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type: weekly
layout: weekly_old
date: "2020-08-01T00:00:00Z"
issuenumber: 70
title: "Issue 70: July 24 - August 1, 2020"
---
<h3>Table of Contents:</h3>
<ul class="contents">
<li><a href="#news">Recent News</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="#sponsor">Sponsors</a></li>
<li><a href="#donate">Donate</a></li>
</ul>
<h3 id="news">Recent News</h3>
<div class="newsbyte">
<h4>Moneros next network upgrade, which will include CLSAG, <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Monero/comments/hzw1hu/the_date_of_the_next_monero_network_upgrade_has/" target="_blank">has been set for October 17th</a>.</h4>
</div>
<div class="newsbyte">
<h4><a href="https://web.getmonero.org/2020/07/31/clsag-audit.html" target="_blank">The CLSAG audit has been completed</a>.</h4>
</div>
<div class="newsbyte">
<h4>The Monero Atomic Swap research done by community member h4sh3d (CCS Funded) <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Monero/comments/i1fknt/ccs_results_monero_atomic_swaps_research/" target="_blank">has been completed with promising results</a>.</h4>
</div>
<div class="newsbyte">
<h4><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Monero/comments/i0s6i1/update_cake_wallet_109_for_android/" target="_blank">Cake Wallet has updated to version 1.0.9 for Android</a>. Please update your wallets.</h4>
</div>
<div class="newsbyte">
<h4><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Monero/comments/i0mpk2/getmoneroorg_updated_massive_performance/" target="_blank">Many more new website changes</a>, including better SEO, removed Javascript, and more.</h4>
</div>
<div class="newsbyte">
<h4>Cake Wallet founder Vik Sharma <a href="https://changenow.io/blog/know-the-wallet-cake-wallet-founder-vikrant-sharma" target="_blank">was interviewed by ChangeNow</a>.</h4>
</div>
<div class="newsbyte">
<h4>Monero Outreach posted an <a href="https://www.monerooutreach.org/how-to-buy-monero.html" target="_blank">article on purchasing Monero privately</a>.</h4>
</div>
<div class="newsbyte">
<h4>New MoneroTalk interview - Amir Khazaieli and Brad Yasar: A Miner & Bitcoin OG on Monero - <a href="https://youtu.be/fKBGH430V2A" target="_blank">watch on YouTube</a>.</h4>
</div>
<h3 id="events">Upcoming Events</h3>
<div class="event">
<p class="date" markdown="1">August 5, 2020 (Wednesday) 17:00 UTC</p>
<p markdown="1">Research Lab Meeting - <a href="irc://chat.freenode.net/#monero-research-lab" target="_blank">#monero-research-lab</a> IRC channel</p>
</div>
<div class="event">
<p class="date" markdown="1">August 7-9, 2020 (Friday-Saturday)</p>
<p markdown="1">Monero Village at Defcon 28 - see updated news, schedule, and more at <a href="https://monerovillage.org/" target="_blank">monerovillage.org</a>.</p>
</div>
<div class="event">
<p class="date" markdown="1">August 9, 2020 (Sunday) 17:00 UTC</p>
<p markdown="1">Dev Meeting - <a href="irc://chat.freenode.net/#monero-dev" target="_blank">#monero-dev</a> IRC channel</p>
</div>
<div class="event">
<p class="date" markdown="1">August 15, 2020 (Saturday) 17:00 UTC</p>
<p markdown="1">Community Workgroup Meeting - <a href="irc://chat.freenode.net/#monero-community" target="_blank">#monero-community</a> IRC channel</p>
</div>
<h3 id="ideas">CCS Proposal Ideas</h3>
<p>Below you can find recent CCS proposal ideas open for discussion.</p>
<div class="proposal">
<p><a href="https://repo.getmonero.org/monero-project/ccs-proposals/-/merge_requests/159" target="_blank">Create Monero educational content in Spanish</a></p>
</div>
<div class="proposal">
<p><a href="https://repo.getmonero.org/monero-project/ccs-proposals/-/merge_requests/158" target="_blank">WIP: Monero material set for spanish speakers</a></p>
</div>
<div class="proposal">
<p><a href="https://repo.getmonero.org/monero-project/ccs-proposals/-/merge_requests/157" target="_blank">xiphon part-time coding</a></p>
</div>
<div class="proposal">
<p><a href="https://repo.getmonero.org/monero-project/ccs-proposals/-/merge_requests/156" target="_blank">Implementing New Range Proof Technique Bulletproofs+ in Monero</a></p>
</div>
<div class="proposal">
<p><a href="https://repo.getmonero.org/monero-project/ccs-proposals/-/merge_requests/154" target="_blank">v1docq47: video creation / translations into russian (august 2020 - january 2021)</a></p>
</div>
<div class="proposal">
<p><a href="https://repo.getmonero.org/monero-project/ccs-proposals/-/merge_requests/147" target="_blank">Swedish cli wallet</a></p>
</div>
<div class="proposal">
<p><a href="https://repo.getmonero.org/monero-project/ccs-proposals/-/merge_requests/138" target="_blank">Compilation time reduction and housekeeping</a></p>
</div>
<h3 id="proposals">CCS Proposals Need Funding</h3>
<p>None. All funded! But keep a look out for proposals in the future, or donate to the General Fund (<a href="#donate">donation address</a> at the bottom of the Revuo).</p>
<h3 id="stats">Price & Blockchain Stats</h3>
<h4 class="stat">Blockchain Stats</h4>
<div class="bcstats">
<p>Block height: <b>2155495</b></p>
<p>Hash rate: <b>1.553 GH/s</b></p>
<p>Median block size: <b>13.6 kB</b></p>
<p>Average Tx per block: <b>11.91</b></p>
<p>Weekly Moving Average Tx per day: <b>8,687</b></p>
<p>Block reward: <b>1.52 XMR</b></p>
</div>
<p class="note">Data taken on August 1, 2020</p>
<h4 class="stat">XMR Blocks Distribution in last 1000 blocks</h4>
<p><img src="/img/hashrate-pool-distribution-08011.png" alt="Hashrate Pool Distribution Pie Chart"/></p>
<h4 class="stat">Price & Performance</h4>
<div class="price-intro">XMR Market Cap: <b>$1,480,200,652</b><br>Localmonero.co Street Price: <b>$79.38</b></div>
<p class="table-title">Monero (XMR) Price</p>
<table class="price-table">
<tr class="row1">
<th></th>
<th>08/01/20</th>
<th>Week</th>
<th>Month</th>
<th>Year</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-th="XMR to">USD</td>
<td data-th="08/01/20">$83.75</td>
<td data-th="Week" class="green">+13.9%</td>
<td data-th="Month" class="green">+28.1%</td>
<td data-th="Year" class="green">+2.9%</td>
</tr>
<tr class="row3">
<td data-th="XMR to">EUR</td>
<td data-th="08/01/20">€71.04</td>
<td data-th="Week" class="green">+12.7%</td>
<td data-th="Month" class="green">+22.3%</td>
<td data-th="Year" class="red">-3.2%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-th="XMR to">BTC</td>
<td data-th="08/01/20">₿0.00740061</td>
<td data-th="Week" class="red">-2.4%</td>
<td data-th="Month" class="green">+3.0%</td>
<td data-th="Year" class="red">-5.6%</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p class="note">Data taken on August 1, 2020</p>
<p class="table-title">XMR Price Graph for July 26 - August 1, 2020</p>
![XMR Price Graph 07/26/20-08/01/20](/img/weekly-chart-08011.png "XMR Price Graph 07/26/20-08/01/20")
Sources: <a href="https://community.xmr.to/explorer/mainnet/" target="_blank">community.xmr.to</a>, <a href="https://moneroblocks.info/stats/transaction-stats" target="_blank">moneroblocks.info</a>, <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/" target="_blank">coingecko.com</a>, <a href="https://localmonero.co/" target="_blank">localmonero.co</a>
<h3 id="volunteer">Volunteer Opportunities</h3>
<p>If you want to get involved in making Monero better, but arent sure how, check out the volunteer opportunities below.</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">on GitHub</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 Group. </p>
</div>
<h3 id="sponsor">Sponsored by</h3>
<p><a href="https://localmonero.co/" target="_blank"><img src="/img/localmonero-logo.png" alt="LocalMonero.co Logo" class="localmonero"></a></p>
<p class="text-center"><a href="https://localmonero.co/" target="_blank">LocalMonero.co</a></p>
<h3 id="donate">Donate</h3>
<p markdown="1">If you enjoy this publication and want to support it, we encourage you to donate to the Monero General Fund, using the following address:</p>
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