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type: weekly
layout: weekly_old

date: "2019-03-27T00:00:00Z"
issuenumber: 1
title: "Issue 1: March 22-29, 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="#proposals">CCS Proposals</a></li>
    <li><a href="#stats">Price & Blockchain Stats</a></li>
    <li><a href="#merchant">Monero Merchant of the Week</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://github.com/monero-project/monero/pull/5090" target="_blank">
Initial Monero Socks support for Tor and i2p has been merged</a>
    </h4>
</div>

<div class="newsbyte">
    <h4>
        <a href="https://github.com/i2p-zero/i2p-zero/releases" target="_blank">I2P-zero, a small-footprint, zero-dependency installation of I2P, which can be easily bundled with Monero software, is available for download and testing</a>
    </h4>
</div>

<div class="newsbyte">
    <h4>The future of Monero's PoW was discussed in 2.5 hour dev meeting on March 24, 2019</h4>
    <p>Meeting logs are available on <a href="https://repo.getmonero.org/monero-project/monero-site/blob/b87354501b6343f9146f331805ddadc45696f728/_posts/2019-03-24-logs-for-the-dev-meeting-held-on-2019-03-24.md" target="_blank">GitLab</a>. If you do not have the time to read it all, OsrsNeedsF2P kindly summarized the logs for you on <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Monero/comments/b50mfy/logs_from_the_25_hr_dev_meeting_on_moneros_pow/" target="_blank">Reddit</a> (see comments).</p>
</div>

<div class="newsbyte">
    <h4>
        <a href="https://github.com/monero-rs/monero-rs" target="_blank">Pure Rust Monero library (the first version) released on GitHub by h4sh3d</a>
    </h4>
</div>

<div class="newsbyte">
    <h4>
        <a href="https://www.kucoin.com/news/en-monero-xmr-gets-listed-on-kucoin" target="_blank">Monero gets listed on KuCoin</a>
    </h4> 
    <p>Supported trading pairs include XMR/BTC and XMR/ETH.</p>
</div>

<div class="newsbyte">
    <h4>
        <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Monero/comments/b5d5xg/gui_wallet_translatable_in_8_new_languages_new/" target="_blank">GUI is now translated in 8 new languages</a>
    </h4>
    <p>Monero GUI is now available in Kurdish, Bengali, Persian, Irish, Urdu, Zulu Greek and Nepali.</p>
</div>
 

<div class="newsbyte">
    <h4><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWNlyHumD-c" target="_blank">Monero NYC Meetup recorded session from March 21 is available on Youtube</a></h4>
</div>

<div class="newsbyte">
    <h4>
        <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZZF4BqIDrk" target="_blank">Monero Talk with Kristy-Leigh Minehan on XMR's strategy for preserving a decentralized mining network to remain as censorship resistant digital cash – available on YouTube</a>
    </h4>
</div>

<div class="newsbyte">
    <h4>
        <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGMTrA6NmeM" target="_blank">Monero Talk on RandomX by October with Howard Chu, Tevador and Needmoney90 – available on YouTube</a>
    </h4>
</div>

<div class="newsbyte">
    <h4>
        <a href="https://info.binance.com/en/research/marketresearch/monero-hard-fork.html" target="_blank">Binance Research released a report discussing the effects of forking out ASIC miners</a>
    </h4>
</div>

<div class="newsbyte">
    <h4>
       <a href="https://github.com/monero-ecosystem/monero-python" target="_blank">Monero Python module for handling Monero cryptocurrency has officially joined the Monero Ecosystem Project</a> 
    </h4>
</div>

<div class="newsbyte">
    <h4>
        <a href="https://old.reddit.com/r/Monero/comments/b4xz3f/announcing_umonerotipsbot_an_onchain_noncustodial/" target="_blank">An on-chain, non-custodial, open source Monero tipping bot has been launched - testnet only for now</a>
    </h4>
</div>

<div class="newsbyte">
    <h4>
        Monerobox 2.0 is now available for purchase on <a href="http://monerobox.store/" target="_blank">Monerobox.store</a>. 
    </h4>
    <p>Read the product info on <a href="https://medium.com/@jason.hcwong/monerobox-2-0-fedc00fa2aa4" target="_blank">Medium</a>.</p>
</div>

<div class="newsbyte">
    <h4>
        <a href="https://donate.torproject.org/cryptocurrency" target="_blank">The Tor Project now accepts Monero for donations</a>
    </h4>
</div>

<div class="newsbyte">
    <h4>
        <a href="https://github.com/monero-ecosystem/monero-translations/blob/master/pootle.md" target="_blank">New guide for Pootle</a>, the localization platform, is available on GitHub for translators.
    </h4>
</div>

<div class="newsbyte">
    <h4>
        <a href="https://medium.com/@anhdres/how-to-choose-a-monero-wallet-c713abb2d64d" target="_blank">For new users - How to choose a Monero wallet (by anhdres)</a>
    </h4>
</div>

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

<div class="event">
    <p class="date">March 30, 2019 – 17:00 UTC</p>
    <p>Community Workgroup Meeting</p>
</div>

<div class="event">
    <p class="date" markdown="1">April 1, 2019 – 17:00 UTC</p>
    <p markdown="1">Research Lab Meeting</p>
</div>

<div class="event">
    <p class="date" markdown="1">April 6, 2019 – 17:00 UTC</p>
    <p markdown="1">DefCon 27 Workgroup Meeting</p>
</div>

<div class="event">
    <p class="date" markdown="1">April 7, 2019 – 17:00 UTC</p>
    <p markdown="1">Dev Meeting</p>
</div>

<div class="event">
    <p class="date" markdown="1">April 18th, 2019</p>
    <p markdown="1">Monero Birthday – 5 years old</p>
</div>

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

<div class="proposal">
    <p><a href="https://ccs.getmonero.org/proposals/el00ruobuob-january-to-march-part-time-for-a-new-quarter.html" target="_blank">El00ruobuob part time for three months (January to March)</a> by el00ruobuob</p>
    <p>Raised <b>16.66 of 45.00</b> XMR (37%)</p>
</div>

<div class="proposal">
    <p><a href="https://ccs.getmonero.org/proposals/pwrcycle-Defcon_Monero_Party_2019.html" target="_blank">Defcon Monero Party 2019</a> by pwrcycle</p>
    <p>Raised <b>14.19 of 57.00</b> XMR (25%)</p>
</div>

<div class="proposal">
    <p><a href="https://ccs.getmonero.org/proposals/sarang-2019-q2.html" target="_blank">Sarang: research funding for 2019 Q2</a> by Sarang Noether</p>
    <p>Raised <b>423.83 of 638.00</b> XMR (66%)</p>
</div>

<div class="proposal">
    <p><a href="https://ccs.getmonero.org/proposals/mooo-2019-04.html" target="_blank">Moneromooo coding, april 2019</a> by moneromooo</p>
    <p>Raised <b>264.61 of 410.00 XMR</b> (65%)</p>
</div>

<div class="proposal">
    <p><a href="https://ccs.getmonero.org/proposals/surae-mrl-research-q2-2019.html" target="_blank">Surae Funding for Q2 2019</a> by Surae N</p>
    <p>Raised <b>154.69 of 618.00</b> XMR (25%)</p>
</div>

<div class="proposal">
    <p><a href="https://ccs.getmonero.org/proposals/v1docq47-video-creation-translations-into-russian-(february-july).html" target="_blank">V1docq47: video creation / translations into russian (february – july)</a> by v1docq47</p>
    <p>Raised <b>0.16 of 46.80</b> XMR (<1%)</p>
</div>

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

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

<div class="bcstats">
    <p>Block height: <b>1801077</b></p>
    <p>Median block size: <b>292.97 kB</b></p>
    <p>Hash rate: <b>292.896 MH/s</b></p>
    <p>Average Tx per block: <b>5.05</b></p>
    <p>Weekly Moving Average Tx per day: <b>3610</b></p>
    <p>Block reward: <b>2.98 XMR</b></p>
</div>
<p class="note">Data taken on March 29, 2019</p>

<h4 class="stat">Hashrate Pool Distribution</h4>
<p><img src="/img/hashrate-pool-distribution-0329.png" alt="Hashrate Pool Distribution Pie Chart"/></p>

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

<div class="price-intro">XMR Market Cap:  <b>$884,161,809</b><br>Localmonero.co Street Price: <b>$56.41</b></div>

<p class="table-title">Monero (XMR) Price</p>
<table class="price-table">
  <tr class="row1">
    <th>XMR to:</th>
    <th>3/29/19</th>
    <th>Week</th>
    <th>Month</th>
    <th>Year</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td data-th="XMR to">USD</td>
    <td data-th="03/29/19">$52.37</td>
    <td data-th="Week" class="red">+0.1%</td>
    <td data-th="Month" class="green">+9.4%</td>
    <td data-th="Year" class="red">-73.7%</td>
  </tr>
  <tr class="row3">
    <td data-th="XMR to">EUR</td>
    <td data-th="03/29/19">€46.65</td>
    <td data-th="Week" class="red">+1.4%</td>
    <td data-th="Month" class="green">+11.0%</td>
    <td data-th="Year" class="red">-71.1%</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td data-th="XMR to">BTC</td>
    <td data-th="03/29/19">Ƀ0.01294949</td>
    <td data-th="Week" class="red">-1.4%</td>
    <td data-th="Month" class="green">+3.0%</td>
    <td data-th="Year" class="red">-48.4%</td>
  </tr>
</table>
<p class="note">Data taken on March 29, 2019</p>

<p class="table-title">XMR Price Graph for March 22 - 29, 2019</p>

![XMR Price Graph 03/22/19-03/29/19](/img/weekly-chart-0329.png "XMR Price Graph 03/22/19-03/29/19") 

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="merchant">Monero Merchant of the Week</h3>

<a href="https://cyphermarket.com" target="_blank"><img src="/img/cyphermarket-logo.png" alt="Cypher Market Logo" class="merchant-img" id="cyphermarket"></a>

Cypher Market is a business with a social vision, to experiment with new, sustainable, commerce-driven ways to support FOSS projects. They work with many FOSS projects (including various Monero workgroups) to sell merchandise and donate to them 50% of the profits. Find them at <a href="https://cyphermarket.com" target="_blank">cyphermarket.com</a>.

Check back next week for another merchant that accepts Monero for their goods and services.

*Disclaimer: Cypher Market is owned by the author of the Revuo.*

<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>

<p class="date"><a href="https://old.reddit.com/r/Monero/comments/b11aec/call_for_contributors_new_strings_for_monerujo_we/" target="_blank">Monerujo is looking for translators</a></p>
<p>If you speak any language beside English, Monerujo needs your help.</p>  

<p><a href="https://old.reddit.com/r/Monero/comments/b5fe5j/psa_seeking_volunteer_reviewers_for_pow_randomx/" target="_blank">Seeking Volunteer Reviewers for PoW RandomX</a></p>

<p class="date"><a href="https://github.com/i2p-zero/i2p-zero/releases" target="_blank">Test I2P-Zero</a></p>
<p>Download I2P Zero for your machine, follow the direction in the README, and report any issues to the Issue tracker on GitHub, or IRC channel #i2p-zero.</p>

<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 or QR code.</p>

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