Gemini upgrades to Zcash's Zakura nodes, cutting block time to 25 seconds

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Crypto exchange Gemini, owned by the Winklevoss twins, has switched to new Zakura software for its Zcash network nodes. The upgrade was made in anticipation of faster 25-second block times on the Zcash blockchain. In Gemini's deployments, the new Zakura nodes synced with the network in just over six hours. This marks a significant improvement over the exchange's previous software, which required nearly a full day to complete the same process.

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