Zcash celebrates first halving with implementation of ‘Canopy’ upgrade

Zcash celebrates first halving with implementation of ‘Canopy’ upgrade

The upgrade establishes a development fund for the next four years and removes the controversial “Founders Reward.” Privacy-focused cryptocurrency Zcash (ZEC) celebrated its first halving event on Nov. 18.The occasion was marked by the implementation of the Canopy upgrade, which establishes a development fund for the platform and removes the controversial “Founders Reward.”The halving and upgrade occurred at block 1,046,400, just over four years after Zcash was first mined in late October 2016.Canopy is the fifth major upgrade to Zcash, primarily consisting of the change to the mining....


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