Zcash devs propose another block time cut days after NU7 upgrade

Article Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra

The proposed reduction aims to shorten transaction confirmation times and improve the user experience for point-of-sale payments, exchange deposits and cross-chain swaps.

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