Zcash price rises 7.09 percent to 1,355.87 USD

Published on 10/27/2026 at 07:11 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

On October 22, NU7 targeted block 3,543,405 and 25-second blocks. Zcash price has a 22.91 billion USD market value and ranks ninth.

Network changes and market data

Zcash reached a 1,368.91 USD daily high on October 27, 2026.
NU7 targets block 3,543,405 and a 25-second block interval.
The Zcash price stands at 1,355.87 USD as of October 27, 2026, 7.09 percent above the UTC daily close of October 26, 2026.
NU7 redirects 60 percent of transaction fees into a future-rewards reserve.

Zcash, XCCRYPTOZEC1, Illustration mit AI erstellt.

Zcash (ZEC) rose 7.09 percent to 1,355.87 USD as of October 27, 2026, according to Investing.com. The network's NU7 upgrade targets mainnet activation at block 3,543,405 and introduces 25-second blocks, according to an October 22 release from the Zcash Foundation.

NU7 sets a 25-second block target

A block is a batch of transactions added to the chain. The Zcash Foundation said Zebra 7.0.0 is the first stable release with NU7 support for mainnet and that the upgrade targets block 3,543,405. The release says blocks will target 25 seconds instead of 75 seconds, while node operators must upgrade before activation to remain on the consensus chain. The release also describes faster syncing near the chain tip and fixes for seven security advisories.

The upgrade timeline places the planned activation around November 5, 2026. The block height is the network point at which the new consensus rules apply, so the height matters for miners, wallets, exchanges and other services preparing compatible software. The Zcash Foundation's release says older nodes will disconnect from peers after activation if they do not follow the new rules.

Fees and legacy privacy rules change

CoinDesk reported on October 21, 2026, that NU7 also removes 60 percent of transaction fees from circulation and assigns those coins to future miner rewards. The report said the coins are scheduled to return to miners starting in February 2031, while the existing mining-reward reduction schedule remains in place.

CoinDesk also reported that NU7 disables Zcash's original Sprout privacy system. ZEC still held in Sprout when the upgrade activates becomes unspendable through that system, according to the same October 21 report. This creates a separate operational issue for holders using the older privacy pool, distinct from the faster block target.

ZEC trades at 1,355.87 USD

The Zcash price is 1,355.87 USD as of October 27, 2026, up 7.09 percent compared with the UTC daily close of October 26, 2026. Investing.com lists a daily high of 1,368.91 USD and a daily low of 1,252.41 USD for the UTC day. It reports market capitalization of 22.91 billion USD, rank 9, 24-hour volume of 1.26 billion USD and circulating supply of 16.93 million ZEC.