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type: weekly
layout: weekly_old
date: "2023-03-16T00:00:00Z"
issuenumber: 163
title: "Issue 163; March 11 - 16, 2023"
---

<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>Stack Wallet <a href="https://github.com/cypherstack/stack_wallet/releases/tag/build_143" target="_blank">v1.6.1</a>.</h4>
</div>
    
<div class="newsbyte">
    <h4>Feather Wallet <a href="https://featherwallet.org/download/" target="_blank">v2.4.3</a>.</h4>
</div>

<div class="newsbyte">
    <h4>LocalMonero/AgoraDesk <a href="https://github.com/AgoraDesk-LocalMonero/agoradesk-app-foss/releases/tag/v1.0.68" target="_blank">v1.0.68</a>.</h4>
</div>

<div class="newsbyte">
    <h4>Monero Punks minted the first NFT collection on Monero's blockchain using tx_extra field. Check them out <a href="https://mordinals.org/" target="_blank">here</a>. <a href="https://github.com/mooonero/mordinals" target="_blank">Repository</a>. Ongoing <a href="https://github.com/monero-project/monero/issues/6668/" target="_blank">discussion</a> to remove such field.</h4>
</div>

<div class="newsbyte">
    <h4>Monero Talk had a conversation with LocalMonero's co-founder, Alex. As well, they brought Seth for Privacy on. Alex's: <a href="https://piped.adminforge.de/watch?v=b8doqAedR6A" target="_blank">video</a>; <a href="https://www.monerotalk.live/why-localbitcoins-shutdown-and-how-to-use-localmonero-with-its-co-founder-alex" target="_blank">audio</a>. Seth's: <a href="https://piped.adminforge.de/watch?v=0SSzx93vAjI" target="_blank">video</a>; <a href="https://www.monerotalk.live/is-monero-traceable-with-sethforprivacy" target="_blank">audio</a>.</h4>
</div>

<div class="newsbyte">
    <h4>MoneroTopia is a month and a half away. Make sure to grab your tickets and be part of the event in May, Mexico City. Find out more over at <a href="https://monerotopia.com/" target="_blank">monerotopia.com</a>. As well, MoneroKon's 2023 CfP is open till April 3, 2023. Submit your <a href="https://cfp.monerokon.com/2023/cfp" target="_blank">proposal</a>, or tell a friend to do so before then.</h4>
</div>

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

<div class="event">
    <p class="date" markdown="1">March 18, 2023 (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">March 20, 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">March 22, 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/380" target="_blank">P2P Publisher - Monerotopia Mexico City</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/377" target="_blank">dangerousfreedom - wallet development 2</a>.</p>
</div>

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

<div class="proposal">
    <p><a href="https://ccs.getmonero.org/proposals/escapethe3ra-monero-observer-maintenance-spring-2023.html" target="_blank">Monero Observer maintenance (Spring 2023)</a> by escapethe3RA.</p>
    <p>Raised <b>10.09 of 39</b> XMR.</p>
</div>

<div class="proposal">
    <p><a href="https://ccs.getmonero.org/proposals/busyboredom-standalone-acceptxmr.html" target="_blank">Standalone AcceptXMR</a> by busyboredom.</p>
    <p>Raised <b>0.26 of 14</b> XMR.</p>
</div>

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

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

<div class="bcstats">
    <p>Block height: <b>2843550</b></p>
    <p>Hash rate: <b>2.663 GH/s</b></p>
    <p>Average txs. per block: <b>23.39</b></p>
    <p>Weekly Moving Average txs. per day: <b>17164</b></p>
    <p>Block reward: <b>0.6 XMR</b></p>
</div>
<p class="note">Data taken on March 16, 2023.</p>

<h4 class="stat">XMR Blocks Distribution in last 1000 blocks</h4>
<p><img src="/img/hashrate-pool-distribution-0316.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>$2,709,062,473</b>.<br/>Localmonero.co Street Price: <b>$163.23</b>.</div>

<p class="table-title">Monero (XMR) Price</p>
<table class="price-table">
  <tr class="row1">
    <th></th>
    <th>03/16/23</th>
    <th>Week</th>
    <th>Month</th>
    <th>Year</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td data-th="XMR to">USD</td>
    <td data-th="03/16/23">$149.18</td>
    <td data-th="Week" class="green">+3.6%</td>
    <td data-th="Month" class="red">-4.5%</td>
    <td data-th="Year" class="red">-18.6%</td>
  </tr>
  <tr class="row3">
    <td data-th="XMR to">EUR</td>
    <td data-th="03/16/23">€140.54</td>
    <td data-th="Week" class="green">+3.0%</td>
    <td data-th="Month" class="red">-3.4%</td>
    <td data-th="Year" class="red">-15.9%</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td data-th="XMR to">BTC</td>
    <td data-th="03/16/23">₿0.00594462</td>
    <td data-th="Week" class="red">-10.3%</td>
    <td data-th="Month" class="red">-17.0%</td>
    <td data-th="Year" class="green">+27.6%</td>
  </tr>
</table>
<p class="note">Data taken on March 16, 2023.</p>

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

![XMR Price Graph 03/11/22-03/16/22](/img/weekly-chart-0316.png "XMR Price Graph 03/11/22-03/16/22")

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>
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