Issue 231

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+type: weekly
+layout: weekly
+
+date: "2025-03-16T21:26:20-05:00"
+issuenumber: 231
+title: "Issue 231: March 9 - 16, 2025"
+---
+
+### Table of Contents:
+
+- [Recent News](#news)
+- [Upcoming Events](#events)
+- [CCS Proposals](#proposals)
+- [Price & Blockchain Stats](#stats)
+- [Volunteer Opportunities](#volunteer)
+- [Support](#support)
+
+### Recent News {#news}
+
+{{% newsbyte %}}
+Cuprate [v0.0.1](https://github.com/Cuprate/cuprate/releases/tag/cuprated-0.0.1). Cuprate is an alternative and independent Monero node implementation that is focused on being fast, user-friendly, and backwards compatible with monerod. User [book](https://user.cuprate.org/). Reddit [thread](https://redlib.zaggy.nl/r/Monero/comments/1j9k1n8/cuprate_v001_released/).
+{{% /newsbyte %}}
+
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+MAGIC Grants made Monero, Arti and I2P available for TrueNAS Scale. Blog [post](https://magicgrants.org/2025/03/11/truenas-monero-arti-i2p.html). Reddit [thread](https://redlib.zaggy.nl/r/Monero/comments/1j8yi70/monero_arti_and_i2p_apps_for_truenas_scale/).
+{{% /newsbyte %}}
+
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+Monero core team member ArticMine was on *The Crypto Show* with Duke Leto to talk about recent Rucknium's findings with OSPEAD, dissect whether it is a privacy disaster or FUD. Peep it: [video](https://iv.0x7c0.com/watch?v=YPrtBgIcKgU). Duke's blog [post](https://duke.hush.is/memos/6/) with some comments and recommendations.
+{{% /newsbyte %}}
+
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+Monero Talk chatted with Sean Bradford to talk about privacy-focused marketing initiatives; Christiniaty; Monero; and much more. Peep it: [Video](https://iv.0x7c0.com/watch?v=c7Wd3APP38U); [Audio](https://www.monerotalk.live/monerotalk-343).
+{{% /newsbyte %}}
+
+### Upcoming Events {#events}
+
+{{% event "March 17, 2025 (Monday) - 18:00 UTC" %}}
+Monero Tech Meeting - [#no-wallet-left-behind](irc://irc.libera.chat/#no-wallet-left-behind) IRC channel; Matrix [room](https://matrix.to/#/#no-wallet-left-behind:monero.social).
+{{% /event %}}
+
+{{% event "March 18, 2025 (Tuesday) - 18:00 UTC" %}}
+Cuprate Workgroup Meeting - [#cuprate](irc://irc.libera.chat/#cuprate) IRC channel; Matrix [room](https://matrix.to/#/#cuprate:monero.social).
+{{% /event %}}
+
+{{% event "March 19, 2025 (Wednesday) - 18:00 UTC" %}}
+Research Lab Meeting - [#monero-research-lab](irc://irc.libera.chat/#monero-research-lab) IRC channel; Matrix [room](https://matrix.to/#/#monero-research-lab:monero.social).
+{{% /event %}}
+
+{{% event "March 22, 2025 (Saturday) - 17:00 UTC" %}}
+MoneroKon 5 Meeting - [#monerokon](irc://irc.libera.chat/#monerokon) IRC channel; Matrix [room](https://matrix.to/#/#monerokon:matrix.org).
+{{% /event %}}
+
+### CCS Proposal Ideas {#proposals}
+
+Below you can find some CCS proposal ideas open for discussion.
+
+{{% ccs_item link="https://repo.getmonero.org/monero-project/ccs-proposals/-/merge_requests/560" author="plowsof" %}}
+CCS Coordinator
+{{% /ccs_item %}}
+
+{{% ccs_item link="https://repo.getmonero.org/monero-project/ccs-proposals/-/merge_requests/557" author="acx" %}}
+Monfluo maintenance and further development (3 months)
+{{% /ccs_item %}}
+
+{{% ccs_item link="https://repo.getmonero.org/monero-project/ccs-proposals/-/merge_requests/555" author="spirobel" last=1 %}}
+Monero Browser Wallet
+{{% /ccs_item %}}
+
+### CCS Proposals Need Funding
+
+{{% ccs_item link="https://ccs.getmonero.org/proposals/v1docq47-monerotopia-2024-voiceovers-and-working-on-xmr.ru.html" author="v1docq47" goal=45.6 raised=27.25 %}}
+monerotopia 2024 voiceovers and working on xmr.ru
+{{% /ccs_item %}}
+
+### Price & Blockchain Stats {#stats}
+
+###### Blockchain Stats
+
+{{< bc_stats
+	height="3369418"
+	hashrate="4.29 GH/s"
+	txs_per_block="38.92"
+	avg_txs_per_day="25086"
+	block_reward="0.6"
+
+	date="March 16, 2025"
+>}}
+
+###### XMR Blocks Distribution in last 1000 blocks
+
+![Hashrate Pool Distribution Pie Chart](./hash.png)
+
+###### Price & Performance
+
+{{< price_performance
+	market_cap="3,903,124,449"
+	street_price="242.22"
+
+	table_date="03/16/25"
+	price_usd="211.59,+2.24,-7.69,+51.12"
+	price_eur="194.43,+1.98,-10.96,+51.23"
+	price_btc="0.002543,+0.31,+8.53,+20.17"
+
+	date="March 16, 2025"
+>}}
+
+###### XMR Price Graph
+
+![XMR Price Graph](./price.png)
+
+Sources: [miningpoolstats.stream](https://miningpoolstats.stream/monero); [bitinfocharts.com](https://bitinfocharts.com/monero/); [coingecko.com](https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/monero); [localmonero.co blocks](https://localmonero.co/blocks); [haveno.markets](https://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](https://github.com/monero-project/monero#compiling-monero-from-source). 
+{{% /volunteer_item %}}
+{{< /volunteer >}}
+
+{{< support />}}