---
type: weekly
layout: weekly_old
date: "2023-01-05T00:00:00Z"
issuenumber: 153
title: "Issue 153: December 29, 2022 - January 5, 2023"
---

<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 v4.5.6 and Monero.com v1.2.5 Wallets <a href="https://github.com/cake-tech/cake_wallet/releases/tag/v4.5.6" target="_blank">released</a>.</h4>
</div>

<div class="newsbyte">
    <h4>Stack Wallet <a href="https://github.com/cypherstack/stack_wallet/releases/tag/build_0100" target="_blank">v1.5.27</a>.</h4>
</div>

<div class="newsbyte">
    <h4>LocalMonero/AgoraDesk <a href="https://github.com/AgoraDesk-LocalMonero/agoradesk-app-foss/releases/tag/v1.0.43" target="_blank">v1.0.43</a>.</h4>
</div>

<div class="newsbyte">
    <h4>P2Pool <a href="https://github.com/SChernykh/p2pool/releases/tag/v2.7" target="_blank">v2.7</a>.</h4>
</div>

<div class="newsbyte">
    <h4>Unstoppable Swap GUI <a href="https://github.com/UnstoppableSwap/unstoppableswap-gui/releases/tag/v0.4.2" target="_blank">v0.4.2</a>.</h4>
</div>

<div class="newsbyte">
    <h4>Gupax <a href="https://github.com/hinto-janaiyo/gupax/releases/tag/v1.1.0" target="_blank">v1.1.0</a>; monero-bash <a href="https://github.com/hinto-janaiyo/monero-bash/releases/tag/v1.9.7" target="_blank">v1.9.7</a>.</h4>
</div>

<div class="newsbyte">
    <h4>Farcaster Node <a href="https://github.com/farcaster-project/farcaster-node/releases/tag/v0.8.3" target="_blank">v0.8.3</a>.</h4>
</div>

<div class="newsbyte">
    <h4>COMIT xmr-btc-swap ASB <a href="https://github.com/comit-network/xmr-btc-swap/releases/tag/0.12.0" target="_blank">v0.12.0</a>.</h4>
</div>

<div class="newsbyte">
    <h4>MobiPrivacyActivist announced some XMPP server changes where you can find a Monero MUC. Reddit <a href="https://teddit.adminforge.de/r/Monero/comments/zpdvq8/join_us_on_xmpp/" target="_blank">thread</a>.</h4>
</div>

<div class="newsbyte">
    <h4><a href="https://monero.observer/monero-observer-blitz-december-2022/" target="_blank">Monero Observer Blitz #17</a> - December 2022.</h4>
</div>

<div class="newsbyte">
    <h4>Monero Magazine interviewed Juraj Bednar and Andrés from Monerujo wallet. Juraj's: <a href="https://piped.adminforge.de/watch?v=Ze6KBC15w78" target="_blank">video</a>; Andres's: <a href="https://piped.adminforge.de/watch?v=eham4pRLbs0" target="_blank">video</a>.</h4>
</div>

<div class="newsbyte">
    <h4>Monero Talk brought Bawdyanarchist on to talk about XMR price action, monerun effects, freedom in Monero and more. Peep it: <a href="https://piped.adminforge.de/watch?v=uxQbAEhbx-k" target="_blank">video</a>; <a href="https://www.monerotalk.live/will-monero-s-top-performance-continue-in-2023-bawdyanarchist" target="_blank">audio</a>.</h4>
</div>

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

<div class="event">
    <p class="date" markdown="1">January 7, 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">January 9, 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">January 11, 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/369" target="_blank">koe seraphis library work 2</a>.</p>
</div>

<div class="proposal">
<p><a href="https://repo.getmonero.org/monero-project/ccs-proposals/-/merge_requests/367" target="_blank">Empower Lebanon(and similar hyperinflated countries) to use Monero instead of fiat(educational and bartering platform/guerilla marketing/workshops)</a>.</p>
</div>

<div class="proposal">
<p><a href="https://repo.getmonero.org/monero-project/ccs-proposals/-/merge_requests/355" target="_blank">xmr-btc-swap development and improvement</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>2793227</b></p>
    <p>Hash rate: <b>2.728 GH/s</b></p>
    <p>Average txs. per block: <b>21.05</b></p>
    <p>Weekly Moving Average txs. per day: <b>15814</b></p>
    <p>Block reward: <b>0.6 XMR</b></p>
</div>
<p class="note">Data taken on January 5, 2023.</p>

<h4 class="stat">XMR Blocks Distribution in last 1000 blocks</h4>
<p><img src="/img/hashrate-pool-distribution-0105.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>$2,818,724,239</b>.<br/>Localmonero.co Street Price: <b>$160.35</b>.</div>

<p class="table-title">Monero (XMR) Price</p>
<table class="price-table">
  <tr class="row1">
    <th></th>
    <th>01/05/23</th>
    <th>Week</th>
    <th>Month</th>
    <th>Year</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td data-th="XMR to">USD</td>
    <td data-th="01/05/23">$155.03</td>
    <td data-th="Week" class="green">+5.7%</td>
    <td data-th="Month" class="green">+6.7%</td>
    <td data-th="Year" class="red">-30.7%</td>
  </tr>
  <tr class="row3">
    <td data-th="XMR to">EUR</td>
    <td data-th="01/05/23">€147.36</td>
    <td data-th="Week" class="green">+6.8%</td>
    <td data-th="Month" class="green">+6.4%</td>
    <td data-th="Year" class="red">-25.7%</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td data-th="XMR to">BTC</td>
    <td data-th="01/05/23">₿0.00920232</td>
    <td data-th="Week" class="green">+3.8%</td>
    <td data-th="Month" class="green">+7.5%</td>
    <td data-th="Year" class="green">+89.3%</td>
  </tr>
</table>
<p class="note">Data taken on January 5, 2023.</p>

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

![XMR Price Graph 12/29/22-01/05/22](/img/weekly-chart-0105.png "XMR Price Graph 12/29/22-01/05/22")

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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