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| type | layout | date | issuenumber | title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| weekly | weekly | 2025-04-06T20:07:00-05:00 | 234 | Issue 234: March 30 - April 6, 2025 |
Table of Contents:
Recent News
{{% newsbyte %}} Monero 0.18.4.0 'Fluorine Fermi' binaries are out. Peep their changelogs in their respective blog posts. Command-Line Interface; Graphical User Interface. Goes without saying, remember to verify hashes! Instructions in blog posts. {{% /newsbyte %}}
{{% newsbyte %}} RetoSwap founder and administrator TintedBrief shared a pretty good number for their Haveno DEX instance, corresponding to March's volume on it: "We did ~24.9k XMR in volume in March, a 283.67% growth compared to February." {{% /newsbyte %}}
{{% newsbyte %}} While we are talking about RetoSwap, did you know that people who want a faster Tor network connection while operating on the DEX, can run this script to externally run Tor (need to install Tor on local system; command varies per operating system person happens to be working with). RetoSwap video tutorial by Sovereign Syndicate. {{% /newsbyte %}}
{{% newsbyte %}} Cake v4.25.0 and Monero.com v4.25.0 released with new application logo; UI enhancements and QoL improvements; performance improvements; and more. How to join the testers group. {{% /newsbyte %}}
{{% newsbyte %}} Reddit user sukunetsiz released Kabus: open-source Monero marketplace script with walletless escrow. GitHub repository. {{% /newsbyte %}}
{{% newsbyte %}} Reddit user MoneroFox is calling for another MoneroRun this year, during the forthcoming XMR's eleventh (11th) birthday, on April 18th. Reddit thread. {{% /newsbyte %}}
{{% newsbyte %}} Gambling with XMR? Another site to try your luck with Monero was announced recently, meet monero.win. Reddit thread. {{% /newsbyte %}}
{{% newsbyte %}} New cryptocurrency exchange aggregator has open sourced their web user interface and made available a Tor onion service. Repository; .onion. {{% /newsbyte %}}
{{% newsbyte %}} Monero Talk chatted with Joseph "the parrot" to talk about the intersection between 3D-printed guns and cryptocurrency privacy; FGC-9 and his improvements over JStark's FGC-9 model; and his upcoming MoneroKon talk. Peep it: Video; Audio. Kuno fundraiser. {{% /newsbyte %}}
Upcoming Events
{{% event "April 7, 2025 (Monday) - 18:00 UTC" %}} Monero Tech Meeting - #no-wallet-left-behind IRC channel; Matrix room. {{% /event %}}
{{% event "April 8, 2025 (Tuesday) - 18:00 UTC" %}} Cuprate Workgroup Meeting - #cuprate IRC channel; Matrix room. {{% /event %}}
{{% event "April 9, 2025 (Wednesday) - 18:00 UTC" %}} Research Lab Meeting - #monero-research-lab IRC channel; Matrix room. {{% /event %}}
{{% event "April 12, 2025 (Saturday) - 17:00 UTC" %}} MoneroKon 5 Meeting - #monerokon IRC channel; Matrix room. {{% /event %}}
CCS Proposal Ideas
Below you can find some CCS proposal ideas open for discussion.
{{% ccs_item link="https://repo.getmonero.org/monero-project/ccs-proposals/-/merge_requests/571" author="tobtoht" %}} full-time feather + core development (3 months) {{% /ccs_item %}}
{{% ccs_item link="https://repo.getmonero.org/monero-project/ccs-proposals/-/merge_requests/570" author="NorrinRadd" %}} Haveno iOS and Android App {{% /ccs_item %}}
{{% ccs_item link="https://repo.getmonero.org/monero-project/ccs-proposals/-/merge_requests/538" author="napoly" last=1 %}} Btcpayserver plugin {{% /ccs_item %}}
CCS Proposals Need Funding
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Price & Blockchain Stats
Blockchain Stats
{{< bc_stats height="3384495" hashrate="4.22 GH/s" txs_per_block="36.22" avg_txs_per_day="23070" block_reward="0.6"
date="April 6, 2025"
}}
XMR Blocks Distribution in last 1000 blocks
Price & Performance
{{< price_performance market_cap="3,667,643,870" street_price="216.91"
table_date="04/06/25"
price_usd="199.02,-8.27,-8.08,+50.06"
price_eur="181.54,-9.29,-9.15,+48.43"
price_btc="0.002527,-4.98,+1.35,+31.5"
date="April 6, 2025"
}}
XMR Price Graph
Sources: miningpoolstats.stream; bitinfocharts.com; coingecko.com; localmonero.co blocks; haveno.markets.
{{< volunteer >}} {{% volunteer_item title="Test Monero Core Software" link="https://github.com/monero-project/monero" %}} 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. {{% /volunteer_item %}} {{< /volunteer >}}
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