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type: weekly
layout: weekly_old
date: "2022-12-08T00:00:00Z"
issuenumber: 149
title: "Issue 149; December 1 - 8, 2022"
---

<h3>Table of Contents:</h3>
<ul class="contents">
    <li><a href="#news">Recent News</a></li>
    <li><a href="#events">Upcoming Events</a></li>
    <li><a href="#ideas">CCS Proposal Ideas</a></li>
    <li><a href="#proposals">CCS Proposals Need Funding</a></li>
    <li><a href="#stats">Price & Blockchain Stats</a></li>
    <li><a href="#volunteer">Volunteer Opportunities</a></li>
    <li><a href="#support">Support</a></li>
</ul>

<h3 id="news">Recent News</h3>

<div class="newsbyte">
    <h4><a href="https://trocador.app/en/" target="_blank">trocador.app</a> launched AnonPay fixed rate payment mode. Reddit <a href="https://teddit.adminforge.de/r/Monero/comments/zanl5k/trocadorapp_is_launching_payment_mode_with_fixed/" target="_blank">thread</a>.</h4>
</div>

<div class="newsbyte">
    <h4>Stack Wallet <a href="https://github.com/cypherstack/stack_wallet/releases/tag/build_0096" target="_blank">v1.5.23</a>.</h4>
</div>

<div class="newsbyte">
    <h4>Farcaster Node <a href="https://github.com/farcaster-project/farcaster-node/releases/tag/v0.5.0" target="_blank">v0.5.0</a>.</h4>
</div>

<div class="newsbyte">
    <h4>monero-bash <a href="https://github.com/hinto-janaiyo/monero-bash/releases/tag/v1.9.6" target="_blank">v1.9.6</a>.</h4>
</div>

<div class="newsbyte">
    <h4>LocalMonero/AgoraDesk <a href="https://github.com/AgoraDesk-LocalMonero/agoradesk-app-foss/releases/tag/v1.0.39" target="_blank">v1.0.39</a>.</h4>
</div>

<div class="newsbyte">
    <h4>Buying XMR with credit/debit cards in 40 states (USA) and most other countries is now possible at <a href="https://monero.com/" target="_blank">monero.com</a>. Reddit <a href="https://teddit.adminforge.de/r/Monero/comments/z9yrbq/buying_xmr_with_creditdebit_card_is_now_live_in/" target="_blank">thread</a>.</h4>
</div>

<div class="newsbyte">
    <h4><a href="https://monero.observer/monero-observer-blitz-november-2022/" target="_blank">Monero Observer Blitz #16</a> - November 2022.</h4>
</div>

<div class="newsbyte">
    <h4>New MoneroKon 2022 talks uploaded to Monero Community Workgroup's YouTube <a href="https://piped.adminforge.de/channel/UCKxLNPJeEjPXOke55i5AIXA" target="_blank">channel</a>. Seraphis/Jamtis feature <a href="https://piped.adminforge.de/watch?v=xGEBRQU1lzw" target="_blank">overview</a> and the need for a layer two <a href="https://piped.adminforge.de/watch?v=9XVMUVvwxUE" target="_blank">network</a> for Monero, among others.</h4>
</div>

<div class="newsbyte">
    <h4>Monero Talk had full-time developer Justin Berman on. They talked about Seraphis/Jamtis, the power of open source projects and tips for future XMR contributors. Peep it: <a href="https://piped.adminforge.de/watch?v=bDVLCGpnWJ0" target="_blank">video</a>; <a href="https://www.monerotalk.live/upgrading-monero-wit-dev-justin-berman" target="_blank">audio</a>.</h4>
</div>

<h3 id="events">Upcoming Events</h3>

<div class="event">
    <p class="date" markdown="1">December 10, 2022 (Saturday) – 18:00 UTC</p>
    <p markdown="1">MoneroKon 2023 Meeting - <a href="irc://irc.libera.chat/#monero-events" target="_blank">#monero-events</a> IRC channel; Matrix <a href="https://matrix.to/#/#monero-events:monero.social" target="_blank">room</a>.</p>
</div>

<div class="event">
    <p class="date" markdown="1">December 12, 2022 (Monday) – 18:00 UTC</p>
    <p markdown="1">Seraphis Wallet Workgroup Meeting - <a href="irc://irc.libera.chat/#no-wallet-left-behind" target="_blank">#no-wallet-left-behind</a> IRC channel; Matrix <a href="https://matrix.to/#/#no-wallet-left-behind:monero.social" target="_blank">room</a>.</p>
</div>

<div class="event">
    <p class="date" markdown="1">December 14, 2022 (Wednesday) – 17:00 UTC</p>
    <p markdown="1">Research Lab Meeting - <a href="irc://irc.libera.chat/#monero-research-lab" target="_blank">#monero-research-lab</a> IRC channel; Matrix <a href="https://matrix.to/#/#monero-research-lab:monero.social" target="_blank">room</a>.</p>
</div>

<h3 id="ideas">CCS Proposal Ideas</h3>

<p>Below you can find some CCS proposal ideas open for discussion.</p>

<div class="proposal">
<p><a href="https://repo.getmonero.org/monero-project/ccs-proposals/-/merge_requests/362" target="_blank">Draft: MoneroKon 2023 CCS-1</a>.</p>
</div>

<div class="proposal">
<p><a href="https://repo.getmonero.org/monero-project/ccs-proposals/-/merge_requests/358" target="_blank">Bulletproofs++ Peer Review</a>.</p>
</div>

<div class="proposal">
<p><a href="https://repo.getmonero.org/monero-project/ccs-proposals/-/merge_requests/363" target="_blank">Monero Observer maintenance (Winter 2022)</a>.</p>
</div>

<div class="proposal">
<p>Find more <a href="https://ccs.getmonero.org/ideas/" target="_blank">here</a>. Posting comments in favor of, or against proposals is encouraged.</p>
</div>

<h3 id="proposals">CCS Proposals Need Funding</h3>

<p>None; all funded for now.</p>

<h3 id="stats">Price & Blockchain Stats</h3>

<h4 class="stat">Blockchain Stats</h4>

<div class="bcstats">
    <p>Block height: <b>2772978</b></p>
    <p>Hash rate: <b>2.591 GH/s</b></p>
    <p>Average txs. per block: <b>35.67</b></p>
    <p>Weekly Moving Average txs. per day: <b>28728</b></p>
    <p>Block reward: <b>0.6 XMR</b></p>
</div>
<p class="note">Data taken on December 8, 2022.</p>

<h4 class="stat">XMR Blocks Distribution in last 1000 blocks</h4>
<p><img src="/img/hashrate-pool-distribution-1208.png" alt="Hashrate Pool Distribution Pie Chart"/></p>

<h4 class="stat" id="price-stat">Price & Performance</h4>

<div class="price-intro">XMR Market Cap: <b>$2,671,458,457</b>.<br/>Localmonero.co Street Price: <b>$159.73</b>.</div>

<p class="table-title">Monero (XMR) Price</p>
<table class="price-table">
  <tr class="row1">
    <th></th>
    <th>12/08/22</th>
    <th>Week</th>
    <th>Month</th>
    <th>Year</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td data-th="XMR to">USD</td>
    <td data-th="12/08/22">$147.23</td>
    <td data-th="Week" class="green">+3.4%</td>
    <td data-th="Month" class="red">-5.1%</td>
    <td data-th="Year" class="red">-28.7%</td>
  </tr>
  <tr class="row3">
    <td data-th="XMR to">EUR</td>
    <td data-th="12/08/22">€139.61</td>
    <td data-th="Week" class="green">+2.3%</td>
    <td data-th="Month" class="red">-9.9%</td>
    <td data-th="Year" class="red">-23.8%</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td data-th="XMR to">BTC</td>
    <td data-th="12/08/22">₿0.00868657</td>
    <td data-th="Week" class="green">+4.9%</td>
    <td data-th="Month" class="green">+15.3%</td>
    <td data-th="Year" class="green">+112.9%</td>
  </tr>
</table>
<p class="note">Data taken on December 8, 2022.</p>

<p class="table-title">XMR Price Graph</p>

![XMR Price Graph 12/01/22-12/08/22](/img/weekly-chart-1208.png "XMR Price Graph 12/01/22-12/08/22")

Sources: <a href="https://miningpoolstats.stream/monero" target="_blank">miningpoolstats.stream</a>; <a href="https://bitinfocharts.com/monero/" target="_blank">bitinfocharts.com</a>; <a href="https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/monero" target="_blank">coingecko.com</a>; <a href="https://localmonero.co/statistics" target="_blank">localmonero.co statistics</a>; <a href="https://localmonero.co/blocks" target="_blank">localmonero.co blocks</a>.

<h3 id="volunteer">Volunteer Opportunities</h3>

<p>If you want to get involved in making Monero better, but aren't sure how, check out some volunteer opportunities.</p>

<div class="newsbyte">
    <p class="date"><a href="https://github.com/monero-project/monero" target="_blank">Test Monero Core Software</a></p>
    <p>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 <a href="https://github.com/monero-project/monero#compiling-monero-from-source" target="_blank">here</a>. </p>
</div>

<div class="newsbyte">
    <p class="date"><a href="https://github.com/monero-project/monero" target="_blank">Getting Started with Helping Monero</a></p>
    <p>If you are new to Monero and want to contribute, please check out <a href="https://www.monerooutreach.org/stories/getting-started-helping-monero.php" target="_blank">this article about volunteering and contributing to Monero</a> from the Monero Outreach Workgroup. </p>
</div>

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