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+  ZIP: 253
+  Title: Deployment of the NU6 Network Upgrade
+  Owners: Daira-Emma Hopwood <daira-emma@electriccoin.co>
+  Status: Reserved
+  Category: Consensus / Network
+  Discussions-To: <https://github.com/zcash/zips/issues/806>