According to CoinMeta, Zcash has set a new high after the NU7 upgrade, with network computing power increasing by 5.8% within 30 days to reach 32.62 GSol /s. The NU7 upgrade was activated on November 6, 2026, reducing the block time to 25 seconds and improving both network performance and wallet privacy. Zcash developers have also proposed to further reduce the target block time to 20 seconds in future NU7.1 upgrades in order to speed up transaction confirmation times.