The Monero Standard #41: 8 February 2023 - 15 February 2023
Table of Contents
- Recent News
- Price and Blockchain Statistics
- Facts or Guides
- Merchants
- Notable Projects
- Funding
- Meme of the Week
- Study Time
- Donation and Contact
Recent News
- Trocador.app, a privacy-focused exchange has partnered with LocalMonero, giving the ability to purchase fixed-rate cryptocurrency swaps from other LocalMonero users. It currently supports Monero, Ethereum, Litecoin, and Bitcoin. Announcement
- Version 2.4.0 and 2.4.1 of Feather Wallet has been released by tobtoht, including I2P support, security upgrades, and bug fixes. Release
- The LocalMonero/AgoraDesk mobile apps have been updated to version 1.0.63. It includes numerous bug fixes. Release
- Stack Wallet version 1.5.38 has been released by rehrar. It includes new methods for payment, and new themes. Release
- The next Monero Research Lab meeting has been scheduled for February 22, 2023 at 1700 UTC. It will take place in the Matrix/IRC-Libera chats, in the #monero-research-lab channel.
- The next Seraphis Wallet Workgroup meeting has been scheduled for February 20, 2023 at 1800 UTC. It will take place in the Matrix/IRC-Libera chats, in the #no-wallet-left-behind channel.
- The next MoneroKon 2023 meeting has been scheduled for February 18, 2023 at 1800 UTC. It will take place in the Matrix/IRC-Libera chats, in the #monero-events channel.
Price and Blockchain Statistics
| Statistics | Value |
|---|---|
| Market Capitalization | $3.01 billion |
| Total Supply | 18,240,958 XMR |
| Price | $164.95, 1.04% in 7 days |
| LocalMonero's Street Price | $175.31 |
| Suggested Transaction Fee | 20 piconero per byte |
| Block Height | 2,822,963 |
| Block Reward | 0.6000+0.00780 XMR ($100.23) |
| Inflation | 0.85% |
| Hashrate | 2.488 Ghash/s -7.87% in 24 hours |
| Transaction Ratio to Bitcoin | 5.2% |
Price Chart
Hashrate Distribution
Facts or Guides
Merchants
For lists of merchants and businesses related to Monero, consider Monerica, official website's 'merchants' page and prior issues of this magazine.
Notable Projects
monero-python is a Python library that makes working with Monero easy.
Funding
CCS
Ideas:
- tobtoht - Continued Feather Wallet development (3 months)
- Mitchellpkt - Computational work for OSPEAD parameterization
- busyboredom - Draft: Standalone AcceptXMR
- markofdistinction_ - Help an independent film featuring Monero get to the Oscars™!
- plowsofff - Bulletproofs++ Peer Review
Funding Required:
None.
Meme of the Week
Stay private in your finances with Monero.
Study Time
Donation and Contact
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Thank you!
Contact Me
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