Issue 242: June 22 - July 2, 2025
Table of Contents:
Recent News
P2Pool v4.8.1 with important security fixes for sidechains; and a Stratum API bug fix.
Nihilist, from nowhere.moe, a Tor-only collective, published a new blog post: “Agorism - Why should I price goods and services in Monero directly?” Find it here .onion link.
fullmetalScience announced NoShore is ready! It’s a set of tools that would allow for offline XMR payments to happen in physical settings. Lemmy thread; Initial closed CCS proposal. xmr.zone/noshore.
Cake v5.1.0 and Monero.com v5.1.0 released with built-in Tor daemon integration; dEURO support; and several, various UI enhancements, fixes. Reddit thread.
Support XMRBazaar’s ongoing fundraiser and get cool badges as perks! All details on their website! Circular economies are paramount for a thriving and healthy Monero ecosystem. Reddit thread.
Monero Observer Blitz #43 - June 2025.
All MoneroKon 5 remote talks have been uploaded and are publicly available to watch at home via the Monero Community Workgroup YouTube channel. OSPEAD, remote spy nodes, inside FCMP++ and more. Have a watch look!
Monero Talk brought cryptographic engineer Sean Coughlin on to chat about “Grease”, his proposed layer 2 payment channel protocol for Monero. Recently presented at MoneroKon 5 in Prague as well. Recording forthcoming. Peep it: Video; Audio.
Upcoming Events
July 5, 2025 (Saturday) - 17:00 UTC
MoneroKon 5 Meeting (After-Event Wrap-up) - #monerokon IRC channel; Matrix room.
CCS Proposal Ideas
Below you can find some CCS proposal ideas open for discussion.
2025 Q3 Proposal by vtnerd.
Revuo Monero Maintenance (2025 Q3) by rottenwheel.
Find more here. Posting comments in favor of, or against proposals is encouraged.
CCS Proposals Need Funding
None; all funded for now. Consider supporting Revuo Monero!
Price & Blockchain Stats
Blockchain Stats
Block height: 3446945
Hash rate: 5.2 GH/s
Average txs. per block: 29.78
Weekly Moving Average txs. per day: 23962
Block reward: 0.6 XMR
Data taken on July 2, 2025.
XMR Blocks Distribution in last 1000 blocks
Price & Performance
XMR Market Cap: $5,960,152,916.
Street Price: $343.05.
Monero (XMR) Price
| 07/02/25 | Week | Month | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD | $323.63 | +2.86% | -10.88% | +92.16% |
| EUR | €274.32 | +1.51% | -13.72% | +74.91% |
| BTC | ₿0.002954 | +0.89% | -15.04% | +8.85% |
Data taken on July 2, 2025.
XMR Price Graph
Sources: miningpoolstats.stream; bitinfocharts.com; coingecko.com; localmonero.co blocks; haveno.markets.
Volunteer Opportunities
If you want to get involved in making Monero better, but aren't sure how, check out some volunteer opportunities.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 here.
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