This survey was ran between August 2025 and October 2025.
its goal was to know what’s the perceived friction of Network Upgrades from the ecosystem
Unfortunately the turnout was really low (which happened when the price action was low). But still we have interesting feedback to incorporate to our NU process.
Q1: Select what describes your activity the most:
- Independent Miner,Mining Pool,Block Explorer,Light Client Node Provider
- Independent Node Runner / Hobbyst
- Mining Pool,Block Explorer
- Centralized Exchange
- Mining Pool
Q2: Zcash Network Upgrade 6 (november 2024) was not painful. 1-10 (1 being I completely disagree and 10 I completely agree
answer: 7 (Average)
Q3: How much time did it take for your team to upgrade to NU6 (november 2024)?
- less than a day (1 answer)
- more than one day (3 answers)
- more than one week (1 answer)
Q4: Zcash Network Upgrades with transaction changes are not painful. 1-10 (1 being I completely disagree and 10 I completely agree
Average answer: 6.40
Average response from those who use custom code: 7.33
Average response from those who use Zcash tooling: 5
Q5: I consider that two transaction changes in-a-row feels… 1. totally unacceptable to 10. Totally acceptable
Average Answer: 6
Average response from those who use custom code: 7.33
Average response from those who use Zcash tooling: 5.5
Q6: How do you parse Zcash transactions?
- I have a custom solution (3 answers)
- I use a method provided by Zcash developers (2) → Which one? both marked Zcashd
Q7 Open question: How can we make that easier for you?
Mining pool and block explorer: “Please release a bit earlier to provide breathing room before the end-of-heigh support. This would help in reducing downtime when it comes to mining and issuing payments.”
Mining Pool: “Ways to retain Zcashd, without making any changes to inputs or outputs.”