Ironwood
Coverage of Ironwood in the Nexus archive.
- Michigan rural hospitals are suffering, here’s what happened
Michigan rural hospitals are closing or cutting services, including Sturgis Hospital which shut down after 100 years. Over 200 rural hospitals nationwide have closed or reduced services since 2005, with 11 in Michigan ending labor and delivery since 2010. Financial strain, lower reimbursements for Medicare/Medicaid, and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s projected $1 trillion Medicaid cuts are cited as key factors.
- Zcash’s Ironwood upgrade faces possible delay over infrastructure readiness
Zcash’s Ironwood upgrade may be delayed due to infrastructure readiness concerns. Shielded Labs noted exchanges, mining pools, and wallets require additional time to complete the Z3 software migration before safely preparing for Ironwood.
- Zcash teams propose Ironwood pool to restore supply verification after Orchard flaw
Zcash teams propose Ironwood pool to address a flaw in the Orchard pool by closing it to new activity and routing funds through a turnstile into a new shielded pool.