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Privacy-focused Zcash blockchain has not produced a block for four hours
The Zcash blockchain didn’t produce new blocks for more than four hours on June 3.
Jun 3, 2026, 10:22 a.m. 1 min read
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. UTC, an unusual outage for a network that typically adds a block about every 75 seconds.
According to Zcash block explorers, the most recent block was number 3,364,601, created at 5:27 AM UTC on June 3. After that, no new blocks appeared for over four hours. Normally, Zcash adds a new block roughly every 75 seconds (just over a minute).
Zcash’s native token ZEC has surged 8% over the past week, according to CoinDesk data, bucking the broader market weakness. The token has gained 46% in the last month.
For crypto investors, this event is a reminder that even well-known cryptocurrencies can run into technical hiccups. Zcash has not made a public statement on the issue.
