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title: Issue 119: April 28 - May 5, 2022
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<p class="text-lead">Revuo Monero Weekly: April 28 - May 5, 2022</p>
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<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>Monero 0.17.3.2 'Oxygen Orion' Point Release has been released. Remember to verify the authenticity of the downloaded GUI or CLI files by checking the hashes as outlined in their respective blog post. <a href="https://www.getmonero.org/2022/04/29/monero-0.17.3.2-released.html" target="_blank">CLI</a>; <a href="https://www.getmonero.org/2022/04/29/monero-GUI-0.17.3.2-released.html" target="_blank">GUI</a>.</h4>
</div>

<div class="newsbyte">
    <h4>P2Pool v2.0, including support for forthcoming v15 network upgrade, is <a href="https://github.com/SChernykh/p2pool/releases/tag/v2.0" target="_blank">out</a>.</h4>
</div>

<div class="newsbyte">
    <h4>monero-bash v1.5 is <a href="https://github.com/hinto-janaiyo/monero-bash/releases/tag/v1.5" target="_blank">available</a>.</h4>
</div>

<div class="newsbyte">
    <h4>Got a XMR-related project you'd like to raise funds for in a non-custodial manner? <a href="https://xmrstarter.com/" target="_blank">xmrstarter.com</a> might be a good option to look into. Public address, view key & 0.005 XMR is all you need. Questions, suggestions? <a href="https://xmrstarter.com/support" target="_blank">Reach out</a>.</h4>
</div>

<div class="newsbyte">
    <h4>XMR contributor, rbrunner, published his first fiction story about RandomX. Have a read <a href="https://rbrunner7.github.io/numerator.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</h4>
</div>

<div class="newsbyte">
    <h4>[Video tutorial] Run a Monero full node routing traffic through Tor, using Docker Compose. <a href="https://yewtu.be/watch?v=OviYhLZ02qg" target="_blank">YouTube</a>; [Step-by-step text guide] <a href="https://lbry.bcow.xyz/@Luigi-Tech/monero-tor" target="_blank">Odysee</a>.</h4>
</div>

<div class="newsbyte">
    <h4>Mullvad, VPN provider, has started taking XMR payments directly for their service. Support them while using moneroj & level up your privacy. Find out <a href="https://mullvad.net/en/blog/2022/5/3/we-now-accept-monero/" target="_blank">more</a>.</h4>
</div>

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

<div class="event">
    <p class="date" markdown="1">May 7, 2022 (Saturday) – 17:00 UTC</p>
    <p markdown="1">Dev Meeting - <a href="irc://irc.libera.chat/#monero-dev" target="_blank">#monero-dev</a> IRC channel; <a href="https://matrix.to/#/#monero-dev:monero.social" target="_blank">Matrix room</a>.</p>
</div>

<div class="event">
    <p class="date" markdown="1">May 7, 2022 (Saturday) – 18:00 UTC</p>
    <p markdown="1">MoneroKon 2022 Meeting - <a href="irc://irc.libera.chat/#monero-events" target="_blank">#monero-events</a> IRC channel; <a href="https://matrix.to/#/#monero-events:monero.social" target="_blank">Matrix room</a>.</p>
</div>

<div class="event">
    <p class="date" markdown="1">May 11, 2022 (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; <a href="https://matrix.to/#/#monero-research-lab:monero.social" target="_blank">Matrix room</a>.</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/282" target="_blank">Monero Afghanistan Expansion Strategy</a>.</p>
</div>

<div class="proposal">
<p><a href="https://repo.getmonero.org/monero-project/ccs-proposals/-/merge_requests/310" target="_blank">Patronero - Open Source project for donating by mining</a>.</p>
</div>

<div class="proposal">
<p><a href="https://repo.getmonero.org/monero-project/ccs-proposals/-/merge_requests/311" target="_blank">Monero business kit</a>.</p>
</div>

<div class="proposal">
<p><a href="https://repo.getmonero.org/monero-project/ccs-proposals/-/merge_requests/314" target="_blank">Seraphis Wallet PoC 2 funding proposal</a>.</p>
</div>

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

<div class="proposal">
    <p><a href="https://ccs.getmonero.org/proposals/savandra-videos-for-monero.html" target="_blank">New Animated Videos</a> by savandra.</p>
    <p>Raised <b>6.04 of 45</b> XMR.</p>
</div>

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

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

<div class="bcstats">
    <p>Block height: <b>2617000</b></p>
    <p>Hash rate: <b>2.831 GH/s</b></p>
    <p>Average txs. per block: <b>38.23</b></p>
    <p>Weekly Moving Average txs. per day: <b>28,596</b></p>
    <p>Block reward: <b>~0.63 XMR</b></p>
</div>
<p class="note">Data taken on May 5, 2022.</p>

<h4 class="stat">XMR Blocks Distribution in last 1000 blocks</h4>
<p><img src="/img/hashrate-pool-distribution-0505.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>$3,664,880,979</b>.<br/>Localmonero.co Street Price: <b>$211.46</b>.</div>

<p class="table-title">Monero (XMR) Price</p>
<table class="price-table">
  <tr class="row1">
    <th></th>
    <th>05/05/22</th>
    <th>Week</th>
    <th>Month</th>
    <th>Year</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td data-th="XMR to">USD</td>
    <td data-th="05/05/22">$202.02</td>
    <td data-th="Week" class="red">-11.8%</td>
    <td data-th="Month" class="red">-8.8%</td>
    <td data-th="Year" class="red">-46.8%</td>
  </tr>
  <tr class="row3">
    <td data-th="XMR to">EUR</td>
    <td data-th="05/05/22">€191.99</td>
    <td data-th="Week" class="red">-11.6%</td>
    <td data-th="Month" class="red">-5.0%</td>
    <td data-th="Year" class="red">-39.4%</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td data-th="XMR to">BTC</td>
    <td data-th="05/05/22">₿0.00545905</td>
    <td data-th="Week" class="red">-6.5%</td>
    <td data-th="Month" class="green">+14.8%</td>
    <td data-th="Year" class="red">-23.0%</td>
  </tr>
</table>
<p class="note">Data taken on May 5, 2022.</p>

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

![XMR Price Graph 04/28/22-05/05/22](/img/weekly-chart-0505.png "XMR Price Graph 04/28/22-05/05/22") 

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 opport05/05es.</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>
</div>

<h3 id="support">Support</h3>

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