Cryptocurrency30 Sept 2026SEO 801 min read

Analysis: Winklevoss-owned Gemini switches Zcash software ahead of faster 25-second blocks

The new Zakura nodes caught up with the network in just over six hours in Gemini’s deployments. The crypto exchange’s previous software took close to a day. Ge…

The new Zakura nodes caught up with the network in just over six hours in Gemini’s deployments. The crypto exchange’s previous software took close to a day. Gemini replaced Zebra with Zakura to run its Zcash systems, cutting the time needed to catch up with the network from nearly a day to just over six hours. The switch comes before Zcash’s planned NU7 upgrade, which would reduce block times from 75 seconds to 25 seconds and require network computers to process transactions three times as ofte…

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