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type: weekly
layout: weekly_old
date: "2019-08-22T00:00:00Z"
issuenumber: 22
title: "Issue 22: August 15-22, 2019"
---

<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="#donate">Donate</a></li>
</ul>

<h3 id="news">Recent News</h3>

<div class="newsbyte">
    <h4><a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cake-wallet-for-xmr-monero/id1334702542" target="_blank">Cake Wallet version 3.1.18 is available now</a>. It includes Hidden balance mode plus other new useful features.
    </h4>
</div>

<div class="newsbyte">
    <h4><a href="https://twitter.com/ShapeShift_io/status/1163555600543830016" target="_blank">Monero is back up on ShapeShift.io</a> and is available to trade.</h4>
</div>

<div class="newsbyte">
    <h4><a href="https://www.publish0x.com/bitcoin-news-blog-bitcoin-dice-casino-news/monero-step-step-guide-xmr-xglxyq" target="_blank">Publish0x published a Step-by-Step Guide to XMR</a>.
    </h4>
</div>

<div class="newsbyte">
    <h4><a href="https://ataix.com/news/monero-crypto-leader-in-privacy-is-listed-on-ataix" target="_blank">Monero is listed on ATAIX</a> (not an endorsement).</h4>
</div>

<div class="newsbyte">
    <h4><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Monero/comments/csxaq3/did_you_ever_want_to_buy_xmr_using_a_credit_card/" target="_blank">ChangeNOW.io now accepts credit cards as a payment method to buy XMR</a>.</h4>
</div>

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

<div class="event">
    <p class="date" markdown="1">August 25, 2019 (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 26, 2019 (Monday) – 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 27, 2019 (Tuesday) – 17:00 UTC</p>
    <p markdown="1">Monero GUI Meeting - <a href="irc://chat.freenode.net/#monero-gui" target="_blank">#monero-gui</a> IRC channel</p>
</div>

<div class="event">
    <p class="date" markdown="1">August 31, 2019 (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/94" target="_blank">ErCiccione: Installation and configuration of Weblate, the new localization platform</a></p>
</div>

<div class="proposal">
<p><a href="https://repo.getmonero.org/monero-project/ccs-proposals/merge_requests/88" target="_blank">BrandedGIFS-JB</a></p>
</div>

<div class="proposal">
<p><a href="https://repo.getmonero.org/monero-project/ccs-proposals/merge_requests/91" target="_blank">Telegram bot for Monero-Jobs group</a></p>
</div>

<div class="proposal">
<p><a href="https://repo.getmonero.org/monero-project/ccs-proposals/merge_requests/86" target="_blank">A Monero Tip Bot for Telegram</a></p>
</div>

<div class="proposal">
<p><a href="https://repo.getmonero.org/monero-project/ccs-proposals/merge_requests/78" target="_blank">Pre-paid Gifting Wallets</a></p>
</div>

<div class="proposal">
<p><a href="https://repo.getmonero.org/monero-project/ccs-proposals/merge_requests/58" target="_blank">Monero currency and blockchain statistics hub</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>1906594</b></p>
    <p>Hash rate: <b>337.986 MH/s</b></p>
    <p>Median block size: <b>14.7 kB</b></p>
    <p>Average Tx per block: <b>9.25</b></p>
    <p>Weekly Moving Average Tx per day: <b>6624</b></p>
    <p>Block reward: <b>2.44 XMR</b></p>
</div>
<p class="note">Data taken on August 22, 2019</p>

<h4 class="stat">Hashrate Pool Distribution</h4>
<p><img src="/img/hashrate-pool-distribution-0822.png" alt="Hashrate Pool Distribution Pie Chart"/></p>

<h4 class="stat">Price & Performance</h4>

<div class="price-intro">XMR Market Cap:  <b> $1,421,361,024</b><br>Localmonero.co Street Price: <b>$76.30</b></div>

<p class="table-title">Monero (XMR) Price</p>
<table class="price-table">
  <tr class="row1">
    <th>XMR to</th>
    <th>08/22/19</th>
    <th>Week</th>
    <th>Month</th>
    <th>Year</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td data-th="XMR to">USD</td>
    <td data-th="08/22/19">$82.67</td>
    <td data-th="Week" class="green">+5.8%</td>
    <td data-th="Month" class="red">-0.8%</td>
    <td data-th="Year" class="red">-12.6%</td>
  </tr>
  <tr class="row3">
    <td data-th="XMR to">EUR</td>
    <td data-th="08/22/19">€74.56</td>
    <td data-th="Week" class="green">+6.4%</td>
    <td data-th="Month" class="green">+0.3%</td>
    <td data-th="Year" class="red">-8.8%</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td data-th="XMR to">BTC</td>
    <td data-th="08/22/19">Ƀ0.00810555</td>
    <td data-th="Week" class="green">+3.7%</td>
    <td data-th="Month" class="green">+0.5%</td>
    <td data-th="Year" class="red">-44.6%</td>
  </tr>
</table>
<p class="note">Data taken on August 22, 2019</p>

<p class="table-title">XMR Price Graph for August 16 - August 22, 2019</p>

![XMR Price Graph 08/16/19-08/22/19](/img/weekly-chart-0822.png "XMR Price Graph 08/16/19-08/22/19") 

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://minexmr.com/pools.html" target="_blank">minexmr.com</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 aren’t 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>

<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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