- Zodl moved Zcash coinholder polling into internal testing ahead of the June NU7 vote, with iOS, Android, and Keystone support.
- Zcash activity expanded with new ZCG nominations, approved ecosystem grants, wallet updates, and core work on faster block times.
Zcash is preparing for its first in-wallet coinholder polling round as Zodl moves the new voting feature into internal testing ahead of the June Network Upgrade 7 (NU7) vote. The feature will allow ZEC holders to share views on protocol direction by voting with their own coins, adding a new participation route beside existing community governance channels.
The first poll will focus on NU7, the next major Zcash network upgrade. Draft questions and the voting timeline have reached the Zcash Community Forum for review, giving community members time to examine the wording before voting begins. Developers are now testing the wallet experience before the feature reaches users.
— ZecHub (@ZecHub) May 20, 2026
Zodl completed the coinholder polling work on iOS and Android with Valar Group. The feature has been merged and moved into internal testing. The team has refined the polling interface with authority selection, active poll lists, results pages, and screens for unusual voting cases.
The voting protocol will remain available for other shielded ZEC wallets that want to integrate it. That approach may widen access beyond Zodl users over time. Keystone hardware wallet support is also part of the rollout, giving hardware wallet users a way to participate in the NU7 sentiment poll.
The new voting protocol received support from zkDragon and his team. Their work helped move the system closer to live use as Zcash contributors prepare for a wider governance test in June. The feature fits Zcash’s focus on private holdings, practical spending, and stronger user participation in protocol discussions.
Zcash Activity Expands Beyond Polling
Beyond the NU7 vote, Zcash Community Grants opened a new election cycle after two seats became available for the end of June. Nominations opened on May 18 and will close on June 8 at 20:00 UTC.
A community call with candidates is planned for June 11, while ZCAP voting will continue until June 29, with the results expected by July 1. Paul Brigner, Victor Zscharnt, and Dontbeevil are among the candidates listed so far. ZCG members serve one-year terms and help review grant requests across the Zcash ecosystem.
Meanwhile, Zcash developers are advancing Quantum Recoverability work for Orchard shielded funds. ETH News reported that the update adds support for quantum-recoverable change notes. It comes as ZF takes stewardship of key Zcash assets and ships new Zebra, FROST, and tooling upgrades.
Zcash wallet development also remained active during the week. Vizor introduced a macOS desktop wallet with multiple accounts, shielded transactions by default, Keystone support, and an Apache 2.0 open-source license. Noir entered private beta as a browser extension wallet built for Zcash-compatible DApps, including shielded transactions, swaps, lending, borrowing, and wallet-to-application connections.
Additionally, core engineering work continued around speed, reliability, and wallet support. Contributors discussed reducing Zcash block times from 75 seconds to 25 seconds, a change aimed at improving network responsiveness. Developers also fixed an Android shielding issue linked to many small transparent UTXOs, advanced Zallet alpha.4 work, improved ZEWIF reliability, and reviewed shielded voting and multi-server transaction submission updates.
The Zcash Foundation added another major update after saying the SEC closed its review without recommending enforcement action. Its Q1 2026 report showed $36.7 million in liquid assets, while Zcash received coverage from major business publications during the same week.
