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title: "Zcash’s major network upgrade NU7 goes live on mainnet, cutting block time by threefold"
url: https://thecoingazette.com/zcashs-major-network-upgrade-nu7-goes-live-on-mainnet-cutting-block-time-by-threefold/
date: 2026-11-06
modified: 2026-11-06
lang: en
author: "Coin Gazette Editorial"
description: "NU7 also activates the Network Sustainability Mechanism, which removes 60% of each block's transaction fees from circulation."
categories:
  - "Crypto News"
tags:
  - "crypto"
  - "cryptocurrencies"
  - "Defi"
  - "Market Trends"
  - "News"
word_count: 17
---

# Zcash’s major network upgrade NU7 goes live on mainnet, cutting block time by threefold

NU7 also activates the Network Sustainability Mechanism, which removes 60% of each block's transaction fees from circulation.