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type: weekly
layout: weekly_old
date: "2024-04-11T00:00:00Z"
issuenumber: 192
title: "Issue 192: April 4 - 11, 2024"
---

<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>Lemmy user Danbob launched a Gancio instance to publish and follow all forthcoming in-person XMR meetups. Have a look at <a href="https://meetup.events/" target="_blank">meetups.events</a>; Lemmy <a href="https://monero.town/post/2698370" target="_blank">thread</a>.</h4>
</div>

<div class="newsbyte">
    <h4>LocalMonero/AgoraDesk <a href="https://github.com/AgoraDesk-LocalMonero/agoradesk-app-foss/releases/tag/v1.1.32" target="_blank">v1.1.32</a>.</h4>
</div>

<div class="newsbyte">
    <h4>X user JennaAguilera4 unveiled a Monero to Bitcoin Lightning payment service called ShadowStrike. Onion <a href="http://shadowg4szntvrqvuw52tajyiuiwtz3r54tcjlaf62jcxcctzi3lf7yd.onion/" target="_blank">site</a>; X <a href="https://nitter.poast.org/JennaAguilera4/status/1776999644574183518" target="_blank">thread</a>; Demo <a href="https://drive.proton.me/urls/AHVMCY3YJ0#4rCbHPUiDqTv" target="_blank">video</a>.</h4>
</div>

<div class="newsbyte">
    <h4>P2Pool <a href="https://github.com/SChernykh/p2pool/releases/tag/v3.8" target="_blank">v3.8</a>.</h4>
</div>

<div class="newsbyte">
    <h4>Vosto Emisio published a new descriptive video on how Monero nodes work and secure the network. Watch it <a href="https://iteroni.com/watch?v=hM6TF3co7lI" target="_blank">here</a>.</h4>
</div>

<div class="newsbyte">
    <h4>Haveno DEX <a href="https://github.com/haveno-dex/haveno/releases/tag/1.0.0" target="_blank">v1.0.0</a>.</h4>
</div>

<div class="newsbyte">
    <h4>Kraken to delist XMR in Belgium and Ireland on June 10, 2024. Read more <a href="https://support.kraken.com/hc/en-us/articles/notice-of-asset-delisting-in-ireland-and-belgium-for-monero-xmr" target="_blank">here</a>.</h4>
</div>

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

<div class="event">
    <p class="date" markdown="1">April 13, 2024 (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">April 13, 2024 (Saturday) – 17:00 UTC</p>
    <p markdown="1">MoneroKon 2024 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">April 15, 2024 (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">April 17, 2024 (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/438" target="_blank">0xFFFC full-time C++ development (3 months, May, June, July, 2024)</a>.</p>
</div>

<div class="proposal">
<p><a href="https://repo.getmonero.org/monero-project/ccs-proposals/-/merge_requests/437" target="_blank">Unnamed Monero Wallet development</a>.</p>
</div>

<div class="proposal">
<p><a href="https://repo.getmonero.org/monero-project/ccs-proposals/-/merge_requests/444" target="_blank">help ofrnxmr take over the world</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>

<div class="proposal">
    <p><a href="https://ccs.getmonero.org/proposals/Rucknium-Statistical-Research.html" target="_blank">Rucknium Statistical Research</a> by Rucknium.</p>
    <p>Raised <b>26.71 of 204</b> XMR.</p>
</div>

<div class="proposal">
    <p><a href="https://ccs.getmonero.org/proposals/plowsof-ccs-coordinator-4.html" target="_blank">CCS Coordinator</a> by plowsof.</p>
    <p>Raised <b>26.01 of 80.07</b> XMR.</p>
</div>

<div class="proposal">
    <p><a href="https://ccs.getmonero.org/proposals/cypherstack-gbp-security-proofs.html" target="_blank">Generalized Bulletproofs Security Proofs</a> by Cypher Stack.</p>
    <p>Raised <b>29.13 of 200</b> XMR.</p>
</div>

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

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

<div class="bcstats">
    <p>Block height: <b>3125150</b></p>
    <p>Hash rate: <b>2.016 GH/s</b></p>
    <p>Average txs. per block: <b>56.71</b></p>
    <p>Weekly Moving Average txs. per day: <b>28984</b></p>
    <p>Block reward: <b>0.6 XMR</b></p>
</div>
<p class="note">Data taken on April 11, 2024.</p>

<h4 class="stat">XMR Blocks Distribution in last 1000 blocks</h4>
<p><img src="/img/hashrate-pool-distribution-04111.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>$2,429,087,943</b>.<br/>Localmonero.co Street Price: <b>$146.55</b>.</div>

<p class="table-title">Monero (XMR) Price</p>
<table class="price-table">
  <tr class="row1">
    <th></th>
    <th>04/11/24</th>
    <th>Week</th>
    <th>Month</th>
    <th>Year</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td data-th="XMR to">USD</td>
    <td data-th="04/11/24">$134.02</td>
    <td data-th="Week" class="green">+3.8%</td>
    <td data-th="Month" class="red">-7.8%</td>
    <td data-th="Year" class="red">-17.4%</td>
  </tr>
  <tr class="row3">
    <td data-th="XMR to">EUR</td>
    <td data-th="04/11/24">€125.03</td>
    <td data-th="Week" class="green">+5.2%</td>
    <td data-th="Month" class="red">-0.7%</td>
    <td data-th="Year" class="red">-16.0%</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td data-th="XMR to">BTC</td>
    <td data-th="04/11/24">₿0.001923</td>
    <td data-th="Week" class="red">-0.9%</td>
    <td data-th="Month" class="red">-5.2%</td>
    <td data-th="Year" class="red">-64.2%</td>
  </tr>
</table>
<p class="note">Data taken on April 11, 2024.</p>

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

![XMR Price Graph 04/04/24-04/11/24](/img/weekly-chart-04111.png "XMR Price Graph 04/04/24-04/11/24")

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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