Privacy-focused Zcash blockchain has not produced a block for four hours
The Zcash blockchain experienced a significant outage, failing to produce new blocks for over four hours on June 3, 2026. This interruption halted the confirmation of all new transactions, which is unusual for a network that typically adds a block every 75 seconds. Despite this technical hiccup, Zcash's native token, ZEC, has seen a notable increase in value over the past month.
- ▪The Zcash blockchain stopped producing new blocks after block 3,364,601 at 5:27 a.m. UTC.
- ▪This outage lasted for more than four hours, which is rare for the Zcash network.
- ▪Zcash typically adds a new block approximately every 75 seconds.
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TechShareShare this articleCopy linkX iconX (Twitter)LinkedInFacebookEmailPrivacy-focused Zcash blockchain has not produced a block for four hoursThe Zcash blockchain didn't produce new blocks for more than four hours on June 3.By Omkar Godbole|Edited by Sam Reynolds Jun 3, 2026, 10:22 a.m. 1 min readMake preferred on (Unsplash)What to know: The Zcash blockchain stopped producing new blocks for more than four hours on June 3, 2026, halting confirmation of all new transactions.Block production froze after block 3,364,601 at 5:27 a.m.
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