Monero Observer

Monero Observer: time for a second break in 4 years

Sun, 23 Nov 2025 UTC

It’s been a long road: 4+ years of Monero Observer since 2021 with a single break in 2023¹. It’s time for me to take some time off after ~780 consecutive days of work.

My previous statement also applies to this period:

In an effort to mitigate long-term exhaustion and get back into physical and mental shape, I’m opting for a total disconnect: no reporting, no communications.

Subscribe to the RSS² to be notified of my return.

It is likely that I will implement some changes to the project: migrate away from Jekyll’s awfully long local build times, redesign the website and potentially expand the overall journalistic approach.

Thanks for reading and supporting my work, anon.

Onward.

escapethe3RA

6 CCS proposals ready for funding: acx, everoddandeven, jeffro256, perfect-daemon, redsh4de, v1docq47

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 UTC

Six CCS proposals have been moved to the funding stage and are now looking for community support:

acx’s !616¹: part-time work on Monfluo 2025Q4²
everoddandeven’s !598³: Monero Python Maintenance⁴
jeffro256’s !625⁵: full-time development 2025Q4⁶
perfect-daemon’s !621⁷: full-time on daemon and fcmp⁸
redsh4de’s !620⁹: Getmonero.org Redesign Implementation¹⁰
v1docq47’s !607¹¹: monero konferenco 2025 voice-over and working on xmr.ru¹²

You can support the proposals by donating to the XMR addresses listed on the Funding Required page.

This is an ongoing story and the report will be updated when new information is available.

d4ndox releases 'Monero Named Pipes' v0.1.7

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 UTC

d4ndox¹ has released lightweight wallet Monero Named Pipes (mnp)² version 0.1.7³ with new features:

Changes overview

* write txid to the rpc_connection_alert pipe when mnp fails to connect to monero_wallet_rpc
* watchdog script monitors pipe and triggers fallback when such a failure occurs

The full changelog is available on Github⁴.

Note that mnp is ‘a hobby project’. Inspect the code before using.

https://github.com/d4ndox/, @pcre:monero.social (Matrix) ↩
https://github.com/d4ndox/mnp/ ↩
https://github.com/d4ndox/mnp/releases/tag/0.1.7 ↩
https://github.com/d4ndox/mnp/compare/0.1.6…0.1.7 ↩

Cyrix126 releases Gupaxx v1.12.0

Thu, 20 Nov 2025 UTC

Cyrix126¹ has released Gupaxx² version 1.12.0³ with various fixes, improvements and updates:

This release brings a daemon mode, desktop notifications, a button to change the theme and a few fixes

Changes overview

[UI] desktop notifications
[UI] dark/light/system theme button
[Internal] Daemon: add a daemon mode
[Internal] Gupaxx: Upgrade deps and fix breaking change
[Docs] guide for the new daemon mode
[Fix] missing separator at launch buttons bottom bar
P2Pool 4.12, Monerod 0.18.4.4 [..]

The full changelog, sources, SHA256SUM and .asc files can be found on Github³.

This project is a Gupax⁴ fork which integrates the XvB Raffle⁵. Consult the previous Monero Observer report to learn more about the associated bounty⁶.

It is worth mentioning that the project is currently seeking funding to support the development effort⁷.

This is an ongoing story and the report will be updated when new information is available.

https://github.com/Cyrix126/ ↩
https://github.com/Cyrix126/gupaxx/ ↩
https://github.com/Cyrix126/gupaxx/releases/tag/v1.12.0 ↩ ↩²
https://gupax.io/ ↩
https://xmrvsbeast.com/ ↩
/xmrvsbeast-proposes-bounty-gupax-fork-integrated-xmrvsbeast-bonus-hashrate-raffle-p2pool-miners/ ↩
https://kuno.anne.media/fundraiser/dsrr/ ↩

Monero Research Lab meeting scheduled for 26 November 2025 1700 UTC

Thu, 20 Nov 2025 UTC

The next Monero Research Lab¹ meeting is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, November 26th 2025 at 17:00 UTC on IRC-Libera/Matrix² in the #monero-research-lab channels.

Agenda overview (unconfirmed)

Update
FCMP alpha stressnet³
Transaction volume scaling parameters after FCMP hard fork⁴
Monero node fuzzing: past, present, & future⁵
Coinbase Consolidation Tx Type⁶
Simple Market-Based Monero Fee Proposal⁷
AOB

This meeting’s chairperson should be Rucknium⁸. The full discussion topic list will be posted on Github soon.

Logs for the previous meeting are available on Monero Observer⁹.

This is an ongoing story and the report will be updated when new information is available.

https://github.com/monero-project/research-lab ↩
irc://irc.libera.chat/#monero-research-lab (IRC), https://matrix.to/#/#monero-research-lab:monero.social (Matrix) ↩
/fcmp++-carrot-alpha-stressnet-v1-released/ ↩
https://github.com/ArticMine/Monero-Documents/blob/master/MoneroScaling2025-07.pdf ↩
https://magicgrants.org/2025/11/17/Monero-RPC-Fuzzing ↩
https://github.com/monero-project/research-lab/issues/108 ↩
https://github.com/monero-project/research-lab/issues/152 ↩
https://github.com/Rucknium/ ↩
251119-mrl.log ↩

Monero v0.18.4.4 'Fluorine Fermi' released

Wed, 19 Nov 2025 UTC

Monero v0.18.4.4¹ Fluorine Fermi is out²’³ and binaries for both the official CLI⁴ and GUI⁵ wallets are now available for download:

This is the v0.18.4.4 release of the Monero software. This is a recommended release that fixes a bug with Ledger hardware wallet when rejecting secret view key export.

Release highlights

* [CLI/GUI] Fix Ledger hardware wallet bug when rejecting secret view key export
* [CLI] Wallet: identify spends in pool when scanning
* [CLI] Daemon: relay empty fluffy block on found block
* [CLI] Daemon: correct txpool weight miscalculation in edge case
* [CLI] Daemon: refine sync height selection logic
* [CLI] Additional logging deadlock fixes
* [GUI] Update P2Pool to v4.12 
* [GUI] Minor bug fixes [..]

To view the complete list of changes, compare v0.18.4.4 with the previous release (0.18.4.3) on Github⁶. New binaries (CLI/GUI) can be found on the Downloads⁷ page on Getmonero.org.

Release statistics

- Activity:
  - CLI: 4 contributors, 14 commits (+286 loc)
  - GUI: 3 contributors, 6 commits (+23 loc)
- Contributors:
  - selsta [CLI, GUI]
  - tobtoht [CLI, GUI]
  - 0xFFFC0000 [CLI]
  - j-berman [CLI]
  - SChernykh [GUI]

Make sure to check that the file hashes⁸ match those on the signed list and that the signature is valid before installing the software.

Guides for popular operating systems are available on Getmonero.org (Linux/Windows/Mac)⁹’¹⁰ and Monero Observer (Linux)¹¹’¹².

https://github.com/monero-project/monero/releases/tag/v0.18.4.4 ↩
https://www.getmonero.org/2025/11/14/monero-0.18.4.4-released.html ↩
https://www.getmonero.org/2025/11/14/monero-GUI-0.18.4.4-released.html ↩
https://www.getmonero.org/downloads/#cli ↩
https://www.getmonero.org/downloads/#gui ↩
https://github.com/monero-project/monero/compare/v0.18.4.3…v0.18.4.4, https://github.com/monero-project/monero-gui/compare/v0.18.4.3…v0.18.4.4 ↩
https://www.getmonero.org/downloads/ ↩
https://www.getmonero.org/downloads/hashes.txt ↩
https://www.getmonero.org/resources/user-guides/verification-windows-beginner.html ↩
https://www.getmonero.org/resources/user-guides/verification-allos-advanced.html ↩
/verify-install-update-monero-cli-wallet-linux-guide/ ↩
/cypherpunk-transmission-002-building-from-source-monero-cli/ ↩

nahuhh releases basicswap-bash v0.15.1

Wed, 19 Nov 2025 UTC

nahuhh (ofrnxmr)¹ has released basicswap-bash² version 0.15.1³ with fixes and updates:

A suite of bash scripts to install and manage BasicSwapDEX on Windows(WSL)/Debian/Ubuntu/Arch/Fedora

Changes overview

* addcoin: specify remote nodes when adding coins
* mac: fix workflow, addcoin, and update mac dependencies

Installation instructions are available on the Github release page³.

To support the project transfer some XMR to the address listed at the bottom of the README file⁴.

Note: it is recommended to inspect the source code⁵ before running scripts on your machines.

https://github.com/nahuhh/ ↩
https://github.com/nahuhh/basicswap-bash/ ↩
https://github.com/nahuhh/basicswap-bash/releases/tag/v0.15.1 ↩ ↩²
https://github.com/nahuhh/basicswap-bash?tab=readme-ov-file#bonus-placeorders ↩
https://github.com/nahuhh/basicswap-bash/blob/dev/install.sh ↩

John Foss publishes 'The Monero Moon' Issue #83

Wed, 19 Nov 2025 UTC

John Foss¹ has published Issue #83² of The Monero Moon curated newsletter:

If you enjoy the newsletter and want more of this content, shout me a beer by donating some spare Monero you didn’t lose in your boating accident. I’m completely independent and rely solely on donations, with no sponsorship. A massive thank you to everyone who supports my work!

The publication includes news about:

Development, Releases, and Technology
General News
Events and Meetings
Exchanges and Merchants
Community Crowdfunding
Trading & Speculation
Network Metrics
Entertainment

To support John’s work you can donate XMR to the address listed in the footer of each issue.

Cuprate Meeting scheduled for 25 November 2025 1800 UTC

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 UTC

The next Cuprate Meeting is scheduled¹ to take place on Tuesday, November 25 2025 at 18:00 UTC on IRC-Libera/Matrix² in the #cuprate channels.

Cuprate is an effort to create an alternative Monero node implementation.

Agenda overview

Greetings
Updates: What is everyone working on?
Project: What is next for Cuprate?
Any other business

The meeting’s moderator should be Boog900³. Consult the Cuprate code repository⁴ and previous Monero Observer reports⁵ to learn more about the project.

Logs for the previous meeting are available on Monero Observer⁶.

This is an ongoing story and the report will be updated when new information is available.

https://github.com/monero-project/meta/issues/1298 ↩
irc://irc.libera.chat/#cuprate (IRC), https://matrix.to/#/#cuprate:monero.social?via=matrix.org&via=monero.social (Matrix) ↩
https://github.com/Boog900/ ↩
https://github.com/Cuprate/cuprate/ ↩
/syntheticbird45-starts-work-cuprate-monero-rust-node/, /boog900-submits-ccs-proposal-full-time-work-cuprate-3-months/, /hinto-janai-post-first-progress-report-cuprate-ccs-proposal/ ↩
251118-cuprate.log ↩

Monero Tech meeting scheduled for 24 November 2025 1800 UTC

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 UTC

The next Monero Tech meeting is scheduled to take place on Monday, November 24 2025 at 18:00 UTC, in the #no-wallet-left-behind¹ IRC-Libera/Matrix channels.

This meeting’s chairperson will probably be rbrunner7² and the agenda should include various topics: Seraphis³/JAMTIS⁴, FCMPs⁵, and other long-term Monero development issues.

Logs for the previous meeting are available on Monero Observer⁶.

This is an ongoing story and the report will be updated when new information is available.

Update: meeting date/time confirmed⁷.

(IRC-Libera) irc://irc.libera.chat/#no-wallet-left-behind, (Matrix) https://matrix.to/#/#no-wallet-left-behind:monero.social ↩
https://github.com/rbrunner7/ ↩
https://github.com/UkoeHB/Seraphis ↩
https://gist.github.com/tevador/50160d160d24cfc6c52ae02eb3d17024/ ↩
/kayabanerve-submits-ccs-proposal-full-chain-membership-proofs/, https://gist.github.com/kayabaNerve/0e1f7719e5797c826b87249f21ab6f86 ↩
251117-tech.log ↩
https://github.com/monero-project/meta/issues/1300 ↩

Monero Dev Activity Report - Week 46 2025: 46 PRs, 6 Issues

Sun, 16 Nov 2025 UTC

This weekly report aims to provide a big picture view of Monero development activity, increase community support for existing devs and, hopefully, encourage new contributions.

1 - PRs (46, 24:4:18)

Opened (24)

monero-project/monero:

#10197¹ guix: link libgcc_s statically for Linux targets (tobtoht)
#10198² CMake: override option with toolchain variable (tobtoht)
#10211³ cmake: remove iwyu target (tobtoht)
#10213⁴ cmake: set minimum boost version to 1.69 (tobtoht)
#10212⁵ cmake: only search for python where we need it (tobtoht)
#10210⁶ depends: support building without wallet dependencies (tobtoht)
#10215⁷ common: add std equivalent of hash_combine() (jeffro256)
#10216⁸ depends: boost: update to 1.89.0 (tobtoht)
#10208⁹ [POC] docker: StageX bootstrappable static monerod (tobtoht)
#10217¹⁰ depends: drop unused patches (tobtoht)
#10214¹¹ serialization: revert VA_ARGS_COMMAPREFIX usage (jeffro256)
#10219¹² feat: add skip sync feature in refresh (bounty #1, issue #4259) (lau90eth)

monero-project/monero-gui:

#4525¹³ Don’t try negative numbers when translating “%n second(s) ago”-style strings (nabijaczleweli)
#4526¹⁴ fix: optimize settings sync with debug log (issue #4259) (lau90eth)
#4528¹⁵ eat: add skip sync setting with Q_PROPERTY (bounty #1, issue #4259) (lau90eth)
#4529¹⁶ feat: add ‘Fix busted wallet’ function (issue #700) (lau90eth)
#4530¹⁷ feat: add QR code scanner for address input (bounty #4, issue #789) (lau90eth)

monero-project/monero-site:

#2558¹⁸ downloads: add monfluo wallet (nahuhh)
#2559¹⁹ downloads: add ANONERO (nahuhh)
#2557²⁰ downloads: re-add cake wallet (nahuhh)
#2556²¹ blog: add v0.18.4.4 release notes (selsta)
#2562²² images: remove unused exchange images (nahuhh)
#2560²³ user-guides: add registration disabled note for monero.social to join matrix (plowsof)
#2563²⁴ Add OxaPay to payment gateways list (kevin-san0)

Closed (4)

monero-project/monero:

#10209²⁵ build: use $(MAKE) instead of cmake –build (nahuhh)

monero-project/monero-gui :

#4509²⁶ feat: add skip sync feature in FutureScheduler (bounty #1, issue #4259) (pcaversaccio)
#4527²⁷ feat: add skip sync feature in FutureScheduler (bounty #1, issue #4259) (lau90eth)

monero-project/monero-site:

#2532²⁸ i18n: Instructions monero.social prohibits registration (PyXMR2025)

Merged (18)

monero-project/monero:

#10193²⁹ Fix logging lock behavior (j-berman)
#10194³⁰ Fix logging lock behavior [v0.18] (j-berman)
#10201³¹ cryptonote_protocol: accurate next_needed_height when there is an overlap (0xFFFC0000)
#10202³² cryptonote_protocol: accurate next_needed_height when there is an overlap [release] (0xFFFC0000)
#10195³³ ledger: throw on secret view key export rejection [v0.18] (tobtoht)
#10196³⁴ ledger: throw on secret view key export rejection (tobtoht)
#10203³⁵ tx pool: only increment m_txpool_weight for newly added pool txs (j-berman)
#10204³⁶ tx pool: only increment m_txpool_weight for newly added pool txs [v0.18] (j-berman)
#10205³⁷ Daemon: relay empty fluffy block on found block (j-berman)
#10206³⁸ Daemon: relay empty fluffy block on found block [v0.18] (j-berman)
#10200³⁹ src: update checkpoints to match v0.18.4.4 (selsta)
#10199⁴⁰ build: prepare v0.18.4.4 (selsta)

monero-project/monero-gui:

#4521⁴¹ build: prepare v0.18.4.4 (selsta)
#4522⁴² cmake: update deploy icu version (selsta)

monero-project/monero-site:

#2282⁴³ remove MyMonero wallet (HardenedSteel)
#2543⁴⁴ library index: remove monero blitz / list observer (plowsof)
#2552⁴⁵ user-guides: allos verification. fix typo (nahuhh)
#2561⁴⁶ _i18n/en.yml: reword ascanned (plowsof)

2 - ISSUES (6, 3:3)

Opened (3)

monero-project/monero:

#10207⁴⁷ Popping large number of blocks is barely functional (nahuhh)
#10218⁴⁸ Miss funds (tommyy-13)

monero-project/monero-gui:

#4524⁴⁹ GUI wallet: further development environment setup; on Ubuntu 22.04 and 24.04 (St1g3rOptlm1S3)

monero-project/monero-site: none

Closed (3)

monero-project/monero:

#10151⁵⁰ Fluffyblocks sending already known txs(?) (nahuhh)

monero-project/monero-gui:

#4523⁵¹ PID failure at service restart - possible p2p socks5 issues, or external /mnt/ (hal9000node)

monero-project/monero-site:

#2256⁵² Remove Mymonero (jermanuts)

That’s it for this week’s dev activity report. I will try and publish one every Sunday. Let me know if I missed anything or if you want to see any other statistics/repos included in future reports. Feedback/edits: @ /about.

Previous reports are listed in the [dev] section.

-3RA

jeffro256 submits CCS proposal for Carrot/FCMP++ dev work in Q4 2025

Sat, 15 Nov 2025 UTC

jeffro256¹ has submitted a new CCS proposal² looking to continue working full-time on Carrot³ development - Monero’s main addressing protocol post-FCMP++ - for 3 months (Q4 2025):

The last quarter we launched the FCMP++ Alpha Stressnet. It has generally been a huge success, showing that the node can handle a reasonable level of FCMP++ stress while still revealing a large swath of improvements to make. [..] In the following quarter, I want to continue on this journey.

Total funding proposed: 96 XMR.

ETA: ~3 months.

Proposed work overview

Support new unbiased hash-to-point in the Carrot code
Make some misc code changes to Carrot code to better match the spec
Research/review/reach consensus/implement scaling changes
Begin soliciting Carrot core implementation audits
Help launch FCMP++ Beta Stressnet with consensus / addressing protcol changes
Solicit help for multisig implementations of Carrot
Help out with the FCMP++ integration

jeffro256 has contributed 125 merged commits⁴ to the Monero core repository, worked on the Seraphis migration project in 2023/2024⁵, and also wrote up the Carrot specification³ for formal auditing⁶ and implementation⁷.

It is worth noting that the dev has recently completed the final milestone for their previous CCS proposal⁸.

To read, share your feedback, ask questions and support this proposal, consult !625².

This is an ongoing story and the report will be updated when new information is available.

Update: moved to funding stage⁹.

https://github.com/jeffro256 ↩
https://repo.getmonero.org/monero-project/ccs-proposals/-/merge_requests/625 ↩ ↩²
https://github.com/jeffro256/carrot/blob/master/carrot.md ↩ ↩²
https://github.com/monero-project/monero/commits?author=jeffro256 ↩
https://github.com/seraphis-migration/monero/pulls?q=is%3Apr+author%3Ajeffro256, https://github.com/UkoeHB/monero/pulls?q=is%3Apr+author%3Ajeffro256 ↩
https://github.com/cypherstack/carrot-audit ↩
https://github.com/monero-project/monero/pull/9559, https://github.com/monero-project/monero/pull/9697 ↩
/jeffro256-completes-2025-q3-monero-dev-work-ccs-proposal/ ↩
https://ccs.getmonero.org/proposals/jeffro256-full-time-2025Q4.html ↩

Monero Observer Artistic Saturday Top 5 - Week 46, 2025

Sat, 15 Nov 2025 UTC

Previous Artistic Saturday weekly reports can be found in the [art]¹ section.

5 - ‘Speak the same language’ design (by gnuteardrops²)

4 - ‘Privacy first’ picture (by GAINGAR__³)

3 - ‘Dig for freedom’ image (by MrCrypPrivacy⁴)

2 - ‘Monero is the road to sovereignty’ illustration (by cypherpunk31337⁵)

1 - ‘Monero normalizing privacy’ graphic (by gnuteardrops⁶)

Let me know if you enjoyed this edition and send me your art suggestions @/about.

Notes: monero.graphics designs can be used freely, but other designs might be commissioned. Tip the artists to support their work.

-3RA

Monero v0.18.4.4 'Fluorine Fermi' tagged

Thu, 13 Nov 2025 UTC

The official Monero v0.18.4.4 Fluorine Fermi has been tagged (CLI/GUI)¹ and the release binaries should be out soon.

Changes overview

* [CLI] wallet: identify spends in pool when scanning
* [CLI] cryptonote_protocol: accurate next_needed_height when there is an overlap
* [CLI] Fix logging deadlock
* [CLI] ledger: throw on secret view key export rejection
* [CLI] tx pool: only increment m_txpool_weight for newly added pool txs
* [CLI] Daemon: relay empty fluffy block on found block
* [GUI] cmake: update deploy icu version
* [GUI] p2pool v4.12 [..]

The complete changelog is available on Github².

Contributors are encouraged to share the results of their deterministic build processes³ by making a pull request to the monero-project/gitian.sigs⁴ repository.

This is an ongoing story and the report will be updated when new information is available.

Monero Research Lab meeting scheduled for 19 November 2025 1700 UTC

Thu, 13 Nov 2025 UTC

The next Monero Research Lab¹ meeting is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, November 19th 2025 at 17:00 UTC on IRC-Libera/Matrix² in the #monero-research-lab channels.

Agenda overview

Update
FCMP alpha stressnet³
Transaction volume scaling parameters after FCMP hard fork⁴
Monero node fuzzing: past, present, & future⁵
Coinbase Consolidation Tx Type⁶
Simple Market-Based Monero Fee Proposal⁷
AOB

This meeting’s chairperson should be Rucknium⁸. The full discussion topic list will be posted on Github soon.

Logs for the previous meeting are available on Monero Observer⁹.

This is an ongoing story and the report will be updated when new information is available.

Update 25/11/19: agenda confirmed¹⁰.

Update 25/11/20: logs will be available on Monero Observer soon¹¹.

https://github.com/monero-project/research-lab ↩
irc://irc.libera.chat/#monero-research-lab (IRC), https://matrix.to/#/#monero-research-lab:monero.social (Matrix) ↩
/fcmp++-carrot-alpha-stressnet-v1-released/ ↩
https://github.com/ArticMine/Monero-Documents/blob/master/MoneroScaling2025-07.pdf ↩
https://magicgrants.org/2025/11/17/Monero-RPC-Fuzzing ↩
https://github.com/monero-project/research-lab/issues/108 ↩
https://github.com/monero-project/research-lab/issues/152 ↩
https://github.com/Rucknium/ ↩
251112-mrl.log ↩
https://github.com/monero-project/meta/issues/1299 ↩
251119-mrl.log ↩

atsamd21 releases Haveno Android app v1.0.0

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 UTC

atsamd21¹ has released the first stable version (1.0.0-rc.1)² of the Haveno Android app³:

Changes overview

Add important notice
Update nuget packages
Add MakerFeePct and TakerFeePct to AppConstants and update instructions
Only show passphrase if offer has one

Consult the previous Monero Observer report⁴ to learn more about this story.

To support further development of the app transfer any amount of XMR to the project’s donation address⁵.

Note: the project is a WiP; the repository is configured for the public test network/stagenet.

Update: mainnet v1.0.0 available⁶.

https://github.com/atsamd21/ ↩
https://github.com/atsamd21/Haveno-app/ ↩
https://github.com/atsamd21/Haveno-app/releases/tag/v1.0.0-rc.1 ↩
/atsamd21-starts-developing-haveno-mobile-app/ ↩
https://github.com/atsamd21/Haveno-app?tab=readme-ov-file#donate ↩
https://github.com/atsamd21/Haveno-app/releases/tag/v1.0.0 ↩

Boog900's Cuprate CCS proposal fully funded

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 UTC

Boog900¹’s CCS proposal² to continue development work on Cuprate³ for 3 months is now fully funded:

>118 XMR raised in 70 contributions (100%+)

Consult the previous Monero Observer report to learn more about Boog900’s work⁴.

https://github.com/Boog900/ ↩
https://ccs.getmonero.org/proposals/boog_3_months_cuprate_4.html ↩
https://cuprate.org/ ↩
/diosdelrayo-ccs-proposal-offline-signing-library-xmrsigner/ ↩

Cuprate Meeting scheduled for 18 November 2025 1800 UTC

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 UTC

The next Cuprate Meeting is scheduled¹ to take place on Tuesday, November 18 2025 at 18:00 UTC on IRC-Libera/Matrix² in the #cuprate channels.

Cuprate is an effort to create an alternative Monero node implementation.

Agenda overview

Greetings
Updates: What is everyone working on?
Project: What is next for Cuprate?
Any other business

The meeting’s moderator should be Boog900³. Consult the Cuprate code repository⁴ and previous Monero Observer reports⁵ to learn more about the project.

Logs for the previous meeting are available on Monero Observer⁶.

This is an ongoing story and the report will be updated when new information is available.

Update: logs available⁷.

https://github.com/monero-project/meta/issues/1295 ↩
irc://irc.libera.chat/#cuprate (IRC), https://matrix.to/#/#cuprate:monero.social?via=matrix.org&via=monero.social (Matrix) ↩
https://github.com/Boog900/ ↩
https://github.com/Cuprate/cuprate/ ↩
/syntheticbird45-starts-work-cuprate-monero-rust-node/, /boog900-submits-ccs-proposal-full-time-work-cuprate-3-months/, /hinto-janai-post-first-progress-report-cuprate-ccs-proposal/ ↩
251111-cuprate.log ↩
251118-cuprate.log ↩

jeffro256 completes 2025 Q3 Monero dev work CCS

Tue, 11 Nov 2025 UTC

jeffro256¹ has posted a third and final progress report² for their full-time 2025/Q3 Monero (Carrot³) development work CCS proposal⁴:

Since the last milestone update, I have spent a lot of time upstreaming Carrot/FCMP++ code and general fixes. The biggest single changeset I worked on was the mempool input verification cache⁵. This has had positive impacts on block propagation and reorg times in the stressnet. I have also been reviewing a lot of Berman’s fixes for the FCMP++ stressnet. I did a couple of bug fixes myself after a lot of time spent debugging live nodes. I am currently working a lot to improve foundation for HW device support for the Carrot integration.

Work overview

* WiP branches: carrot_core, carrot_impl, fcmp++-stage, fcmp++-stage-cold-hot
* Merged PRs:
  * [core #10156] cryptonote_core: rm confusing/redundant BP consensus rule
  * [core #10166] BlockchainDB: rm skip_coinbase in get_blocks_from()
  * [core #10170] epee: align container pod as blob serialization 
  * [carrot/FCMP++ #193] blockchain_prune: add FCMP tables and check DB version
  * [carrot/FCMP++ #196] blockchain_prune: add FCMP tables and check DB version [STRESSNET]

To learn more about jeffro256’s work consult the previous Monero Observer report⁶.

The complete dev update is available on Gitlab².

https://github.com/jeffro256 ↩
https://repo.getmonero.org/monero-project/ccs-proposals/-/merge_requests/602#note_32948 ↩ ↩²
https://github.com/jeffro256/carrot/blob/master/carrot.md ↩
https://ccs.getmonero.org/proposals/jeffro256-full-time-2025Q3.html ↩
https://github.com/monero-project/monero/pull/10157 ↩
/jeffro256-submits-full-time-monero-carrot-dev-work-ccs-proposal-q3-2025/ ↩

Monero Tech meeting scheduled for 17 November 2025 1800 UTC

Mon, 10 Nov 2025 UTC

The next Monero Tech meeting is scheduled to take place on Monday, November 17 2025 at 18:00 UTC, in the #no-wallet-left-behind¹ IRC-Libera/Matrix channels.

This meeting’s chairperson will probably be rbrunner7² and the agenda should include various topics: Seraphis³/JAMTIS⁴, FCMPs⁵, and other long-term Monero development issues.

Logs for the previous meeting are available on Monero Observer⁶.

This is an ongoing story and the report will be updated when new information is available.

Update 25/11/15: meeting date/time confirmed⁷.

Update 25/11/18: logs available⁸.

(IRC-Libera) irc://irc.libera.chat/#no-wallet-left-behind, (Matrix) https://matrix.to/#/#no-wallet-left-behind:monero.social ↩
https://github.com/rbrunner7/ ↩
https://github.com/UkoeHB/Seraphis ↩
https://gist.github.com/tevador/50160d160d24cfc6c52ae02eb3d17024/ ↩
/kayabanerve-submits-ccs-proposal-full-chain-membership-proofs/, https://gist.github.com/kayabaNerve/0e1f7719e5797c826b87249f21ab6f86 ↩
251110-tech.log ↩
https://github.com/monero-project/meta/issues/1297 ↩
251117-tech.log ↩

Monero Dev Activity Report - Week 45 2025: 17 PRs, 6 Issues

Sun, 09 Nov 2025 UTC

This weekly report aims to provide a big picture view of Monero development activity, increase community support for existing devs and, hopefully, encourage new contributions.

1 - PRs (17, 12:1:4)

Opened (12)

monero-project/monero:

#10184¹ guix: remove libtool & python from darwin build env (tobtoht)
#10187² guix: use clang 19 for darwin & freebsd targets (tobtoht)
#10189³ simplewallet: use passed decrypted payment ID from wallet2 for notifications (jeffro256)
#10186⁴ tx_memory_pool: speedup get_complement() for large requests (jeffro256)
#10188⁵ p2p: unpack memory layout of peerlist entries (jeffro256)
#10190⁶ rpc: remove COMMAND_RPC_SUBMIT_RAW_TX (hinto-janai)
#10192⁷ Blockchain: cancel pop_blocks() operation on interrupt (jeffro256)
#10194⁸ Fix logging lock behavior [v0.18] (j-berman)
#10193⁹ Fix logging lock behavior (j-berman)

monero-project/monero-gui:

#4520¹⁰ slightly shortened human readable date time (HannesGitH)

monero-project/monero-site:

#2553¹¹ i18n: remove redundant hodlhodl translations (fxrstor)
#2555¹² downloads: add torrents (plowsof)

Closed (1)

monero-project/monero: none

monero-project/monero-gui : none

monero-project/monero-site:

#2539¹³ downloads: add torrent (plowsof)

Merged (4)

monero-project/monero:

#10005¹⁴ guix: bump time-machine to 3cd1c8769c618cab07181c6a4807792a371f0b2e (tobtoht)
#10182¹⁵ release: drop support for arm32 linux (tobtoht)
#10181¹⁶ fuzz: fix some warnings (jeffro256)

monero-project/monero-gui:

#4519¹⁷ p2pool v4.12 (SChernykh)

monero-project/monero-site: none

2 - ISSUES (6, 1:5)

Opened (1)

monero-project/monero: none

monero-project/monero-gui: none

monero-project/monero-site:

#2554¹⁸ Downloads: Add both CakeWallet + Monero.com (plowsof)

Closed (5)

monero-project/monero:

#10183¹⁹ Monero not able to mine on p2pool.M1 iMac (Android-Artisan)
#10185²⁰ How to run monerod with valgrind (j-berman)
#10191²¹ TODO: “Monero” personalization string for Blake2B hashing in Carrot (jeffro256)

monero-project/monero-gui:

#4516²² Monero on winget for Windows? (NSurtsev)
#4512²³ Gui went missing on windows 11 25h2 update (SgtStarSlayer)

monero-project/monero-site: none

Previous reports are listed in the [dev] section.

-3RA

Community Workgroup Meeting scheduled for 22 November 2025 1600 UTC

Sun, 09 Nov 2025 UTC

The next Monero Community Workgroup Meeting should take place Saturday, on the 22nd of November 2025 at 16:00 UTC, in the #monero-community¹’² channels.

Discussions should be focused on community highlights, CCS updates and workgroup reports. plowsof³ will moderate the meeting.

Logs for the previous meeting are available on Monero Observer⁴.

This is an ongoing story and the report will be updated when new information is available.

irc://irc.libera.chat/#monero-community ↩
https://matrix.to/#/#monero-community:monero.social ↩
https://github.com/plowsof/ ↩
251108-community.log ↩

plowsof posts second progress report for sixth CCS coordinator term

Sat, 08 Nov 2025 UTC

plowsof¹ has posted a second progress report² after working for more than 4 months during their sixth term as CCS coordinator³:

My last update was 4.20 months ago, enough time has passed and hours worked to claim all milestones+ but this is not a charity, nor am i here to “collect my monthly pay cheque”, i like to give donors value first and foremost.

Work overview

[Community] organized and moderated 9x meetings
[CCS] 12x proposals moved to funding stage/funded by community
[Misc]
- Bounties site now has the pre-approval system active
- working on a monero-torrent⁴ [..]

The full progress report is available on Gitlab².

Consult the previous Monero Observer report⁵ to learn more about plowsof’s CCS proposal.

https://github.com/plowsof/ ↩
https://repo.getmonero.org/monero-project/ccs-proposals/-/merge_requests/560#note_32889 ↩ ↩²
https://ccs.getmonero.org/proposals/plowsof_6_ccs_coordinator.html ↩
https://github.com/plowsof/monero-torrent/, https://github.com/monero-project/monero-site/pull/2555 ↩
/plowsof-submits-proposal-ccs-coordinator-april-june-2025/ ↩

Monero Talk interviews Cake Wallet founder Vik Sharma

Sat, 08 Nov 2025 UTC

In this Monero Talk episode¹, Douglas Tuman² interviews Cake Wallet³ and Monero.com⁴ founder Vik Sharma⁵:

For a project that just started for ME to hold Monero in my iPhone - not everybody’s iPhone [..] now there’s a million downloads.. 450 thousand unique active users a month.. it’s massive. (Vik @ 3:14)

Several topics are discussed in this short interview, including Monero, Cake, FCMP++ and LWS, the recent Zcash price rally and the rise of privacy coins.

Monero Talk previously interviewed Vik in 2021, as reported⁶.

(video) https://redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=ci-oMht9-RM, (audio) https://www.monerotalk.live/monerotalk-367 ↩
https://farside.link/nitter/DouglasTuman/ ↩
https://cakewallet.com/ ↩
https://monero.com/ ↩
https://farside.link/nitter/vikrantnyc/ ↩
/monerotalk-cake-wallet-founder-vik-sharma-interview/ ↩

Monero Observer Artistic Saturday Top 5 - Week 45, 2025

Sat, 08 Nov 2025 UTC

Previous Artistic Saturday weekly reports can be found in the [art]¹ section.

5 - ‘The moment to buy some XMR’ picture (by snapswap_io²)

4 - ‘1 XMR will always be 1 XMR’ graphic (by xTKcrypto³)

3 - ‘Private by default’ image (by el_1pixie1⁴)

2 - ‘One network. Infinite shadows’ illustration (by MisterMonero⁵)

1 - ‘How bullish are you?’ comic (by cypherpunk31337⁶)

Let me know if you enjoyed this edition and send me your art suggestions @/about.

Notes: monero.graphics designs can be used freely, but other designs might be commissioned. Tip the artists to support their work.

-3RA

j-berman posts CCS progress report after 550 hours of dev work

Fri, 07 Nov 2025 UTC

j-berman¹ has published a third progress report² for his full-time 2025 CCS proposal (part 11)³ after 550 hours of Monero/FCMP++ and Seraphis dev work:

We are currently on v1.4⁴ of the alpha stressnet⁵, working toward beta. OOM issues and reviewing tx relay v2 are the next major tasks I’m currently focusing on.

Work overview

Merged PR's:
* FCMP++ wallet: fix sporadic GUI / wallet API large tx construction failures
* wallet: CLI & RPC speed up refresh/show_transfers with large pool
* FCMP++ wallet: fix handling when restore height's prev block is reorged
* p2p: relay empty fluffy block on found block
* daemon: faster sync by verifying batches of FCMP++ proofs in parallel
* daemon: fix FCMP++ batch verification collection ver ID's
* FCMP++ Rust FFI: ASAN support
Other tasks:
* Reviewed @vtnerd's p2p SSL
* Reviewed a number of @jeffro256's PR's
* Investigated OOM issues in the stressnet
* tx pool: don't re-relay txs w/key image already spent in chain [..]

Consult the previous Monero Observer report⁶ to learn more about Justin’s CCS.

The full dev update is available on Gitlab in !600².

https://github.com/j-berman ↩
https://repo.getmonero.org/monero-project/ccs-proposals/-/merge_requests/600#note_32851 ↩ ↩²
https://ccs.getmonero.org/proposals/j-berman-4months-full-time-11.html ↩
https://github.com/seraphis-migration/monero/releases/tag/v0.19.0.0-alpha.1.4 ↩
/fcmp++-carrot-alpha-stressnet-v1-released/ ↩
/j-berman-monero-fcmp-seraphis-dev-work-4-months-ccs-proposal-part-11/ ↩

vtnerd posts CCS progress report after 320 hours of dev work

Fri, 07 Nov 2025 UTC

vtnerd¹ has published a second progress report² for his full-time Q3 2025 CCS proposal³ after 320 hours of Monero dev work:

The biggest chunk of time (~80 hours) was spent testing and fixing bugs in the carrot/fcmp++ PR⁴. [..] The only thing missing from the carrot/fcmp++ code is spending, which is currently not-yet complete. The positive news is that xmrchat/btcpayserver users should be ready for the upgrade.

Work overview

* carrot/fcmp++: testing and fixing bugs
* subaddress lookahead LWS server
* official docker build
* monerod: investigating (briefly) the span/oom issue
* monerod: research the banning issue
* monerod: updating+responding to the ssl patch
* fix default/auto fees in lwsf [..]

Consult the previous Monero Observer report⁵ to learn more about vtnerd’s work.

The full dev update is available on Gitlab in !623².

https://github.com/vtnerd ↩
https://repo.getmonero.org/monero-project/ccs-proposals/-/merge_requests/623 ↩ ↩²
https://ccs.getmonero.org/proposals/vtnerd-2025-q3.html ↩
https://github.com/vtnerd/monero-lws/pull/185 ↩
/vtnerd-ccs-proposal-full-time-monero-dev-work-q3-2025/ ↩

rehrar submits CCS proposal to fund Monero community assembly at C9C3

Thu, 06 Nov 2025 UTC

rehrar¹ has submitted a CCS proposal² - on behalf of the Critical Decentralisation Cluster (CDC)³ - looking to partly fund the Monero community assembly at the forthcoming 39th Chaos Communication Congress (39C3)⁴:

We’re looking to raise 200 XMR so we can improve the things that were good last year, and double down on the things that went well. We want to have Monero specific workshops (setting up nodes, wallets, going over some of the cryptography, etc) and continue the trend of having Monero folks run a coffee booth among other things. [..] A more complete budget will follow soon. The asked 200 XMR does not cover all expenses, but, again, additional sponsors are already on board, so the expected risk of not being able to deliver if this CCS is funded is essentially zero.

Total funding: 200 XMR.

ETA: TBD.

Milestones

M1: Half up front (100 XMR)
M2: Half after (100 XMR)

It is worth noting that the C3 annual four-day conference is scheduled to take place on 27–30 December 2025 in Hamburg.

To read the full proposal, share your feedback, ask questions and support this CCS, consult !622².

This is an ongoing story and the report will be updated when new information is available.

https://github.com/rehrar/ ↩
https://repo.getmonero.org/monero-project/ccs-proposals/-/merge_requests/622/ ↩ ↩²
https://decentral.community/ ↩
https://events.ccc.de/congress/2025/infos/index.html ↩

P2Pool v4.12 released with full Tor support

Thu, 06 Nov 2025 UTC

SChernykh¹ has released P2Pool² version 4.12³ with full support for Tor⁴, various improvements and bugfixes:

Changes overview

* [Feat] TOR is fully supported now
* [Feat] Wallet address: added checks for FCMP++ compatibility
* [Improvement] Speed up crypto derivations with vartime ops (faster sync times)
* [Improvement] De-duplicate tx hashes and pub keys (saves memory, off by default)
* [Fix] Fixed a crash at startup on Windows when using some DNS servers

The full list of changes since v4.11 is available on Github⁵.

Before using the software, you should verify the SHA256 sums with SChernykh’s GPG key⁶.

The README⁷ has valuable information about features, defaults, how pool shares work, build instructions and a short mining guide. If you need assistance, read the FAQ⁸ and join the project’s IRC channels⁹.

Note that it is strongly recommended to synchronize your system clock before you start mining; create a new wallet and don’t use it for anything else but mining for privacy reasons - all wallet addresses are public on P2Pool!

https://github.com/SChernykh/ ↩
https://p2pool.io/ ↩
https://github.com/SChernykh/p2pool/releases/tag/v4.12 ↩
https://github.com/SChernykh/p2pool/blob/master/docs/TOR.MD ↩
https://github.com/SChernykh/p2pool/compare/v4.11…v4.12 ↩
https://p2pool.io/SChernykh.asc, https://github.com/monero-project/gitian.sigs/blob/master/gitian-pubkeys/SChernykh.asc ↩
https://github.com/SChernykh/p2pool/blob/master/README.md ↩
https://p2pool.io/#faq ↩
#monero-pools, #p2pool-log, #p2pool-mini (IRC-Libera) ↩

hinto-janai posts progress report for Cuprate/FCMP++ CCS

Thu, 06 Nov 2025 UTC

hinto-janai¹ has posted the first progress report² for their latest CCS³ proposal to work full-time on Cuprate⁴ and Monero (FCMP++ reviews) for 3 months:

Time has been split mostly evenly although I will probably be spending more time on PoWER for monero for now such that it can be tested on the FCMP++/Carrot stressnet ASAP⁵.

Progress overview

Update 1:
* currently implementing and testing PoWER for both monero and cuprate
* continuing work on ZMQ; currently writing a proposal
* Cuprate meetings have also started again

To learn more about hinto-janai’s CCS proposal, consult the previous Monero Observer report⁶.

This is an ongoing story and the report will be updated when new information is available.

https://github.com/hinto-janai/ ↩
https://repo.getmonero.org/monero-project/ccs-proposals/-/merge_requests/591#note_32840 ↩
https://ccs.getmonero.org/proposals/hinto-5.html ↩
https://github.com/Cuprate/cuprate/ ↩
https://github.com/seraphis-migration/monero/releases/ ↩
/hinto-janai-full-time-cuprate-fcmp-dev-ccs-proposal-480-hours/ ↩

Monero Research Lab meeting scheduled for 12 November 2025 1700 UTC

Thu, 06 Nov 2025 UTC

The next Monero Research Lab¹ meeting is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, November 12th 2025 at 17:00 UTC on IRC-Libera/Matrix² in the #monero-research-lab channels.

Agenda overview

Update
FCMP alpha stressnet³
Transaction volume scaling parameters after FCMP hard fork⁴
Mining pool centralization: Temporary rolling DNS checkpoints, Share or Perish and Lucky Transactions⁵
Coinbase Consolidation Tx Type⁶
Simple Market-Based Monero Fee Proposal⁷
AOB

This meeting’s chairperson should be Rucknium⁸. The full discussion topic list will be posted on Github soon.

Logs for the previous meeting are available on Monero Observer⁹.

This is an ongoing story and the report will be updated when new information is available.

Update 25/11/12: agenda confirmed¹⁰.

Update 25/11/13: logs available¹¹.

https://github.com/monero-project/research-lab ↩
irc://irc.libera.chat/#monero-research-lab (IRC), https://matrix.to/#/#monero-research-lab:monero.social (Matrix) ↩
/fcmp++-carrot-alpha-stressnet-v1-released/ ↩
https://github.com/ArticMine/Monero-Documents/blob/master/MoneroScaling2025-07.pdf ↩
https://github.com/monero-project/monero/issues/10064, https://github.com/monero-project/research-lab/issues/146, https://github.com/monero-project/research-lab/issues/145 ↩
https://github.com/monero-project/research-lab/issues/108 ↩
https://github.com/monero-project/research-lab/issues/152 ↩
https://github.com/Rucknium/ ↩
251105-mrl.log ↩
https://github.com/monero-project/meta/issues/1296 ↩
251112-mrl.log ↩

Cuprate Meeting scheduled for 11 November 2025 1800 UTC

Wed, 05 Nov 2025 UTC

The next Cuprate Meeting is scheduled¹ to take place on Tuesday, November 11 2025 at 18:00 UTC on IRC-Libera/Matrix² in the #cuprate channels.

Cuprate is an effort to create an alternative Monero node implementation.

Agenda overview

Greetings
Updates: What is everyone working on?
Project: What is next for Cuprate?
Any other business

The meeting’s moderator should be Boog900³. Consult the Cuprate code repository⁴ and previous Monero Observer reports⁵ to learn more about the project.

Logs for the previous meeting are available on Monero Observer⁶.

This is an ongoing story and the report will be updated when new information is available.

Update: meeting logs available⁷.

https://github.com/monero-project/meta/issues/1291 ↩
irc://irc.libera.chat/#cuprate (IRC), https://matrix.to/#/#cuprate:monero.social?via=matrix.org&via=monero.social (Matrix) ↩
https://github.com/Boog900/ ↩
https://github.com/Cuprate/cuprate/ ↩
/syntheticbird45-starts-work-cuprate-monero-rust-node/, /boog900-submits-ccs-proposal-full-time-work-cuprate-3-months/, /hinto-janai-post-first-progress-report-cuprate-ccs-proposal/ ↩
251104-cuprate.log ↩
251111-cuprate.log ↩

Monero Tech meeting scheduled for 10 November 2025 1800 UTC

Tue, 04 Nov 2025 UTC

The next Monero Tech meeting is scheduled to take place on Monday, November 10 2025 at 18:00 UTC, in the #no-wallet-left-behind¹ IRC-Libera/Matrix channels.

This meeting’s chairperson will probably be rbrunner7² and the agenda should include various topics: Seraphis³/JAMTIS⁴, FCMPs⁵, and other long-term Monero development issues.

Logs for the previous meeting are available on Monero Observer⁶.

This is an ongoing story and the report will be updated when new information is available.

Update 25/11/10: meeting date/time confirmed⁷.

Update 25/11/11: logs available⁸.

(IRC-Libera) irc://irc.libera.chat/#no-wallet-left-behind, (Matrix) https://matrix.to/#/#no-wallet-left-behind:monero.social ↩
https://github.com/rbrunner7/ ↩
https://github.com/UkoeHB/Seraphis ↩
https://gist.github.com/tevador/50160d160d24cfc6c52ae02eb3d17024/ ↩
/kayabanerve-submits-ccs-proposal-full-chain-membership-proofs/, https://gist.github.com/kayabaNerve/0e1f7719e5797c826b87249f21ab6f86 ↩
251103-tech.log ↩
https://github.com/monero-project/meta/issues/1294 ↩
251110-tech.log ↩

Monero Observer

Monero Observer: time for a second break in 4 years

6 CCS proposals ready for funding: acx, everoddandeven, jeffro256, perfect-daemon, redsh4de, v1docq47

d4ndox releases 'Monero Named Pipes' v0.1.7

Changes overview

Cyrix126 releases Gupaxx v1.12.0

Changes overview

Monero Research Lab meeting scheduled for 26 November 2025 1700 UTC

Agenda overview (unconfirmed)

Monero v0.18.4.4 'Fluorine Fermi' released

Release highlights

Release statistics

nahuhh releases basicswap-bash v0.15.1

Changes overview

John Foss publishes 'The Monero Moon' Issue #83

Cuprate Meeting scheduled for 25 November 2025 1800 UTC

Agenda overview

Monero Tech meeting scheduled for 24 November 2025 1800 UTC

Monero Dev Activity Report - Week 46 2025: 46 PRs, 6 Issues

1 - PRs (46, 24:4:18)

2 - ISSUES (6, 3:3)

jeffro256 submits CCS proposal for Carrot/FCMP++ dev work in Q4 2025

Proposed work overview

Monero Observer Artistic Saturday Top 5 - Week 46, 2025

5 - ‘Speak the same language’ design (by gnuteardrops2)

4 - ‘Privacy first’ picture (by GAINGAR__3)

3 - ‘Dig for freedom’ image (by MrCrypPrivacy4)

2 - ‘Monero is the road to sovereignty’ illustration (by cypherpunk313375)

1 - ‘Monero normalizing privacy’ graphic (by gnuteardrops6)

Monero v0.18.4.4 'Fluorine Fermi' tagged

Changes overview

Monero Research Lab meeting scheduled for 19 November 2025 1700 UTC

Agenda overview

atsamd21 releases Haveno Android app v1.0.0

Changes overview

Boog900's Cuprate CCS proposal fully funded

Cuprate Meeting scheduled for 18 November 2025 1800 UTC

Agenda overview

jeffro256 completes 2025 Q3 Monero dev work CCS

Work overview

Monero Tech meeting scheduled for 17 November 2025 1800 UTC

Monero Dev Activity Report - Week 45 2025: 17 PRs, 6 Issues

1 - PRs (17, 12:1:4)

2 - ISSUES (6, 1:5)

Community Workgroup Meeting scheduled for 22 November 2025 1600 UTC

plowsof posts second progress report for sixth CCS coordinator term

Work overview

Monero Talk interviews Cake Wallet founder Vik Sharma

Monero Observer Artistic Saturday Top 5 - Week 45, 2025

5 - ‘The moment to buy some XMR’ picture (by snapswap_io2)

4 - ‘1 XMR will always be 1 XMR’ graphic (by xTKcrypto3)

3 - ‘Private by default’ image (by el_1pixie14)

2 - ‘One network. Infinite shadows’ illustration (by MisterMonero5)

1 - ‘How bullish are you?’ comic (by cypherpunk313376)

j-berman posts CCS progress report after 550 hours of dev work

Work overview

vtnerd posts CCS progress report after 320 hours of dev work

Work overview

rehrar submits CCS proposal to fund Monero community assembly at C9C3

Milestones

P2Pool v4.12 released with full Tor support

Changes overview

hinto-janai posts progress report for Cuprate/FCMP++ CCS

Progress overview

Monero Research Lab meeting scheduled for 12 November 2025 1700 UTC

Agenda overview

Cuprate Meeting scheduled for 11 November 2025 1800 UTC

Agenda overview

Monero Tech meeting scheduled for 10 November 2025 1800 UTC

5 - ‘Speak the same language’ design (by gnuteardrops²)

4 - ‘Privacy first’ picture (by GAINGAR__³)

3 - ‘Dig for freedom’ image (by MrCrypPrivacy⁴)

2 - ‘Monero is the road to sovereignty’ illustration (by cypherpunk31337⁵)

1 - ‘Monero normalizing privacy’ graphic (by gnuteardrops⁶)

5 - ‘The moment to buy some XMR’ picture (by snapswap_io²)

4 - ‘1 XMR will always be 1 XMR’ graphic (by xTKcrypto³)

3 - ‘Private by default’ image (by el_1pixie1⁴)

2 - ‘One network. Infinite shadows’ illustration (by MisterMonero⁵)

1 - ‘How bullish are you?’ comic (by cypherpunk31337⁶)