Zcash NU7: developers name block 3,543,405, yet the activation height is in no document

The information provided in this article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. Cryptocurrency investments carry a high degree of risk. Always conduct your own research.Developers have agreed on block 3,543,405 as the NU7 activation height, according to Cointelegraph, but the Zcash upgrade page still lists it as not set on October 21. Our count shows all six NU7 ZIPs carry the status Draft, while ZEC trades at $1,277 and 12.7 percent above its daily low.The documented position: the Zcash project's official upgrade page answers the most important question about Zcash this Wednesday in a single sentence: "The activation height for NU7 has not yet been set." That is notable, because October 20 was the day on which, according to the public schedule, the developers intended to decide on precisely that height. The deadline has passed and the number is still missing. Our own assessment follows in a separate section below. Meanwhile a specific block number is circulating, and the price has risen sharply. On the Kraken exchange one ZEC traded at $1,277.14 over the course of October 21, after a daily low of $1,133.43 — a gap of 12.7 percent between the l...