Zcash Faces Temporary Halt Even as Shielded Privacy Use Soars

• The Zcash network appeared to stop making new blocks for more than four hours.
• The good news is that there was no sign that user funds were in danger.
• According to Dune data, Zcash’s shielded supply has reached a record 5.1 million ZEC.

Zcash is in the spotlight for two totally different reasons at the moment. First, the privacy‑focused blockchain had a rare network disruption that temporarily halted block production. Second, it’s putting up some of its best privacy‑adoption numbers ever, with shielded supply hitting a new record even as the broader crypto market struggles.

According to reports, the Zcash network appeared to stop making new blocks for over four hours. Zcash’s Block Explorer data showed the last confirmed block was at height 3,364,601, with timestamps revealing a long gap. Normally, Zcash aims for blocks about every 75 seconds, so a multi‑ho…

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