Zcash’s planned Sprout freeze would leave private keys unable to move funds

CryptoSlate · Sun, 18 Oct 2026 19:00:34 GMT

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A pending Zcash upgrade, NU7, would render older Sprout-era funds unusable despite valid keys; whether it activates on mainnet has not been decided.