Zano plans to transition to pure PoS via Zenith by 2027, reducing block time to 15 seconds.

According to Odaily, privacy blockchain Zano has announced that Zenith has entered the implementation phase and is expected to migrate the network in 2027, depending on the outcomes of testing, analysis, and review. Zano has not yet announced the activation date, and the proposed operational parameters still require network-level verification.

Zenith will transition Zano from a hybrid PoW and PoS mechanism to a privacy-preserving pure PoS protocol. The block time is expected to decrease from approximately 1 minute to about 15 seconds, with the recommended number of confirmations reduced from 10 blocks to 4 to 6 blocks, resulting in a typical confirmation time of about 60 to 90 seconds.

Zano co-founder and core developer Andrey Sabelnikov stated that Zenith is based on more than 12 years of privacy research, aiming to bring the benefits of modern PoS to the network while maintaining the privacy protection that Zano users expect.

Currently, PoW miners receive about 720 newly issued ZANO per day, amounting to about 21,600 per month and 262,800 per year. After Zenith is activated and PoW mining ends, this issuance will be discontinued. Zano is also launching the official Zano Forum for technical discussion and community support.