Gemini To prepare for the Zcash upgrade, it has switched to the Zakura node software
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Gemini has switched to the Zakura node software to prepare for the planned Zcash NU7 upgrade.
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Gemini To prepare for the Zcash upgrade, it has switched to the Zakura node software
PANews September 30 reported that Gemini said it had switched its Zcash infrastructure from the Zebra node software to Zakura in preparation for the November scheduled for NU7 The upgrade is intended to Zcash reduce the 75-second block time to 25 seconds.Gemini said the new software enables its nodes to synchronize with the chain tip in slightly over 6 hours, compared with nearly 1 days previously; users' deposit and withdrawal operations are unaffected.
Gemini said it had switched its Zcash infrastructure from the Zebra node software to Zakura.
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The switch was made to prepare for the November scheduled for NU7 upgrade.
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NU7 is intended to Zcash reduce the 75-second block time to 25 seconds.
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Gemini said the new software enables nodes to synchronize with the chain tip in slightly over 6 hours, compared with nearly 1 days previously.
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Gemini said users' deposit and withdrawal operations are unaffected.
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Node software helps institutions connect to and synchronize with the Zcash network.Gemini It said that switching to Zakura improved synchronization speed and that it adjusted its infrastructure in advance of the NU7 upgrade.
Why it matters to readers
This shows that Gemini is making technical preparations for the Zcash planned network upgrade; the report also states that its deposit and withdrawal operations are not currently affected.
For beginners, the key point is that the exchange changed the software connecting it to the Zcash network; the upgrade itself remains a planned event.
Risks and unknowns
NU7 Whether it will take place as scheduled on November has not been confirmed in the original text.
Whether the block time will actually be reduced from 75 seconds to 25 seconds has not been confirmed in the original text.
The claims about synchronization time and unaffected deposits and withdrawals come from Gemini, and the original text provides no additional source for verification.
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