Zcash's planned Ironwood upgrade faces delays because key ecosystem players like exchanges, mining pools, and wallets have not completed migrating to the essential Z3 software. This migration involves significant technical changes and security checks, making it crucial for all parties to be fully ready before Ironwood can proceed. Shielded Labs is actively supporting these entities and monitoring progress but has not set a new launch date. The upgrade's timing now depends on when the entire network confirms readiness to avoid disruptions or vulnerabilities.
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Zcash has launched its Ironwood testnet upgrade featuring two independent consensus implementations from Valar Group and Zcash Foundation. The upgrade significantly improves wallet performance, reducing migration times from 15 minutes to about 2.5 mi...
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Zcash faced a serious security vulnerability in its Orchard shielded pool, risking invalid transactions and inflation. An emergency upgrade (NU6.2) fixed the immediate issue in June 2026, restoring network stability. The upcoming Ironwood upgrade, pl...
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