Issue 158

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+title: Issue 158: February 2 - 9, 2023
+image: /img/img-issue158.png
+issuenumber: 158
+---
+[<img src="/img/img-issue158.png" alt="Revuo Monero Weekly #158 Slide" class="img-lead">]({% post_url 2023-02-09-issue-158 %}.html)
+
+<p class="text-lead">Revuo Monero Weekly: February 2 - 9, 2023</p>
+<!--more-->
+
+<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>Cake v4.5.8 and Monero.com v1.2.7 Wallets <a href="https://github.com/cake-tech/cake_wallet/releases/tag/v4.5.8" target="_blank">released</a>.</h4>
+</div>
+
+<div class="newsbyte">
+    <h4>Gupax <a href="https://github.com/hinto-janaiyo/gupax/releases/tag/v1.1.2" target="_blank">v1.1.2</a>.</h4>
+</div>
+
+<div class="newsbyte">
+    <h4>LocalMonero/AgoraDesk <a href="https://github.com/AgoraDesk-LocalMonero/agoradesk-app-foss/releases/tag/v1.0.84" target="_blank">v1.0.84</a>.</h4>
+</div>
+
+<div class="newsbyte">
+    <h4>Monero Talk interviewed Alexander Schmidt. They talked about his journey to Monero, the anti-cypherpunk sentiment of the BTC community, accepting XMR as a business and more. Peep it: <a href="https://piped.video/watch?v=DBILXwhd0kA" target="_blank">video</a>; <a href="https://www.monerotalk.live/is-monero-the-swiss-bank-account-of-the-future-alexander-schmidt" target="_blank">audio</a>.</h4>
+</div>
+
+<h3 id="events">Upcoming Events</h3>
+
+<div class="event">
+    <p class="date" markdown="1">February 11, 2023 (Saturday) – 16:00 UTC</p>
+    <p markdown="1">Community Workgroup Meeting - <a href="irc://irc.libera.chat/#monero-community" target="_blank">#monero-community</a> IRC channel; Matrix <a href="https://matrix.to/#/#monero-community:monero.social" target="_blank">room</a>.</p>
+</div>
+
+<div class="event">
+    <p class="date" markdown="1">February 11, 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">February 13 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">February 15, 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/371" target="_blank">Help an independent film featuring Monero get to the Oscars™!</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/374" target="_blank">Standalone AcceptXMR</a>.</p>
+</div>
+
+<h3 id="proposals">CCS Proposals Need Funding</h3>
+
+<div class="proposal">
+    <p><a href="https://ccs.getmonero.org/proposals/selsta-8.html" target="_blank">selsta part-time monero development (3 months)</a> by selsta.</p>
+    <p>Raised <b>92.52 of 102</b> XMR.</p>
+</div>
+
+<div class="proposal">
+    <p><a href="https://ccs.getmonero.org/proposals/1lovera-create-educational-content.html" target="_blank">Create Educational Content in Spanish</a> by Lovera.</p>
+    <p>Raised <b>4.31 of 10.5</b> XMR.</p>
+</div>
+
+<h3 id="stats">Price & Blockchain Stats</h3>
+
+<h4 class="stat">Blockchain Stats</h4>
+
+<div class="bcstats">
+    <p>Block height: <b>2818461</b></p>
+    <p>Hash rate: <b>2.493 GH/s/b></p>
+    <p>Average txs. per block: <b>21.75</b></p>
+    <p>Weekly Moving Average txs. per day: <b>15679</b></p>
+    <p>Block reward: <b>0.6 XMR</b></p>
+</div>
+<p class="note">Data taken on February 9, 2023.</p>
+
+<h4 class="stat">XMR Blocks Distribution in last 1000 blocks</h4>
+<p><img src="/img/hashrate-pool-distribution-0209.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>$2,772,613,853</b>.<br/>Localmonero.co Street Price: <b>$160.5</b>.</div>
+
+<p class="table-title">Monero (XMR) Price</p>
+<table class="price-table">
+  <tr class="row1">
+    <th></th>
+    <th>02/09/23</th>
+    <th>Week</th>
+    <th>Month</th>
+    <th>Year</th>
+  </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <td data-th="XMR to">USD</td>
+    <td data-th="02/09/23">$153.12</td>
+    <td data-th="Week" class="red">-11.6%</td>
+    <td data-th="Month" class="red">-5.2%</td>
+    <td data-th="Year" class="red">-17.4%</td>
+  </tr>
+  <tr class="row3">
+    <td data-th="XMR to">EUR</td>
+    <td data-th="02/09/23">€142.73</td>
+    <td data-th="Week" class="red">-10.1%</td>
+    <td data-th="Month" class="red">-5.1%</td>
+    <td data-th="Year" class="red">-12.1%</td>
+  </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <td data-th="XMR to">BTC</td>
+    <td data-th="02/09/23">₿0.00700199</td>
+    <td data-th="Week" class="red">-4.9%</td>
+    <td data-th="Month" class="red">-24.4%</td>
+    <td data-th="Year" class="green">+67.5%</td>
+  </tr>
+</table>
+<p class="note">Data taken on February 9, 2023.</p>
+
+<p class="table-title">XMR Price Graph</p>
+
+![XMR Price Graph 02/02/22-02/09/22](/img/weekly-chart-0209.png "XMR Price Graph 02/02/22-02/09/22")
+
+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>
+</div>
+
+<h3 id="support">Support</h3>
+
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