Zcash price at USD 903.07 as NU7 reshapes network economics
Published on 11/14/2026 at 13:06 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSZcash enters a new network phase
- Zcash was quoted at USD 903.07 at 12:05 UTC on November 14, 2026.
- The NU7 upgrade reduced the target block interval from 75 seconds to 25 seconds.
- NU7 directs 60 percent of transaction fees to a reserve for future mining rewards.
Zcash price was quoted at USD 903.07 at 12:05 UTC on November 14, 2026, equivalent to 13:05 in Berlin. The quote record also showed a market capitalization of USD 14,885,465,229 and trading volume of 129,843,936 ZEC. The figures are provided by Perplexity Finance.
The price context comes as Zcash moves beyond the activation of its NU7 network upgrade. CoinDesk reported that NU7 went live on November 6 at block 3,543,405, mined at 02:34 UTC.
What NU7 changes
The upgrade sets a target block interval of 25 seconds, down from 75 seconds. That design is intended to shorten the wait for an initial confirmation, although the time before funds become usable still depends on the confirmation policies of wallets, exchanges and other services.
NU7 also changes the economics around transaction fees. Miners receive 40 percent of fees, while 60 percent is recorded in a Network Sustainability Mechanism reserve for later mining rewards. CoinDesk said payouts from that reserve are scheduled to begin around February 2031. The mechanism is designed to support network security as block subsidies decline without raising Zcash's fixed 21 million coin supply cap.
Implications for ZEC users
The upgrade limits private transaction activity in each block to reduce the amount of blockchain data that wallets may need to scan. CoinDesk cited an upgrade estimate that capacity for simple private payments could increase from about three transactions per second to more than six, while the worst-case daily download burden for light wallets could decline from 271 megabytes to 169 megabytes.
NU7 also retired the original Sprout privacy pool by making version 4 transactions invalid. CoinDesk reported that about 12,224 ZEC remained in Sprout at activation and became unspendable, while a possible recovery mechanism had not been approved.
Market context and risks
The Zcash price remains closely tied to how users, miners, wallets and exchanges implement the new rules. Faster target blocks may improve payment usability, but the transition also places greater demands on network propagation and software compatibility. The upgrade does not by itself establish how ZEC will be valued, and the quoted market capitalization and volume can change continuously in the open crypto market.
Zcash describes itself as a privacy-focused digital currency for peer-to-peer payments. Its project website provides background on the protocol and its ecosystem at Zcash. Further developments and reporting on Zcash are collected on the Zcash topic page.
