Zec1. At the beginning of 2026, the NU6 update will be launched, along with the implementation of the Orchard payment protocol and a lightweight wallet, providing instant synchronization on iOS; in 2027, a transition to the PoS mechanism is planned, which will reduce energy consumption by 99.9%. Previously, the Halo2 protocol update eliminated the risks of trust setup, and the speed of transaction verification has significantly increased, with subsequent updates further optimizing performance and increasing competitiveness. 2. Expansion of the compliance ecosystem: the implementation of an institutional level of compliance for confidential assets, the ecosystem covers many different compliance scenarios. For example, the wallet #Zashi supports atomic swaps of confidential stablecoins, the Flexa payment network is connected to all 41,000 merchants in the USA, and Morgan Stanley Onyx has also achieved integration with it, with the institutional adoption rate expected to reach 47% by 2025. At the same time, large volumes of funds are flowing into the Grayscale Zcash trust, and the growing recognition from institutions may further open up space for its application. 3. Token model and financial protection to support development: the total supply of 21 million coins meets the market's demand for scarcity in the cryptocurrency space, with developer rewards set to decrease to 5% in 2024, and 3% of the block reward reserved for a confidential protection fund of $148 million, which can be used to respond to legal actions related to regulation. Additionally, in 2025, the number of hidden supplies and the level of network confidentiality will also increase, indicating a growing demand for the actual application of tokens, supported by the need for user privacy.#zec
