🦓 ZEBRA GETS FASTER — ÁNDALE IS HERE

The Zcash Foundation has released Zebra 7.1.0-alpha.0, nicknamed Ándale — a new testing build focused heavily on miners and mining pools.

What’s improved:

⚡ Faster mining templates
🚀 Faster block acceptance and relay
⛏ Better mining-pool compatibility
📡 Faster reaction to new chain tips

The goal is simple: reduce waiting between new transactions, new blocks and the work miners receive.

Important: this is an alpha testing release, not the new stable version. Zebra 7.0.0 remains the stable NU7-ready release for normal mainnet operation.

For miners and pool operators, though, Ándale gives a preview of where Zebra performance is heading.

Source: Zcash Foundation

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⚡ ZCASH PULSE — NOV 4

💰 MARKET
ZEC: $1,269.16 ▲ 12.42% 24H
Market Cap: $21.60B
Volume: $1.07B
Rank: #10

🛡 PRIVACY
Shielded: 4.98M ZEC
Share: 29.24%
30D: ▲ 41.52K ZEC · +0.15pp
Snapshot: NOV 2

⛏ NETWORK
Height: 3,540,411
Difficulty: 293,479,513
Next Halving: 865,989 blocks
Latest verified network data: NOV 4 / 00:25 UTC

🏦 ZCSH ETF
Net Assets: $713.99M
Market Price: $32.54
Settled Flow: −$3.58M
As of: NOV 3

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🚀 NU7 — FINAL COUNTDOWN

Zcash Network Upgrade 7 is now right around the corner.

Mainnet activation is set for:

🧱 Block 3,543,405
📅 Expected around Nov 5

The Zcash Foundation says the key infrastructure is ready:

✅ Zebra 7.0.0 supports NU7
✅ Zeeder 1.8.0 supports the new protocol version
✅ The zcashd-compat sidecar has been updated for NU7

Once the activation block is reached, Zcash moves to 25-second blocks — roughly 3× faster than today.

Node operators: make sure you are running NU7-ready software before activation.

For regular wallet users, keep your wallet updated and let the network handle the rest.

Source: Zcash Foundation

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⚠️ LEDGER ZCASH USERS — NOV 5 DEADLINE

If you still use the old “Zcash Shielded” app by Zondax on Ledger, this matters.

Ledger says the legacy app will be removed from Ledger Wallet starting November 5.

The important part:

🔑 The old Zondax app and Ledger’s new native Zcash app use different derivation paths.

That means the new app cannot automatically see accounts created with the old one.

Ledger recommends moving legacy shielded funds before the deadline so they remain easy to access through the new native Zcash setup.

✅ Ledger’s new Zcash app supports shielded ZEC natively
🔒 Private keys remain on your Ledger device
🛡 Ironwood shielded balances are supported

If you used the old Zondax app, check your setup before Nov 5.

Source: Ledger

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⚡ ZCASH PULSE — NOV 5

💰 MARKET
ZEC: $1,311.27 ▲ 7.09% 24H
Market Cap: $22.32B
Volume: $1.39B
Rank: #10
As of: NOV 4 · 23:03 UTC

🛡 PRIVACY
Shielded: 4.98M ZEC
Share: 29.25%
30D: ▲ 42.87K ZEC · +0.16pp
Snapshot: NOV 3 (latest verified)

⛏ NETWORK
Height: 3,542,437
Difficulty: 265,373,687 ▼ 12.15%
NU7 activation height: 3,543,405
Status: Not yet confirmed activated
Difficulty as of: NOV 5 · 06:30 UTC

🏦 ZCSH ETF
Net Assets: $756.83M
Market Price: $34.33
Settled Flow: +$3.43M
As of: NOV 4

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🚨 ZCASH NODE OPERATORS — UPGRADE CHECK

The NU7 transition is approaching, and the Zcash Foundation has confirmed an important software cutoff.

Older Zebra 6.4.x versions and the 7.0.0 release candidate stop at block 3,540,768 — before NU7 activates.

The stable Zebra 7.0.0 release is the version prepared for the new consensus rules.

🧱 NU7 activation: block 3,543,405
⚡ Target block interval after activation: 25 seconds
🛡 Check your node version and sync status now.

This is a node-operator notice, not a claim that NU7 has already activated.

🔗 https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/zebra/issues/11829

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💰 BUILT SOMETHING FOR ZCASH? FUNDING APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN

The Q4 2026 Coinholder-Directed Retroactive Grants round is accepting applications for completed, publicly verifiable Zcash ecosystem work.

Developers, security researchers and other contributors can apply for their own work — or nominate someone else's.

📅 Application deadline: November 13 · 20:00 UTC
🗳 Coinholder voting: December 17–29
🔎 Applications receive a public review period before voting.

Important: these are retroactive grants. Proposed or unfinished projects are not eligible under this round.

Funding is decided by coinholders, not guaranteed by submitting an application.

🔗 https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/q4-2026-coinholder-directed-retroactive-grant-program-call-for-proposals/58598

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⚡ ZCASH PULSE — NOV 6

💰 MARKET
ZEC: $1,313.78 ▼ 0.31% 24H
Market Cap: $22.36B
Volume: $1.30B
Rank: #10

🛡 PRIVACY
Shielded: 4.98M ZEC
Share: 29.25%
30D: ▲ 39.81K ZEC · +0.14pp
Snapshot: NOV 5

⛏ NETWORK
NU7: LIVE
Height: 3,543,755
Difficulty: 111,088,219
Target Block Time: 25 seconds
Next Halving: Block 6,132,390

🏦 ZCSH ETF
Net Assets: $756.83M
Settled Flow: +$3.43M
As of: NOV 4

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🚀 NU7 IS LIVE ON ZCASH

It’s official.

Zcash Network Upgrade 7 activated today at block 3,543,405, mined at 02:34 UTC.

The new era is now live:

⚡ Target block time: 75s → 25s
🚀 Faster first confirmations
📈 More shielded transaction capacity
🛡 Lower worst-case wallet sync load
♻️ 60% of transaction fees now flow into the Network Sustainability Mechanism

The block subsidy was divided by three to match the faster block rate, so ZEC issuance per day remains roughly unchanged.

NU7 also retires version 4 transactions, meaning the legacy Sprout pool can no longer be spent from.

25-second Zcash has arrived.

Source: Zcash Foundation / mainnet block 3,543,405

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🗳 ZCASH IS ALREADY LOOKING TOWARD NU7.1

With NU7 now live, another important decision is moving quickly.

Five organizations involved in Zcash’s coinholder voting process — Project Tachyon, Shielded Labs, Valar Group, the Zcash Foundation and ZODL — have published an expedited timeline for deciding the future of Zcash Community Grants’ share of the Dev Fund.

📅 THE TIMELINE

Nov 8 — Proposal deadline
Nov 9–15 — Public discussion
Nov 16–30 — Coinholder + community polling

If the process produces rough consensus, the participating teams say they will support a NU7.1 network upgrade to implement the selected proposal.

NU7.1 would be focused mainly on the funding decision, rather than another major protocol overhaul.

Nothing has been decided yet — but the governance process is officially moving.

Source: Zcash Community Forum / participating organizations

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⚡ ZCASH PULSE — NOV 7

💰 MARKET
ZEC: $1,354.89 ▲ 9.08% 24H
Market Cap: $23.07B
Volume: $1.52B
Rank: #10

🛡 PRIVACY
Shielded: 4.99M ZEC
Share: 29.29%
30D: ▲ 40.32K ZEC · +0.14pp
Snapshot: NOV 6

⛏ NETWORK
Height: 3,547,347
Difficulty: 98,065,424 ▼ 7.04%
Next Halving: 859,145 blocks

🏦 ZCSH ETF
Net Assets: $772.08M
Market Price: $35.59
Settled Flow: +$1.77M
As of: NOV 6

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📊 ZCSH ETF — WEEKLY REPORT
Week ending November 6, 2026

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🏦 WEEKLY FUND FLOWS

🔴 This Week: −$13.00M
🟢 Previous Week: +$17.72M

📉 Weekly flows reversed by $30.72M, returning to net outflows.

🔻 Outflow Days: 3
🟢 Inflow Days: 2
⚪ Flat Days: 0

📌 Largest Outflow: Nov 5 · −$10.99M
📈 Largest Inflow: Nov 4 · +$3.43M

⠀
💰 ETF OVERVIEW

Net Assets: $772.08M
Weekly Change: ▲ 6.5%
Cumulative Net Inflow: +$208.51M
Market Price: $35.59

⠀
📅 LAST 6 WEEKS

🔴 Nov 6: −$13.00M
🟢 Oct 30: +$17.72M
🟢 Oct 23: +$41.09M
🔴 Oct 16: −$19.15M
🔴 Oct 9: −$30.72M
🔴 Oct 2: −$93.56M

⠀
🔎 WEEKLY TAKEAWAY

ZCSH returns to net outflows after two consecutive weeks of positive fund flows.

The fund recorded $13M in weekly withdrawals, with November 5 accounting for the largest single-day outflow at $10.99M.

Despite renewed selling pressure, total net assets climbed 6.5% to $772.08M, demonstrating that the fund's asset value can rise even when investors withdraw capital.

Cumulative net inflows remain positive at $208.51M, while the ETF's market price reached $35.59.

The divergence between rising assets and negative flows is this week's key development: ZCSH's valuation strengthened, but investor flows weakened.

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📊 Full ETF Tracker:
https://zeczcash.com/etf/zcsh

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⚡ ZCASH PULSE — NOV 8

💰 MARKET
ZEC: $1,252.87 ▼ 5.82% 24H
Market Cap: $21.33B
Volume: $716.77M
Rank: #10

🛡 PRIVACY
Shielded: 4.99M ZEC
Share: 29.28%
30D: ▲ 37.6K ZEC · +0.13pp
Snapshot: NOV 7

⛏ NETWORK
Height: 3,551,050
Difficulty: 109,466,564 ▲ 11.22%
Next Halving: 855,350 blocks

🏦 ZCSH ETF
Net Assets: $772.08M
Market Price: $35.59
Settled Flow: +$1.77M
As of: NOV 6

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⚡ ZCASH PULSE — NOV 9

💰 MARKET
ZEC: $1,211.78 ▼ 3.87% 24H
Market Cap: $20.64B
Volume: $804.15M
Rank: #10

🛡 PRIVACY
Shielded: 4.99M ZEC
Share: 29.28%
30D: ▲ 37.6K ZEC · +0.13pp
Snapshot: NOV 7

⛏ NETWORK
Height: 3,554,225
Difficulty: 103,952,872 ▼ 5.16%
Next Halving: 852,175 blocks
Difficulty as of: NOV 9 · 06:30 UTC

🏦 ZCSH ETF
Net Assets: $772.08M
Market Price: $35.59
Settled Flow: +$1.77M
As of: NOV 6

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🗳 ZCASH GOVERNANCE MOVES INTO THE NEXT PHASE

Today marks the start of the public discussion period over the future of Zcash Community Grants’ share of the Dev Fund.

The proposal deadline closed on November 8.

Now the community has until November 15 to debate the submitted options and suggest changes to the questions that will ultimately go to a vote.

📅 WHAT HAPPENS NEXT

💬 Nov 9–15 — Public discussion
🗳 Nov 16–30 — Coinholder + community polling
⚙️ If rough consensus emerges — work toward NU7.1

NU7.1 would primarily implement whatever funding decision receives enough support, rather than introduce another major protocol overhaul.

Nothing has been decided yet.

Now comes the debate.

Source: Zcash Community Forum / participating organizations

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⚡ ZINGO LABS LAUNCHES NEW ZCASH INDEXER

Zingo Labs has introduced Zingod, a new light-client indexer designed to give Zcash wallets another infrastructure option.

Zingod is already running in production behind Zingo users and supports:

✅ NU7
🌐 IPv6
⚡ Low-latency, high-throughput access
🔒 Privacy-conscious networking
🔄 Randomly sampled validators

Zingo Labs says its public zec.global endpoint has continued operating through NU7 without disruption.

Why it matters:

Wallets depend on reliable indexers to sync with the Zcash network. Adding another independently maintained option improves redundancy and reduces dependence on a single backend.

Zingo Labs says Zingod will now be actively maintained and developed as an open-source project.

Source: Zingo Labs

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⚡ ZCASH PULSE — NOV 10

💰 MARKET
ZEC: $1,151.78 ▼ 5.09% 24H
Market Cap: $19.62B
Volume: $930.93M
Rank: #10

🛡 PRIVACY
Shielded: 4.99M ZEC
Share: 29.28%
30D: ▲ 21.57K ZEC · +0.03pp
Snapshot: NOV 9

⛏ NETWORK
Height: 3,557,707
Difficulty: 92,859,079 ▼ 14.63%
Next Halving: 2,574,683 blocks
Difficulty as of: NOV 10 · 07:30 UTC

🏦 ZCSH ETF
Net Assets: $673.52M
Market Price: $30.91
Settled Flow: −$2.17M
As of: NOV 9

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