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type: weekly
layout: weekly_old
date: "2022-10-20T00:00:00Z"
issuenumber: 142
title: "Issue 142: October 13 - 20, 2022"
---

<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>MyNero <a href="https://github.com/pokkst/monero-wallet/releases/tag/0.3.2" target="_blank">v0.3.2</a>.</h4>
</div>

<div class="newsbyte">
    <h4>Stack Wallet beta <a href="https://github.com/cypherstack/stack_wallet/releases/tag/build_0079" target="_blank">v1.5.9</a> with Incognito mode. Read more about it <a href="https://teddit.adminforge.de/r/Monero/comments/y8odem/stack_wallet_v159_incognito_mode_added/" target="_blank">here</a>.</h4>
</div>

<div class="newsbyte">
    <h4>Anonero released Anon v0.1 [Alpha-WIP] — an open-source, Android-only XMR application focused on privacy and security, based on xmrwallet’s Monero C++ library. Gitea <a href="https://tube.tchncs.de/w/hrjMAjCVsng3zGWZsha8Vt" target="_blank">repository</a>; Tor hidden <a href="anonero5wmhraxqsvzq2ncgptq6gq45qoto6fnkfwughfl4gbt44swad.onion" target="_blank">service</a>; i2p <a href="rprz4pus37f5o5elhv7arzasfr2mf2ospvbkl236vpqjajjlieeq.b32.i2p" target="_blank">eepsite</a>.</h4>
</div>

<div class="newsbyte">
    <h4>Ora_pro_vivis teased Merchant - A non-custodial, FOSS desktop point-of-sale application for accepting in-person Monero payments. ETA Q1 2023. Stagenet <a href="http://185.112.144.220/merchant/" target="_blank">demo</a>; Reddit <a href="https://teddit.adminforge.de/r/Monero/comments/y6zrla/merchant_a_foss_desktop_point_of_sale_app_for/" target="_blank">thread</a>.</h4>
</div>

<div class="newsbyte">
    <h4>Monero Observer will shift their weekly technical analysis reports to 'Cypherpunk Transmission' series moving forward. Check <a href="https://monero.observer/cypherpunk-transmission-001-threat-modeling-demystified/" target="_blank">CT-001: Threat modeling demystified</a> out.</h4>
</div>

<div class="newsbyte">
    <h4>Monero Talk had XMR-centric rapper, Crypt0 Bear, on. Some of the topics: the never-ending debate of BTC vs. XMR; planned artistic projects; and much more. Peep it: <a href="https://piped.adminforge.de/watch?v=TV9gtWnNwXo" target="_blank">video</a>; <a href="https://www.monerotalk.live/has-bitcoin-been-co-opted-with-cryptobear" target="_blank">audio</a>.</h4>
</div>

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

<div class="event">
    <p class="date" markdown="1">October 22, 2022 (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; <a href="https://matrix.to/#/#monero-community:monero.social" target="_blank">Matrix room</a>.</p>
</div>

<div class="event">
    <p class="date" markdown="1">October 26, 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 some CCS proposal ideas open for discussion.</p>

<div class="proposal">
<p><a href="https://repo.getmonero.org/monero-project/ccs-proposals/-/merge_requests/350" target="_blank">Gupax: GUI for P2Pool+XMRig</a>.</p>
</div>

<div class="proposal">
<p><a href="https://repo.getmonero.org/monero-project/ccs-proposals/-/merge_requests/348" target="_blank">CCS Coordinator (6 months)</a>.</p>
</div>

<div class="proposal">
<p><a href="https://repo.getmonero.org/monero-project/ccs-proposals/-/merge_requests/345" target="_blank">Develop selfhostable monero payment processor</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>2737764</b></p>
    <p>Hash rate: <b>2.681 GH/s</b></p>
    <p>Average txs. per block: <b>25.76</b></p>
    <p>Weekly Moving Average txs. per day: <b>25993</b></p>
    <p>Block reward: <b>0.6 XMR</b></p>
</div>
<p class="note">Data taken on October 20, 2022.</p>

<h4 class="stat">XMR Blocks Distribution in last 1000 blocks</h4>
<p><img src="/img/hashrate-pool-distribution-1020.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>$2,565,843,157</b>.<br/>Localmonero.co Street Price: <b>$145.64</b>.</div>

<p class="table-title">Monero (XMR) Price</p>
<table class="price-table">
  <tr class="row1">
    <th></th>
    <th>10/20/22</th>
    <th>Week</th>
    <th>Month</th>
    <th>Year</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td data-th="XMR to">USD</td>
    <td data-th="10/20/22">$141.41</td>
    <td data-th="Week" class="red">-2.5%</td>
    <td data-th="Month" class="green">+0.4%</td>
    <td data-th="Year" class="red">-44.8%</td>
  </tr>
  <tr class="row3">
    <td data-th="XMR to">EUR</td>
    <td data-th="10/20/22">€144.54</td>
    <td data-th="Week" class="red">-3.3%</td>
    <td data-th="Month" class="green">+2.9%</td>
    <td data-th="Year" class="red">-34.4%</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td data-th="XMR to">BTC</td>
    <td data-th="10/20/22">₿0.00739107</td>
    <td data-th="Week" class="red">-2.3%</td>
    <td data-th="Month" class="green">+2.8%</td>
    <td data-th="Year" class="green">+85.8%</td>
  </tr>
</table>
<p class="note">Data taken on October 20, 2022.</p>

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

![XMR Price Graph 10/13/22-10/20/22](/img/weekly-chart-1020.png "XMR Price Graph 10/13/22-10/20/22")

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>

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