandatory upgrade. Zcash schedules upgrades by block height, not by calendar date. CryptoTicker calculates that block 3,543,405, the height written into the…

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