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type: weekly
layout: weekly_old
date: "2024-06-06T00:00:00Z"
issuenumber: 198
title: "Issue 198: May 30 - June 6, 2024"
---

<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>Anhdres published the first beta version of <a href="https://monero.garden/" target="_blank">monero.garden</a> — an educational project dissecting what, how and why XMR. Reddit <a href="https://redlib.zaggy.nl/r/Monero/comments/1d7dhk4/monero_garden_is_live/" target="_blank">thread</a>.</h4>
</div>

<div class="newsbyte">
    <h4>New Monero resources aggregator Libereco was released in beta. Take a tour at <a href="https://libereco.xyz/" target="_blank">libereco.xyz</a>. Blog <a href="https://libereco.xyz/welcome-to-libereco/" target="_blank">post</a>.</h4>
</div>

<div class="newsbyte">
    <h4>Dread user /u/Mister-OpSec published a Haveno DEX Qubes/Whonix install guide. Dread <a href="http://dreadytofatroptsdj6io7l3xptbet6onoyno2yv7jicoxknyazubrad.onion/post/b4ffb8edf6f9307b4410" target="_blank">thread</a> (.onion link).</h4>
</div>

<div class="newsbyte">
    <h4>BlvckSec blog published a new entry on the KYC-free crypto landscape, Monero alternatives after LocalMonero's shutdown. Have a <a href="https://blvcksec.com/blog/the-no-kyc-crypto-landscape-monero-and-beyond/" target="_blank">read</a>.</h4>
</div>

<div class="newsbyte">
    <h4>MoneroMaster published a new blog post on marketing Monero: overcoming XMR adoption objections. Read more over at their <a href="https://moneromaster.substack.com/p/adoption-objections" target="_blank">Substack</a>.</h4>
</div>

<div class="newsbyte">
    <h4>FCMP and Serai DEX developer Luke Parker was on the Outlaw Crypto Podcast to talk about recent Dero deanonymization, forthcoming projects of his. <a href="https://podcast.paranoiamachinery.com/@paranoia_machinery/episodes/luke-parker-fcmp-serai-dex-and-dero-drama-episode-10-outlaw-crypto-podcast" target="_blank">Audio</a>. RSS <a href="https://podcast.paranoiamachinery.com/@paranoia_machinery/feed.xml" target="_blank">feed</a>.</h4>
</div>

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

<div class="event">
    <p class="date">June 7 (Friday) – June 9 (Sunday), 2024.</p>
    <p>MoneroKon 4 & MoneroKon Hackathon - Tickets and schedule: <a href="https://monerokon.org/" target="_blank">website</a>. Paralelní Polis/La Fabrika, Prague. Czech Republic.</p>
</div>

<div class="event">
    <p class="date" markdown="1">June 8, 2024 (Saturday) – 15:00 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">June 10, 2024 (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">June 11, 2024 (Tuesday) – 18:00 UTC</p>
    <p markdown="1">Cuprate Workgroup Meeting - <a href="irc://irc.libera.chat/#cuprate" target="_blank">#cuprate</a> IRC channel; Matrix <a href="https://matrix.to/#/#cuprate:monero.social" target="_blank">room</a>.</p>
</div>

<div class="event">
    <p class="date" markdown="1">June 12, 2024 (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/465" target="_blank">Monero Signer Resurrection: Reviving and Enhancing the Monero Signing Project</a>.</p>
</div>

<div class="proposal">
<p><a href="https://repo.getmonero.org/monero-project/ccs-proposals/-/merge_requests/450" target="_blank">New Monero Website</a>.</p>
</div>

<div class="proposal">
<p><a href="https://repo.getmonero.org/monero-project/ccs-proposals/-/merge_requests/466" target="_blank">Revuo Monero maintenance (2024 Q3)</a>.</p>
</div>

<div class="proposal">
<p>Find more <a href="https://ccs.getmonero.org/ideas/" target="_blank">here</a>. Posting comments in favor of, or against proposals is encouraged.</p>
</div>

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

<p>None; all funded for now.</p>

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

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

<div class="bcstats">
    <p>Block height: <b>3160432</b></p>
    <p>Hash rate: <b>2.008 GH/s</b></p>
    <p>Average txs. per block: <b>49.64</b></p>
    <p>Weekly Moving Average txs. per day: <b>33722</b></p>
    <p>Block reward: <b>0.6 XMR</b></p>
</div>
<p class="note">Data taken on June 6, 2024.</p>

<h4 class="stat">XMR Blocks Distribution in last 1000 blocks</h4>
<p><img src="/img/hashrate-pool-distribution-06062.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>$3,035,076,475</b>.</div>

<p class="table-title">Monero (XMR) Price</p>
<table class="price-table">
  <tr class="row1">
    <th></th>
    <th>06/06/24</th>
    <th>Week</th>
    <th>Month</th>
    <th>Year</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td data-th="XMR to">USD</td>
    <td data-th="06/06/24">$164.51</td>
    <td data-th="Week" class="green">+13.3%</td>
    <td data-th="Month" class="green">+27.8%</td>
    <td data-th="Year" class="green">+11.9%</td>
  </tr>
  <tr class="row3">
    <td data-th="XMR to">EUR</td>
    <td data-th="06/06/24">€151.06</td>
    <td data-th="Week" class="green">+12.6%</td>
    <td data-th="Month" class="green">+26.2%</td>
    <td data-th="Year" class="green">+9.9%</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td data-th="XMR to">BTC</td>
    <td data-th="06/06/24">₿0.002328</td>
    <td data-th="Week" class="green">+9.5%</td>
    <td data-th="Month" class="green">+14.0%</td>
    <td data-th="Year" class="red">-57.0%</td>
  </tr>
</table>
<p class="note">Data taken on June 6, 2024.</p>

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

![XMR Price Graph 05/30/24-06/06/24](/img/weekly-chart-06062.png "XMR Price Graph 05/30/24-06/06/24")

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/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://web.archive.org/web/20200805013127/https://www.monerooutreach.org/stories/getting-started-helping-monero.html" target="_blank">this article about volunteering and contributing to Monero</a> from the Monero Outreach Workgroup. </p>
</div>

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