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Zcash holders vote to preserve halvings and defer recycled ZEC until 2031

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: CryptoSlate
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What happened

The advisory poll also favored Sprout transaction deprecation, faster blocks and shipping the upgrade without features that miss its deadline.

Key facts

  • The advisory poll also favored Sprout transaction deprecation, faster blocks and shipping the upgrade without features that miss its deadline.
  • Reported by CryptoSlate and published Fri, 18 Sep 2026 13:50:03 UTC.

Why it matters

Digital-asset markets react to catalysts within minutes, and liquidity, ETF flows and regulatory signals are usually what decide whether a move sticks.

What to watch next

  • Whether spot volume and open interest confirm the move
  • Liquidation clusters around the current price
  • ETF flow data and any regulatory follow-up

Coverage timeline

When each newsroom published on this story, oldest first — all times UTC.

  1. Zcash targets November for NU7 mainnet upgrade with 25-second blocks

  2. Dragonfly’s Qureshi calls for end to Zcash dev fund after 2028

  3. Zcash targets November upgrade to make private payments up to three times faster

  4. Zcash holders vote to preserve halvings and defer recycled ZEC until 2031

Sources

The original report was published by CryptoSlate. WorldPing does not claim that reporting — this page summarises and contextualises it.

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