ZEC rises over 3% as community votes to reduce block time to 25 seconds

Zcash (ZEC) has outperformed the broader crypto market, rising approximately 3.7% in 24 hours to reach a market capitalization exceeding $20 billion. The rally follows the results of the NU7 governance vote, where 99.9% of participating ZEC holders supported reducing block times from 75 seconds to 25 seconds to improve payment and wallet experiences. Additionally, 98.9% of voters supported maintaining the existing halving mechanism over a smoother issuance curve. The community also reached a consensus on phasing out the legacy Sprout privacy system and delaying the redistribution of Network Sustainability Mechanism (NSM) fees until February 2031.