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type: weekly
layout: weekly

date: "2025-05-11T11:28:25-05:00"
issuenumber: 237
title: "Issue 237: May 5 - 11, 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}

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New tutorial: How to convert Monero (XMR) to other cryptocurrencies using Haveno - RetoSwap. [.onion](http://blog.nowherejezfoltodf4jiyl6r56jnzintap5vyjlia7fkirfsnfizflqd.onion/opsec/haveno-crypto/index.html). In this case how to convert XMR to LTC is showcased, as an example.
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A brand-new, slick Monero blockchain explorer called [monerowat.ch](https://monerowat.ch/) has joined the set of available, online tools to look at the XMR blocks and have some metrics along the way. It is **beta** and there's no public repository link on site, not open source for the time being.
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Cuprate [v0.3.0](https://github.com/Cuprate/cuprate/releases/tag/cuprated-0.0.3) with a few bug fixes and new features included. Reddit [thread](https://redlib.zaggy.nl/r/Monero/comments/1khbfm2/cuprate_v003_released).
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Seth for Privacy and Max spoke together for Monero Monthly 05. Some of the topics: Cake Wallet new releases and features; XMR's 11th birthday; Exodus removing XMR support later this year; and much more. [Audio](https://serve.podhome.fm/episodepage/ugmf/stolen-funds-shutdowns-monero-monthly-05). Ungovernable Misfits [podcast](https://www.ungovernablemisfits.com/).
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Monero Talk brought both Riccardo Spagni (fluffypony) and Naveen Jain, ex-maintainer of Monero and co-founders of Tari, to talk about Tari going mainnet; highlighting user-friendliness and accesibility for end users via Tari universe; merge mining with XMR making it break new all-time highs; and more. Peep it: [Video](https://nyc1.iv.ggtyler.dev/watch?v=E1nc3b5c7NE); [Audio](https://www.monerotalk.live/monerotalk-350).
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### Upcoming Events {#events}

{{% event "May 12, 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).
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{{% event "May 13, 2025 (Tuesday) - 18:00 UTC" %}}
Cuprate Workgroup Meeting - [#cuprate](irc://irc.libera.chat/#cuprate) IRC channel; Matrix [room](https://matrix.to/#/#cuprate:monero.social).
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{{% event "May 14, 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).
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{{% event "May 17, 2025 (Saturday) - 17:00 UTC" %}}
MoneroKon 5 Meeting - [#monerokon](irc://irc.libera.chat/#monerokon) IRC channel; Matrix [room](https://matrix.to/#/#monerokon:matrix.org).
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### CCS Proposal Ideas {#proposals}

Below you can find some CCS proposal ideas open for discussion.

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Haveno App (Cross Platform)
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### CCS Proposals Need Funding

{{% ccs_item link="https://ccs.getmonero.org/proposals/btcpayserver-plugin.html" author="Deverickapollo & Napoly" goal=273 raised=41.89 %}}
BTCPay Server Monero Plugin
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{{% ccs_item link="https://ccs.getmonero.org/proposals/spirobel_monero_browser_wallet.html" author="Spirobel" goal=335 raised=37.65 %}}
Monero Browser Wallet
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### Price & Blockchain Stats {#stats}

###### Blockchain Stats

{{< bc_stats
	height="3409444"
	hashrate="4.72 GH/s"
	txs_per_block="49.63"
	avg_txs_per_day="32163"
	block_reward="0.6"

	date="May 11, 2025"
>}}

###### XMR Blocks Distribution in last 1000 blocks

![Hashrate Pool Distribution Pie Chart](./hash.png)

###### Price & Performance

{{< price_performance
	market_cap="6,183,381,866"
	street_price="371.73"

	table_date="05/11/25"
	price_usd="335.76,+22.35,+67.05,+156.28"
	price_eur="298.44,+22.91,+68.12,+145.54"
	price_btc="0.003226,+12.29,+32.38,+50.47"

	date="May 11, 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/).

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{{% 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). 
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