31 Jul 2025 [services]

Haveno v1.2.0 'mandatory update' released with improvements, fixes

woodser1 has released Haveno2 version 1.2.03 - a mandatory update / hard fork - with various bugfixes, updates and improvements:

Changes overview

Lower the minimum trade amount to 0.05 XMR
Improve privacy by randomizing historical trade amounts
Standardize all prices to use price per XMR (base/quote)
Set penalty fee to 25% of security deposit
Update to monero-project v0.18.4.1 and monero-java v0.8.38
Improve reliability of the trade protocol and dispute resolution

The full changelog is available on Github4.

Consult the installing.md5 file for generic build instructions or download the installers provided by third party Haveno networks. To interact with the community, join the #haveno6 room on Matrix.

You can support the project by donating XMR7, becoming a sponsor8, or working on open bounties9.

Note that Haveno can be used on Monero’s main network by using a third party Haveno network10. Only test with small XMR amounts that you can afford to lose.

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

  1. https://github.com/woodser/ ↩

  2. https://haveno.exchange ↩

  3. https://github.com/haveno-dex/haveno/releases/tag/v1.2.0 ↩

  4. https://github.com/haveno-dex/haveno/compare/v1.1.2…v1.2.0 ↩

  5. https://github.com/haveno-dex/haveno/blob/master/docs/installing.md ↩

  6. https://matrix.to/#/#haveno:haveno.network ↩

  7. https://github.com/haveno-dex/haveno#monero ↩

  8. https://haveno.exchange/sponsors/ ↩

  9. https://github.com/haveno-dex/haveno/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3A%F0%9F%92%B0bounty ↩

  10. /first-public-haveno-networks-mainnet-hardenedsteel-retoaccess1/, /the-aloha-project-announces-new-haveno-mainnet-instance/, /haveno-reto-completes-retoswap-rebrand-new-website-launch/, /dawncollective/ ↩