Zcash community members have overwhelmingly endorsed a proposal to slash block times to 25 seconds while opting to leave the privacy coin's issuance and halving timeline untouched, according to results from a recent community poll.
A Faster Zcash Network
An overwhelming majority of ZEC holders — nearly 99% — voted in favor of reducing the network's block time to 25 seconds. The change, tied to the upcoming NU7 network upgrade, is designed to make transactions confirm more quickly and improve the overall responsiveness of the blockchain.
Faster block times generally mean users spend less time waiting for their transactions to be validated, a shift that could enhance the day-to-day usability of the privacy-focused cryptocurrency. The near-unanimous support signals broad agreement within the community that speed is a priority for Zcash's future.
The vote makes clear the community wants a faster network without touching the coin's core economics.
Keeping the Halving Schedule Intact
While voters embraced quicker blocks, they chose to preserve Zcash's existing monetary policy. The poll showed holders wanted to keep ZEC issuance and the established halving schedule unchanged, maintaining the predictable supply reductions that mirror Bitcoin's design.
Halvings periodically cut the rate at which new coins are created, a mechanism intended to enforce scarcity over time. By declining to alter this framework, the community reaffirmed its commitment to the token's original economic model even as it pursues technical improvements.
Key takeaways from the community poll include:
- Roughly 99% support for 25-second block times
- No changes to ZEC issuance
- The halving schedule remains as originally designed
The results reflect a broader theme in the outcome: a willingness to modernize the network's performance while resisting changes to the tokenomics that underpin ZEC's value proposition.