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title: "Zcash Price Climbs 13% in a Week as Network Preps Ironwood Upgrade"
url: https://thecoingazette.com/zcash-price-climbs-13-in-a-week-as-network-preps-ironwood-upgrade/
date: 2026-07-04
modified: 2026-07-04
author: "Coin Gazette Editorial"
description: "Zcash developers are closing in on a July 21 mainnet launch for Ironwood, a network upgrade built to let any node operator verify the coin’s circulating supply on day one...."
categories:
  - "Crypto News"
tags:
  - "Crypto News"
image: https://thecoingazette.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/zcash-price-climbs-13-in-a-week-as-network-preps-ironwood-upgrade.png
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# Zcash Price Climbs 13% in a Week as Network Preps Ironwood Upgrade

![Zooko post on Zcash's Ironwood upgrade.](https://static.news.bitcoin.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/zcash-price-climbs-13-in-a-week-as-network-preps-ironwood-upgrade-768x432.png)Zcash developers are closing in on a July 21 mainnet launch for Ironwood, a network upgrade built to let any node operator verify the coin’s circulating supply on day one. The upgrade traces back to a discovery on May 29. Security researcher Taylor Hornby, working under contract for Shielded Labs, found a soundness flaw inside […]