Issue 230: March 2 - 9, 2025
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Recent News
Cake v4.23.3 and Monero.com v1.20.3 [Beta] released with UI enhancements and QoL improvements; bugs squashed away. How to join the testers group. Feedback? Here!
monerod-GUI v1.2.0 with Tor and I2P service; UI fixes and improvements; and upgrade of dependencies.
Automatically create a public Monero node that supports HTTPS and Tor with the following bash scripts by John-Doggett. v0.4.0.
Monero contributor rbrunner7 published a continuation, part 2 Reddit thread with a chronological breakdown of all the different Monero privacy-enhancing technologies implemented on mainnet over the years, up to forthcoming CARROT. Definitely a must-read for the week!
Reddit user xmeowyz launched a new design initiative for Monero, fud.agency making an open call for designers, developers, illustrators, or just people passionate about XMR and good design sensibility to reach out. Thread; X profile.
[!!] New service, tread with caution! Reddit user PyLeeT announced the first true Monero casino, xmr.gg, a supposedly fairly provable Monero-native gambling website. Per one of their administrators, all games are generated using the EOS blockchain. Thread. Recent incident report.
[!!] New service, tread with caution! Bitania was recently listed on monerica.com directory (not a stamp of approval.) Bitania is a LocalMonero alternative that currently supports: BTC; LTC; and XMR. Zero-deposit sell ads; JavaScript-free; Tor onion service; Telegram notifications; and more. Telegram group chat.
Upcoming Events
March 10, 2025 (Monday) - 18:00 UTC
Monero Tech Meeting - #no-wallet-left-behind IRC channel; Matrix room.
March 12, 2025 (Wednesday) - 18:00 UTC
Research Lab Meeting - #monero-research-lab IRC channel; Matrix room.
March 15, 2025 (Saturday) - 17:00 UTC
MoneroKon 5 Meeting - #monerokon IRC channel; Matrix room.
CCS Proposal Ideas
Below you can find some CCS proposal ideas open for discussion.
Cuprate Arti integration and development (2 months) by SyntheticBird.
Monero contract system by N1co1asB1ancon1.
Find more here. Posting comments in favor of, or against proposals is encouraged.
CCS Proposals Need Funding
monerotopia 2024 voiceovers and working on xmr.ru by v1docq47.
Raised 27.25 of 45.6 XMR (59%)
Price & Blockchain Stats
Blockchain Stats
Block height: 3364341
Hash rate: 3.99 GH/s
Average txs. per block: 37.81
Weekly Moving Average txs. per day: 27775
Block reward: 0.6 XMR
Data taken on March 9, 2025.
XMR Blocks Distribution in last 1000 blocks
Price & Performance
XMR Market Cap: $3,879,682,683.
Street Price: $215.83.
Monero (XMR) Price
| 03/09/25 | Week | Month | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD | $210.31 | -8.29% | +2.74% | +46.26% |
| EUR | €193.57 | -12.19% | -2.31% | +47.31% |
| BTC | ₿0.002589 | +6.24% | +22.06% | +23.33% |
Data taken on March 9, 2025.
XMR Price Graph
Sources: miningpoolstats.stream; bitinfocharts.com; coingecko.com; localmonero.co blocks; haveno.markets.
Volunteer Opportunities
If you want to get involved in making Monero better, but aren't sure how, check out some volunteer opportunities.Anyone with moderate technical ability is encouraged to try to build and run Monero nightlies. Do not trust it with your Monero, but feel free to open an Issue on GitHub as problems arise. Instructions to build on your OS of choice can be found here.
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