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Express News | Zcash privacy pool Ironwood has surpassed Orchard in size
As of August 9, the Zcash privacy pool Ironwood has surpassed Orchard in size, becoming the largest privacy pool on the Zcash network. Data shows that Ironwood currently holds approximately 1.9044 million ZEC, valued at roughly USD 955 million based on the price at the time of reporting. This milestone was reached approximately 11 days after Ironwood's activation.
Express News | Zcash will launch a token holder vote on August 25 to determine the scope of the upcoming NU7 upgrade.
On August 6, Zcash co-founder Sean Bowe stated that the Zcash community will hold a token holder vote lasting approximately 18 days starting on August 25 to decide the scope of the upcoming NU7 upgrade. The minimum participation threshold is 1 million ZEC (which must be held on the Ironwood network).
Bitcoin Tests Market's Patience as Zcash Gives Holders Hope: Analysis
Only on the front lines of the Coldcard theft case did we realize why the impact this time is far greater than what the data suggests.
What is truly impacted here is not just the amount involved, but the confidence of Bitcoin’s core users in open-source hardware wallets and mnemonic phrase security.
Express News | Golden Midday Report | Key Developments from July 30 (7:00 AM – 12:00 PM)
7:00 AM–12:00 PM Keywords: HYPE, ZEC, Kalshi, Clarity Act 1. JPMorgan has moved forward its expectation for a Federal Reserve rate hike to December; 2. U.S. officials: The U.S. military is conducting airstrikes against Iran; 3. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit denied Kalshi’s request for preliminary relief; 4. SEC Chair: If the Clarity Act is not enacted, the SEC will independently establish crypto regulations; 5. Multicoin Capital and Bitwise have deposited nearly 160,000 HYPE tokens into Coinbase in the past 12 hours; 6. Zcash founder: Users can verify locally on their computers that the ZEC supply has not been secretly inflated; total supply currently stands at 16,848,500 ZEC; 7. U.S. senators are reportedly drafting a new proposal to reinforce concessions made by Trump in the cryptocurrency regulatory provisions of the Clarity Act.