Zcash Vote on the Halving: What ZEC Holders Must Check by August 24

On August 25, 2026 a vote among coin holders begins at Zcash, and the most important of the five questions reads: should the halving be abolished and replaced by an issuance curve that tapers off evenly? Only holders of shielded, spendable ZEC in the Ironwood pool may take part, and only at a fixed moment: at mainnet block height 3,459,350, which the project source puts at roughly August 24, 2026 at 19:00 UTC. After that you may move the holdings again and the voting right remains. Voting itself runs until September 14, 2026, 19:00 UTC.

That is the whole core in four sentences. Everything else in this text explains what is actually up for decision, why the halving question reaches far beyond Zcash, how to check whether your balance is eligible at all, and where the matter stays unclear for holders at an exchange.

What Is Actually Being Decided in the Zcash NU7 Vote?

Zcash numbers its protocol changes. A network upgrade, NU for short, is a bundle of rule changes that takes effect together at a set block. NU7 is the next such upgrade, and its scope is what is now being voted on.

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