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| type | layout | date | issuenumber | title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| weekly | weekly | 2025-08-17T16:22:02-05:00 | 245 | Issue 245: July 21 - August 17, 2025 |
Table of Contents:
Recent News
{{% newsbyte %}} Monero 0.18.4.1 'Fluorine Fermi' Point Release binaries have been released. CLI; GUI. Remember to verify hashes; how-to guides at the bottom of each blog post. As well, you may compile Monero from source. {{% /newsbyte %}}
{{% newsbyte %}} Stack Wallet v2.3.2. {{% /newsbyte %}}
{{% newsbyte %}} Rough draft of Rucknium's web app for Monero consensus monitoring: moneroconsensus.info. X thread. {{% /newsbyte %}}
{{% newsbyte %}} Haveno DEX v1.2.0 upgrading to latest Monero v0.18.4.1; lowering the minimum trade amount to 0.05 XMR; and several other UI/UX bug fixes, enhancements. Consequently, RetoSwap v1.2.0; and Haveno Dawn v1.2.0a. {{% /newsbyte %}}
{{% newsbyte %}} As our summer 2025 gets spicy thanks to a nym that goes by Qubic, VPS provider SporeStack published a new blog post: Save Monero from Qubic! Visit savemonero.info for additional information. {{% /newsbyte %}}
{{% newsbyte %}} Our good friends over at RIAT Institute have released their piece on recent Qubic's shenanigans and the Monero network, dissecting what the heck really is going on. Have a read here. {{% /newsbyte %}}
{{% newsbyte %}} Monero contributor and one of the main RandomX coders, tevador, has an open issue in the Monero Research Lab repository, going over the possible PoW mining protocol changes to combat pool centralization (and build further resilience against attacks like Qubic's). Have a read. {{% /newsbyte %}}
{{% newsbyte %}} My goodness gracious, did it take him that long? {{% /newsbyte %}}
{{% newsbyte %}} moneroj.net, the XMR charts website, goes fully Free-Libre Open Source Software, with GPLv3 license and all. Welcome to the small set of Revuo Tools! Repository; Reddit thread. {{% /newsbyte %}}
{{% newsbyte %}} Monero Observer Blitz #44 - July 2025. {{% /newsbyte %}}
{{% newsbyte %}} New month? New Monero Monthly by Ungovernable Misfits with Max and Seth for Privacy. Tune into Monero Under Attack for Monero Monthly 008. Audio; Website. XMRChat. {{% /newsbyte %}}
{{% newsbyte %}} Monero Talk spoke with XMR Core Team member and scalability connoisseur, Francisco 'ArticMine' Cabañas about... you may have a hunch! Qubic's recent block reorganizations; merge mining; proof of useful work Shocking, right? Shapiro runs a crypto-focused law firm and is involved with the Bitcoin Policy Institute and Peer-to-Peer Rights Foundation. Peep it: Video; Audio. Last but not least, they also had xenu from Darknet Market Maximalism manifesto, the 'antimoonboy' on, to discuss the how to strengthen the Monero network amid attacks. Review: Video; Audio. {{% /newsbyte %}}
Upcoming Events
{{% event "August 18, 2025 (Monday) - 18:00 UTC" %}} Monero Tech Meeting - #no-wallet-left-behind IRC channel; Matrix room. {{% /event %}}
{{% event "August 19, 2025 (Tuesday) - 18:00 UTC" %}} Cuprate Workgroup Meeting - #cuprate IRC channel; Matrix room. {{% /event %}}
{{% event "August 20, 2025 (Wednesday) - 18:00 UTC" %}} Research Lab Meeting - #monero-research-lab IRC channel; Matrix room. {{% /event %}}
{{% event "August 23, 2025 (Saturday) - 16:00 UTC" %}} Community Workgroup Meeting - #monero-community IRC channel; Matrix room. {{% /event %}}
{{% event "August 23, 2025 (Saturday) - 17:00 UTC" %}} MoneroKon 6 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/591" author="hinto-janai" %}} Full-time development (3 months) {{% /ccs_item %}}
{{% ccs_item link="https://repo.getmonero.org/monero-project/ccs-proposals/-/merge_requests/600" author="j-berman" %}} Full-time development (4 months) {{% /ccs_item %}}
{{% ccs_item link="https://repo.getmonero.org/monero-project/ccs-proposals/-/merge_requests/602" author="jeffro256" last=1 %}} Full-time development 2025Q3 {{% /ccs_item %}}
CCS Proposals Need Funding
{{% ccs_item link="https://ccs.getmonero.org/proposals/acx-monfluo-maintenance-and-further-development-2.html" author="acx" goal=10.8 raised=1.03 %}} Part-time work on Monfluo 2025Q3 {{% /ccs_item %}}
{{% ccs_item link="https://ccs.getmonero.org/proposals/revuo-monero-maintenance-2025-q3.html" author="rottenwheel" goal=6 raised=0 %}} Revuo Monero maintenance (2025 Q3) {{% /ccs_item %}}
{{% ccs_item link="https://ccs.getmonero.org/proposals/Rucknium-Research-II.html" author="Rucknium" goal=93 raised=48.83 more=1 %}} Rucknium Research II {{% /ccs_item %}}
Price & Blockchain Stats
Blockchain Stats
{{< bc_stats height="3480112" hashrate="5.46 GH/s" txs_per_block="31.35" avg_txs_per_day="21583" block_reward="0.6"
date="August 17, 2025"
}}
XMR Blocks Distribution in last 1000 blocks
Price & Performance
{{< price_performance market_cap="4,955,776,804" street_price="257.60"
table_date="08/17/25"
price_usd="268.84,+0.02,-15.97,+79.70"
price_eur="229.55,-0.53,-16.61,+69.26"
price_btc="0.002281,+0.65,-16.18,-9.51"
date="August 17, 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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