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type: weekly
layout: weekly_old
date: "2023-03-23T00:00:00Z"
issuenumber: 164
title: "Issue 164: March 16 - 23, 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>Monero is set to reduce the maximum tx_extra space in the next point release (v0.18.2.1). Merged pull <a href="https://github.com/monero-project/monero/pull/8733" target="_blank">request</a>.</h4>
</div>
<div class="newsbyte">
<h4>Feather Wallet <a href="https://featherwallet.org/download/" target="_blank">v2.4.4</a>.</h4>
</div>
<div class="newsbyte">
<h4>Stack Wallet <a href="https://github.com/cypherstack/stack_wallet/releases/tag/build_146" target="_blank">v1.6.4</a>. Stack Duo <a href="https://github.com/cypherstack/stack_duo/releases/tag/build_003" target="_blank">v1.0.1</a>, supporting BTC and XMR only.</h4>
</div>
<div class="newsbyte">
<h4>Cake v4.6.1 and Monero.com v1.3.1 Wallets <a href="https://github.com/cake-tech/cake_wallet/releases/tag/v4.6.1" target="_blank">released</a>.</h4>
</div>
<div class="newsbyte">
<h4>LocalMonero/AgoraDesk <a href="https://github.com/AgoraDesk-LocalMonero/agoradesk-app-foss/releases/tag/v1.0.69" target="_blank">v1.0.69</a>.</h4>
</div>
<div class="newsbyte">
<h4>XMRig <a href="https://github.com/xmrig/xmrig/releases/tag/v6.19.1" target="_blank">v6.19.1</a>.</h4>
</div>
<div class="newsbyte">
<h4>AcceptXMR <a href="https://github.com/busyboredom/acceptxmr/releases/tag/v0.12.0" target="_blank">v0.12.0</a>.</h4>
</div>
<div class="newsbyte">
<h4>anarkiocrypto launched <a href="https://kuno.bitejo.com/" target="_blank">Kuno</a>. KYC-free, non-custodial Monero fundraising campaigns. Reddit <a href="https://teddit.adminforge.de/r/Monero/comments/11zuitb/kuno_fundraise_with_monero_kycfree_and/" target="_blank">thread</a>.</h4>
</div>
<div class="newsbyte">
<h4>Gupax <a href="https://github.com/hinto-janai/gupax/releases/tag/v1.2.0" target="_blank">v1.2.0</a> and monero-bash <a href="https://github.com/hinto-janai/monero-bash/releases/tag/v1.9.8" target="_blank">v1.9.8</a>. Note: developer changed GitHub username and uploaded a new PGP key for future releases' hashes.</h4>
</div>
<div class="newsbyte">
<h4>Monero Talk had a conversation with Nick Watts, theologian, Monero contributor and book author. They talk about XMR adoption in Australia, morals of agorism, religious aspects of crypto and more. Peep it: <a href="https://piped.adminforge.de/watch?v=-euQHkzRP7I" target="_blank">video</a>; <a href="https://www.monerotalk.live/the-biblical-case-for-digital-cash-that-the-state-can-t-auto-tax-nick-watts" target="_blank">audio</a>.</h4>
</div>
<h3 id="events">Upcoming Events</h3>
<div class="event">
<p class="date" markdown="1">March 25, 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">March 25, 2023 (Saturday) 18:00 UTC</p>
<p markdown="1">MoneroKon 2023 Meeting - <a href="irc://irc.libera.chat/#monero-events" target="_blank">#monero-events</a> IRC channel; Matrix <a href="https://matrix.to/#/#monero-events:monero.social" target="_blank">room</a>.</p>
</div>
<div class="event">
<p class="date" markdown="1">March 27, 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">March 29, 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/382" target="_blank">monerokon 2022 (part 2) and monerotopia 2023 voiceover and working on xmr.ru</a>.</p>
</div>
<div class="proposal">
<p><a href="https://repo.getmonero.org/monero-project/ccs-proposals/-/merge_requests/381" target="_blank">Maintaining flatpak package org.getmonero.Monero</a>.</p>
</div>
<div class="proposal">
<p><a href="https://repo.getmonero.org/monero-project/ccs-proposals/-/merge_requests/377" target="_blank">dangerousfreedom - wallet development 2</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>
<div class="proposal">
<p><a href="https://ccs.getmonero.org/proposals/bulletproofs-pp-peer-review.html" target="_blank">Bulletproofs++ Peer Review</a> by Monero Research Lab.</p>
<p>Raised <b>1 of 130</b> XMR.</p>
</div>
<h3 id="stats">Price & Blockchain Stats</h3>
<h4 class="stat">Blockchain Stats</h4>
<div class="bcstats">
<p>Block height: <b>2848521</b></p>
<p>Hash rate: <b>2.310 GH/s</b></p>
<p>Average txs. per block: <b>25.50</b></p>
<p>Weekly Moving Average txs. per day: <b>17947</b></p>
<p>Block reward: <b>0.6 XMR</b></p>
</div>
<p class="note">Data taken on March 23, 2023.</p>
<h4 class="stat">XMR Blocks Distribution in last 1000 blocks</h4>
<p><img src="/img/hashrate-pool-distribution-0323.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>$2,838,791,864</b>.<br/>Localmonero.co Street Price: <b>$167.54</b>.</div>
<p class="table-title">Monero (XMR) Price</p>
<table class="price-table">
<tr class="row1">
<th></th>
<th>03/23/23</th>
<th>Week</th>
<th>Month</th>
<th>Year</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-th="XMR to">USD</td>
<td data-th="03/23/23">$156.41</td>
<td data-th="Week" class="green">+6.4%</td>
<td data-th="Month" class="red">-3.1%</td>
<td data-th="Year" class="red">-19.3%</td>
</tr>
<tr class="row3">
<td data-th="XMR to">EUR</td>
<td data-th="03/23/23">€144.38</td>
<td data-th="Week" class="green">+4.0%</td>
<td data-th="Month" class="red">-4.4%</td>
<td data-th="Year" class="red">-17.8%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-th="XMR to">BTC</td>
<td data-th="03/23/23">₿0.00552671</td>
<td data-th="Week" class="red">-8.0%</td>
<td data-th="Month" class="red">-15.1%</td>
<td data-th="Year" class="green">+20.9%</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p class="note">Data taken on March 23, 2023.</p>
<p class="table-title">XMR Price Graph</p>
![XMR Price Graph 03/16/22-03/23/22](/img/weekly-chart-0323.png "XMR Price Graph 03/16/22-03/23/22")
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>
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