Zcash price rises 7.09 percent to 1,355.87 USD on October 26, 2026

Published on 10/26/2026 at 07:05 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

NU7 activates at block 3,543,405 around November 5, 2026. The Zcash price is paired with 16.93 million ZEC in circulation.

Price rises as upgrade nears

Zcash's NU7 upgrade targets mainnet block 3,543,405 around November 5, 2026.
Zcash ETF products recorded 20.52 million USD of inflows on October 23, 2026.
The Zcash price stands at 1,355.87 USD as of October 26, 2026, 7.09 percent above the UTC daily close of October 25, 2026.
NU7 changes target block spacing to 25 seconds from 75 seconds.

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Zcash (ZEC) rises 7.09 percent to 1,355.87 USD on October 26, 2026. The move comes as the NU7 network upgrade targets mainnet block 3,543,405, according to the Zcash Foundation.

NU7 targets block 3,543,405

The Zcash Foundation released Zebra 7.0.0 on October 22, 2026, with support for NU7, the next set of consensus rules for the network. The release notes define block 3,543,405 as the mainnet activation height and state that operators must upgrade before that height to remain on the consensus chain, according to the Zcash Foundation. A block height is the running count of blocks used to identify a point in a blockchain.

The upgrade changes the target block interval to 25 seconds from 75 seconds. The Zcash Foundation's October 22 release announcement lists November 5, 2026 as the planned mainnet timing and says NU7 also introduces a Network Sustainability Mechanism, which recycles part of transaction fees into future block rewards, according to the Zcash Foundation.

Zcash ETF flows reach 20.52 million USD

Spot ETF products tied to ZEC recorded 20.52 million USD of inflows on October 23, 2026, according to TokenPost. A spot ETF holds the underlying asset or tracks its price through market shares, giving investors exposure without directly holding ZEC.

The same flow table lists a 10.4 million USD outflow on October 19, 2026, before inflows on the following sessions. The daily figures therefore show different directions within the October 19 to October 23, 2026 period, while the ETF data describe fund activity rather than a direct count of Zcash network transactions, according to TokenPost.

Zcash price reaches 1,355.87 USD

The Zcash price is 1,355.87 USD as of October 26, 2026, 7.09 percent above the UTC daily close of October 25, 2026. The daily high is 1,368.91 USD and the daily low (UTC day) is 1,252.41 USD. Market capitalization is 22.91 billion USD, ranking Zcash ninth, while 24-hour volume is 1.26 billion USD and circulating supply is 16.93 million ZEC, according to Investing.com.