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title: Issue 190: October 19 - 26, 2023
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<p class="text-lead">Revuo Monero Weekly: October 19 - 26, 2023</p>
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<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>Gupax <a href="https://github.com/hinto-janai/gupax/releases/tag/v1.3.2" target="_blank">v1.3.2</a>.</h4>
</div>

<div class="newsbyte">
    <h4>Cake v4.10.2 and Monero.com v1.7.2 <a href="https://github.com/cake-tech/cake_wallet/releases/tag/v4.10.2" target="_blank">released</a>.</h4>
</div>

<div class="newsbyte">
    <h4>Anon/Nero Wallet v0.8 with polyseed mnemonic seed support. Downloads: <a href="http://anonero5wmhraxqsvzq2ncgptq6gq45qoto6fnkfwughfl4gbt44swad.onion/#download" target="_blank">.onion</a> site; Tor-only F-Droid<a href="http://anonero5wmhraxqsvzq2ncgptq6gq45qoto6fnkfwughfl4gbt44swad.onion/fdroid/repo/" target="_blank"> repository</a>.</h4>
</div>

<div class="newsbyte">
    <h4>Café Monero released its first Mesa Redonda episode. Find it at <a href="https://linktr.ee/cafemonero" target="_blank">monero.cafe</a>.</h4>
</div>

<div class="newsbyte">
    <h4>Monero Talk had a conversation with Seth for Privacy, they talk about recent FinCEN regulation for the cryptocurrency space. Peep it: <a href="https://piped.adminforge.de/watch?v=MhObOfYhaFE" target="_blank">video</a>; <a href="https://www.monerotalk.live/new-fincen-regulations-will-label-you-guilty-until-proven-innocent-for-using-any-crypto-privacy-tool-w-seth" target="_blank">audio</a>.</h4>
</div>

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

<div class="event">
    <p class="date" markdown="1">October 28, 2023 (Saturday) – 15:00 UTC</p>
    <p markdown="1">Community Workgroup Meeting - <a href="irc://irc.libera.chat/#monero-community" target="_blank">#monero-community</a> IRC channel; Matrix <a href="https://matrix.to/#/#monero-community:monero.social" target="_blank">room</a>.</p>
</div>

<div class="event">
    <p class="date" markdown="1">October 30, 2023 (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">November 1, 2023 (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/416" target="_blank">erc: ccs for getmonero and weblate</a>.</p>
</div>

<div class="proposal">
<p><a href="https://repo.getmonero.org/monero-project/ccs-proposals/-/merge_requests/409" target="_blank">dangerousfreedom - wallet work</a>.</p>
</div>

<div class="proposal">
<p><a href="https://repo.getmonero.org/monero-project/ccs-proposals/-/merge_requests/414" target="_blank">escapethe3RA Monero Observer maintenance (2023 Q4)</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>3004399</b></p>
    <p>Hash rate: <b>2.337 GH/s</b></p>
    <p>Average txs. per block: <b>30.79</b></p>
    <p>Weekly Moving Average txs. per day: <b>22041</b></p>
    <p>Block reward: <b>0.6 XMR</b></p>
</div>
<p class="note">Data taken on October 26, 2023.</p>

<h4 class="stat">XMR Blocks Distribution in last 1000 blocks</h4>
<p><img src="/img/hashrate-pool-distribution-10261.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>$2,853,424,675</b>.<br/>Localmonero.co Street Price: <b>$174.55</b>.</div>

<p class="table-title">Monero (XMR) Price</p>
<table class="price-table">
  <tr class="row1">
    <th></th>
    <th>10/26/23</th>
    <th>Week</th>
    <th>Month</th>
    <th>Year</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td data-th="XMR to">USD</td>
    <td data-th="10/26/23">$157.38</td>
    <td data-th="Week" class="green">+4.3%</td>
    <td data-th="Month" class="green">+9.2%</td>
    <td data-th="Year" class="green">+7.0%</td>
  </tr>
  <tr class="row3">
    <td data-th="XMR to">EUR</td>
    <td data-th="10/26/23">€149.28</td>
    <td data-th="Week" class="green">+4.7%</td>
    <td data-th="Month" class="green">+9.5%</td>
    <td data-th="Year" class="green">+2.3%</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td data-th="XMR to">BTC</td>
    <td data-th="10/26/23">₿0.00464910</td>
    <td data-th="Week" class="red">-11.6%</td>
    <td data-th="Month" class="red">-15.4%</td>
    <td data-th="Year" class="red">-34.2%</td>
  </tr>
</table>
<p class="note">Data taken on October 26, 2023.</p>

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

![XMR Price Graph 10/19/23-10/26/23](/img/weekly-chart-10261.png "XMR Price Graph 10/19/23-10/26/23")

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://web.archive.org/web/20200805013127/https://www.monerooutreach.org/stories/getting-started-helping-monero.html" target="_blank">this article about volunteering and contributing to Monero</a> from the Monero Outreach Workgroup. </p>
</div>

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