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Zcash staking upgrade blocked by key developer over security concerns, splitting the community.

Protocol Fundamentals
25 Oct 2026
UToday
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Zcash staking upgrade blocked by key developer over security concerns, splitting the community.

Josh Swihart, a key developer and founder of Zcash Open Development Lab, has halted the proposed staking upgrade for Zcash (ZEC) by criticizing the Crosslink project, which aimed to add a staking layer while preserving traditional mining. Swihart argues that the upgrade would overload the protocol and introduce vulnerabilities, advocating to keep Zcash's classic Nakamoto consensus. Despite financial backing from figures like Vitalik Buterin and the Winklevoss twins, the proposal lacks consensus within the core team, causing a split in the community and stalling the upgrade process. This ongoing debate highlights tensions between innovation and security in Zcash's development roadmap.

Zcash (ZEC) is trading at Rp21.860.253 on Pluang, showing a 4.36% increase in the last day. The market cap stands at Rp7,04 trillion, with a 24-hour volume of Rp787,62 million as of Oct 25, 2026 20:11 WIB.

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