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Zcash: ECC's Network Upgrade Pipeline 2.0 ECC introduced Version 1.0 of the Network Upgrade Pipeline, commonly known in Zcash circles as the NUP, in December 2018. Our goal in creating the NUP was to introduce synchronization points for Zcash protocol developers outside of ECC, ensure that future network upgrades continued to meet our historic standards for safety and quality, and allow plenty of time for ecosystem partner testing and integration. At the time, we had been through the launch of Zcash (Sprout), and the Overwinter (NU0) and Sapling (NU1) network upgrades, all of which were successful. We published a new NUP diagram representing Version 1.1 in May 2019, reflecting an updated pipeline and laying out the anticipated timelines for NU3 and NU4. Since then, we’ve learned a lot about network upgrades and even more about the NUP that could be improved upon with the successful Blossom (NU2), Heartwood (NU3), and Canopy (NU4) network activations. Feedback from other Zcash ecosystem participants in the protocol development process has been invaluable. Read more: electriccoin.co/blog/network-upgrade-pipeline-2-0/