Work in progress October 2025: End of Flux Mining

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October October

Flux (ZelCash) Mining Ends – Pool Closure Completed

to October 20, 2025mining Flux (formerly ZelCash) We are officially finished with 2Miners. This is because Flux has migrated from traditional Proof-of-Work (PoW) mining to new mining. Useful Proof-of-Work v2 (PoUW v2) through model Proof of Node (PON).

The Flux mining pool has been shut down as follows: 19:00 UTC on October 20th to ensure all final payments are processed before being blocked. 2,020,000At this point, the chain’s hard fork and traditional mining have come to a complete halt.

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All balances exceeding the minimum threshold of 10 FLUX have been paid out successfully.

It’s a shame that Flux is going away, but if you’re looking for new coins to mine, use 2CryptoCalc to find the most profitable options for your hardware.

Zcash (ZEC) Node Update – v6.10.0

that Zcash 6.10.0 The release provides future support NU6.1 network upgradeScheduled to be activated at block height 3,146,400 – Expected around November 23, 2025.

All node operators must upgrade to v6.10.0 or higher. To maintain compatibility with mainnet even after NU6.1 activation.

Included ZIP (Zcash Improvement Proposal):

ZIP 271 – Delayed Development Fund Lockbox Payment:
This proposal is new Zcash Development FundIt is managed through a lockbox system. Lockbox contains funds reserved for future network development, ensuring a consistent, transparent, and long-term funding mechanism for the continuous improvement of Zcash. This fund includes all existing resources from the previous Deferred Development Fund Locker (ZIP 1015) as well as any future allocations that may accrue over time.
ZIP 1016 – Community and Coinholder Funding Model (partial):
This proposal focuses on decentralizing decision-making and strengthening the governance model for Zcash funding. This aims to increase transparency and give coin holders a more direct voice in how development funds are used. Without this update, grants will be blocked for: Zcash Community Grants and Deferred development fund storage box (ZIP 2001) expires in November 2025, putting the Zcash development organization at risk of running out of funds.
The changes introduced ensure continuity of funding, clarify governance structures, and make the process more dynamic and accountable to the Zcash community.

These updates are critical to maintaining long-term project sustainability and restoring investor confidence. With the announcement of the NU6.1 upgrade, ZEC has seen a significant price increase. $130 ~ $443 Within a month — Zcash mining could become more profitable than it had been in years.

Reduced rewards across coins

Be careful! Several coins have experienced block reward reductions scheduled for October. We’ve updated 2CryptoCalc to reflect the new values so you can accurately calculate mining returns.