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Network Stats | Nov 1st - 8th Transfer Count: 52,317I: 14,170O: 695S: 1069 T: 36,383 Transaction Count: 20,122I: 5649O: 162S: 495T: 13,960 Net Flow (+OUT,-IN)I: -8010O: 397S: 1444 Chain Supply (ZEC): 17,030,627I: 4,231,546O: 323,178S: 419,964T: 11,968,743SP: 12,224Lockbox: 74,969 Total Shielded Supply: 5,061,883

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Zcash Updates ⓩ

ZODL, Valar Group, Zcash Foundation & Shielded Labs 🛠️

• Official Zcash account announces Network Upgrade 7 (NU7) mainnet activation at block 3,543,405 bringing 25-second blocks and NSM - @Zcash

• The post-NU7 orphan rate is still on a downward trend! - @zkDragon

• Draft ZIP: Reduce block target spacing from 25 to 20 seconds - EvanForbes

• Rise and shine, Zcash is 3x faster! - @ZcashFoundation

• October 20 to November 2 Engineering Update - @ZcashFoundation

• Zcash Foundation releases Zebra v7.1.0-alpha.0 (Ándale) with faster node performance based on miner feedback - GitHub

• Vizor Wallet releases v0.0.60 across iOS, Android, and desktop with full NU7 support, Ledger Bluetooth, and Keystone QR signing

• Pretty Good Policy for Zcash publishes a comprehensive memo on what the November 2026 U.S. Midterm Elections mean for Zcash

• Zcash’s Future Deserves Balanced Governance and Investment in Adoption - @paulbrigner

• Shielded Labs Article on Network Sustainability Mechanism (NSM) - @ShieldedLabs

• Bankless releases “The Complete Zcash Roadmap” podcast with Sean Bowe and Dev Ojha on scaling Project Tachyon to 50,000 TPS - @Bankless

• Arya submits draft ZIPs for Orchard-encrypted wallet messaging and lock-weighted coinholder polling - GitHub

Zcash Community Grants 🏛️

• ZCG and the Dev Fund: Timeline for Proposals and Polling - @aquietinvestor

• New governance essay “An Ode to Rough Consensus” examines plural governance and coinholder voting in Zcash - Zcash Community Forum

• New governance proposal: Zcash Adoption Pool (ZAP) ZIP discussion on the forum - Zcash Community Forum

• New governance proposal to activate ZIP 68 and clarify ZIP 203 to enable native Zcash Lightning and programmable private locks - Zcash Community Forum

• Governance discussion proposes a 6- and 12-month Post-Grant Impact Review system for completed Zcash grants - Zcash Community Forum

• Community data analysis by iJaack reviews Q3 Coinholder Grants and highlights the need to fund developer tooling and ecosystem work - Zcash Community Forum

• ZK AV Club publishes its Milestone 10 Report covering the Zcon7 Recording Station in Cancún, 33 short festival films, and the Dark Prague archive - Zcash Community Forum

• Gleyo publishes its Month 1 Report (A180) covering platform stability, new documentation, billing, and Confluence 2.0 plans - Zcash Community Forum

• Global Ambassador Elzz publishes the October 2026 report covering Confluence 2.0 merchant outreach and the Lagos 10th anniversary meetup - Zcash Community Forum

• Grant Application: PodZcash open-source, non-custodial audio and podcast platform with direct ZIP-321 ZEC donations - Zcash Community Forum

• Grant Application: IronLimb private DeFi applications and shielded bridge for ZEC on Zeko - Zcash Community Forum

• Grant Application: Zcash Malawi University Game Nights onboarding 150 students across 3 cities through chess, Bawo, and wallet demos - Zcash Community Forum

• Grant Application: Kestrel open-source iOS and Android wallet implementing the shared Zcash WalletConnect standard - Zcash Community Forum

• Grant Application: Zcash Privacy Developers Residency second edition for December 2026 - Zcash Community Forum

• Grant Application: Shielded 2-of-3 FROST escrow for peer-to-peer Zcash commerce - Zcash Community Forum

• Grant Application: Block explorer and testnet infrastructure maintenance for 2026 to 2027 - Zcash Community Forum

• Retroactive Grant Application: zcash-payment-service self-hosted viewing-key payment processor with WooCommerce and PrestaShop plugins - Zcash Community Forum

• Retroactive Grant Application: Any Wallet Kit open-source multichain TypeScript SDK with Zcash and NEAR Intents swap integration - Zcash Community Forum

• Retroactive Grant Application: Nerdbank.Cryptocurrencies v0.5.53 upkeep and librustzcash fork with full Ironwood support - Zcash Community Forum

• Retroactive Grant Application: Void Market v1 privacy-preserving commerce marketplace on Zcash - Zcash Community Forum

• Retroactive Grant Application: Zcash Community Mining Lab for privacy infrastructure and youth leadership - Zcash Community Forum

Community Projects 🌐

• Milestone: Zcash's NSM reserve has grown 1 ZEC since NU7 - @zecblock

• Cake Wallet releases v6.5.3 on iOS and Android with full NU7 mainnet support and Ledger hardware wallet shielding

• Zingo Labs shares a Zingo wallet release update with full NU7 mainnet support - @ZingoLabs

• Noir Wallet shares an update on multi-device FROST threshold signing and self-custodial Zcash security - @noir_wallet

• Project Tachyon and Shielded Labs discuss the Future Dev and Legal Defense Fund ZIP proposal - Zcash Community Forum

• Pre-ZIP proposal introduces Hardware-Wallet App Storage Keys to encrypt light wallet data using a hardware signer key - Zcash Community Forum

• Zecky App shares a mobile wallet update featuring faster shielded ZEC syncing on NU7 - @zeckyapp

• Zigs shares an update on its private multisig and shared custody wallet for Zcash - @usezigs

• WebZero celebrates NU7 mainnet activation with Zcash builders and community developer hubs - @joinwebzero

• Zcash Labs publishes an adoption events report covering Vizor wallet onboarding in Taipei, Singapore, San Francisco, and UC Berkeley - Zcash Community Forum

• BlockchainUNN announces its Zcash hackathon track and privacy workshops supported by ZecHub DAO (Nov 9–14) - @BlockchainUNN

• LeekWallet Zcash publishes live documentation, a colour screen build, and the leek-zcash Rust/Kotlin/Swift SDK for DIY hardware wallets

• Nairobi, we’re coming your way! 🇰🇪 - @ZcashEastAfrica

• Understanding Zcash NU7 Block Action Limits 📊 - @ZecHub

• How to claim gifts in @zodl_app Wallet? - @zcashesp

• Zona Z 🧠 - Edition #61 with @AAmandita_ - @zcashbrazil

• 🚨🇬🇭 ZCASH GHANA IS COMING TO BEREKUM! 🦓🛡️ - @ZcashGH

• 🎧 Zcast Live #23 - The Role of Zcash Clubs in Adoption - @ZcastEsp

• Welcome, NU7! 🎉 - @zcashesp

• Konclave launches a browser-native group treasury vault powered by Zcash FROST threshold signatures

• Zalary launches a private payroll platform for crypto businesses disbursing salaries in shielded ZEC

• Zenzcash launches an AI-powered Zcash Forum summary reader and audio player built after Zcon7 in Cancún

• New technical guide explains how to harden Zcash project websites and apps using the permaweb and ArNS

• Hardware wallet alert warns that Zondax Ledger shielded support stops working as NU7 retires V4 transactions

• SwapKit shares an update on native cross-chain Zcash swaps powered by NEAR Intents and Maya Protocol - @SwapKitPowered

• LeoDEX shares an update on decentralized cross-chain Zcash swaps during NU7 week - @leodexio

• 0xramp shares an update on non-custodial ZEC-to-local-fiat payment integrations and QR spending rails - @0xramplabs

• RedBridge ZEC shares an update on bridge liquidity and cross-chain transfers to Zcash - @redbridge_ZEC

• Zcash Names shares an update on resolving human-readable .zcash domains on the new 25-second block cadence - @ZcashNames

• ZecMap highlights newly onboarded merchants accepting shielded Zcash payments worldwide - @ZecMap

• Gleyo shares an update on its Zcash-native community quest and shielded ZEC reward platform - @GleyoApp

• Sovright shares an update on decentralized Zcash mining, low-latency block relay, and the Argos ZecWallet Lite recovery tool - @sovright_

• ZecHub shares an educational breakdown of Zcash NU7 activation and shielded pool dynamics - @ZecHub

• Favour Abidoye shares an update celebrating Zcash Network Upgrade 7 (NU7) mainnet activation, 25-second blocks, and the Network Sustainability Mechanism - @FavourAbidoye

• ZecForge hosts weekly ZEC Fireside X Spaces and publishes The Forge Report #004 spotlighting creator contributions across the ecosystem - Zcash Community Forum

• ZecForge highlights new community creator milestones and Zcash educational storytelling resources on X - @zec_forge

• ZKAV Club highlights new media releases and open-source recordings from the Zcash archives - @ZkAv_Club

• ZK AV Club: new date for the Zcash 10th Birthday Short Film Festival finale (Nov 27 at 18:00 UTC) - @ZkAv_Club

• genzcash shares a video breakdown on Zcash protocol scaling and zero-knowledge privacy - @genzcash

• Pretty Good Policy for Zcash invites international contributors for a global privacy policy paper outside the U.S.

• Zcash South Africa shares an update on regional community education, developer onboarding, and NU7 readiness - @Zcash_SA

• Zcash Español shares a Spanish community guide for NU7 activation - @zcashesp

• Zcash México celebrates NU7 activation and post-upgrade network stability with the Mexican community - @ZcashMx

• Zcash Brazil shares a Portuguese educational breakdown of NU7 features and 25-second blocks - @zcashbrazil

• Zcash Turkey shares a Turkish-language explainer on NU7 activation and private payments - @ZcashTR

• Zcash Türkiye community member CryptoEpoch proposes a 30,000 km tour across all 81 provinces of Türkiye to onboard merchants to Zcash

• Zcash Arabia shares an Arabic-language educational update on financial privacy and Zcash fundamentals - @ZcashArabia

• ruZcash shares Russian-language community updates on NU7 activation and wallet readiness - @ruZCASH

• Zcash India shares an update on Indian community growth and developer events - @ZcashIND

• ZecBlock verifies 25-second block spacing and node consensus health on mainnet following NU7 activation - @zecblock

• Zecstats publishes on-chain charts tracking Zcash shielded supply, hashrate, and NEAR Intents swap volume - @zecstats_

• Vi shares an update on real-world Zcash merchant education and ZECsy community onboarding - @rollergirlVi

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