j-berman posts CCS progress report after 497 hours of dev work
j-berman1 has published a third progress report2 for his full-time 2025 (part 9) Monero (FCMPs++) dev work CCS proposal3:
Work overviewUpdate 3 497 hours [..] Here’s what I aim to complete by the end of this CCS: Implement @jeffro256’s ideas here to handle reorgs better. Modify block headers for FCMP++. [..]
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- A FCMP++ testnet is working locally using the CLI and RPC wallets (G … ⌘ Read more”`
Monero Research Lab meeting scheduled for 26 March 2025 1700 UTC
The next Monero Research Lab1 meeting is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, March 26th 2025 at 17:00 UTC on IRC-Libera/Matrix2 in the #monero-research-lab channels.
acx, plowsof, selsta, SyntheticBird45 CCS proposals ready for funding
Four CCS proposals have been moved to the funding stage and are now looking for community support:
Cuprate Meeting scheduled for 25 March 2025 1800 UTC
The next Cuprate Meeting is scheduled1 to take place on Tuesday, March 25 2025 at 18:00 UTC on IRC-Libera/Matrix2 in the #cuprate channels.
Agenda overviewCuprate is an effort to create an alternative Monero node implementation.
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 reposi … ⌘ Read more
A cat gave birth to kittens, but unfortunately, the others didn’t make it… However this little sweet baby survived. Welcome to the family!! ⌘ Read more
(Updated) Olimex’s Open Source iMX8MPlus SOM & EVB for Industrial, ML, and Vision Applications with 2.3 TOPS NPU
Olimex’s Open Source iMX8MPlus SOM & EVB for Industrial, ML, and Vision Applications with 2.3 TOPS NPU ⌘ Read more
Monero Tech meeting scheduled for 24 March 2025 1800 UTC
The next Monero Tech meeting is scheduled to take place on Monday, March 24 2025 at 18:00 UTC, in the #no-wallet-left-behind 1 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.
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GIMP 3.0
Article URL: https://testing.gimp.org/news/2025/03/16/gimp-3-0-released/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43393822
Points: 513
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GIMP 3.0 released
It’s taken a Herculean seven-year effort, but GIMP 3.0 has finally been released. There are so many new features, changes, and improvements in this release that it’s impossible to highlight all of them. First and foremost, GIMP 3.0 marks the shift to GTK3 – this may be surprising considering GTK4 has been out for a while, but major applications such as GIMP tend to stick to more tried and true toolkit versions. GTK4 also brings with it the prickly discussion concerning a possible adoption of lib … ⌘ Read more
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I volunteer as photographer for my local shelter. Here is this weeks Cat photos! (3-17-25) ⌘ Read more
rottenwheel publishes ‘Revuo Monero’ Issue href=”https://we.loveprivacy.club/search?q=%23231”>#231**
rottenwheel1 has published Issue #2312’3 of the weekly Revuo Monero audience-funded newsletter, which covers March 9-16 2025 news:
Recent News
Upcoming Events
CCS Proposals
Price & Blockchain Stats
Volunteer Opportunities
Support
To support Revuo Monero, you can contribute XMR to the address listed in the footer of each issue and on the Support 4 page.
ditatompel releases ‘xmr-remote-nodes’ v0.2.1
ditatompel1 has released xmr-remote-nodes 2 version 0.2.13 with a fix for CVE-2024-453384, new features and updates:
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- fix: CVE-2024-45338 in #173
- feat: Added tor hidden service via HTTP header
- feat: Added more information on monero node details page
- feat: Added curl example command to Node details modal and page
- feat: Store hashed user IP address when submitting new node
- build(de … ⌘ Read more”`
Pinellas County - Long run: 17.05 miles, 00:10:54 average pace, 03:05:47 duration
the first 14 miles felt good, the first 10 felt great. then the humidity and yesterday’s run got me i think and the last 3 miles were killer
#running
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ah crap. chapters 2, 4 and 5 are being cropped by yarn on upload. they should be more like 2-3 hours long
Monero Dev Activity Report - Week 11 2025: 14 PRs, 3 Issues
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.
Opened (8)
monero-project/monero:
MoneroKon 2025 Planning Meeting scheduled for 22 March 2025 1700 UTC
The next MoneroKon 2025 Planning Meeting 1 is scheduled to take place on Saturday, March 22nd 2025 at 17:00 UTC in the #monerokon 2 Matrix/IRC channels.
The meeting’s discussion topics should be available on agenda.monerokon.org 3.
Logs for the previous meeting are available in the #monerokon channels2.
It is worth mentioning that a CCS proposal to partially fund this year’ … ⌘ Read more
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Chapter 3:
Chapter 4:
so dry.. haha this would put me to sleep
also friends i started a patreon to support my one woman website stuff :) i’m nervous about it so i only have a single $3 tier but i might add more if i can think of more stuff to offer
Monero Observer Artistic Saturday Top 5 - Week 11, 2025
Previous Artistic Saturday weekly reports can be found in the [art] 1 section.
Monero Research Lab meeting scheduled for 19 March 2025 1700 UTC
The next Monero Research Lab1 meeting is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, March 19th 2025 at 17:00 UTC on IRC-Libera/Matrix2 in the #monero-research-lab channels.
Cuprate Meeting scheduled for 18 March 2025 1800 UTC
The next Cuprate Meeting is scheduled1 to take place on Tuesday, March 18 2025 at 18:00 UTC on IRC-Libera/Matrix2 in the #cuprate channels.
Agenda overviewCuprate is an effort to create an alternative Monero node implementation.
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 reposi … ⌘ Read more
Community Workgroup Meeting scheduled for 15 March 2025 1600 UTC
The next Monero Community Workgroup Meeting is scheduled1 to take place on Saturday, 15th of March 2025 at 16:00 UTC, in the #monero-community 2’3 channels.
Discussions should be focused on community highlights, CCS updates and workgroup reports. plowsof4 will moderate the meeting.
Logs for the previous meeting are available on Monero Observer5.
_This is an ongoing story and the re … ⌘ Read more
[LTH] [Bounty] [0.1 XMR] Stack Wallet - Add missing icons for swap providers
Link: https://bounties.monero.social/posts/184/
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iOS 18.3.2 Update Released with Bug Fixes
Apple has released iOS 18.3.2 for iPhone and ipadOS 18.3.2 for iPad. The updates are focused on security patches and bug fixes, and do not include any new features. Separately, there are updates available for Mac as MacOS Sequoia 15.3.2, Safari 18.3.1 for Ventura and Sonoma, tvOS 18.3.1 for Apple TV, and visionOS 3.2.3 for … Read More ⌘ Read more
MacOS Sequoia 15.3.2 Update Released with Fixes for Bugs & Security Issues
MacOS Sequoia 15.3.2 has been released by Apple for Mac users running the Sequoia operating system. The update includes important bug fixes and security patches, and Apple recommends installing the update on all eligible devices. If your Mac is running macOS Ventura or macOS Sonoma, you will find an update to Safari 18.3.1 available instead … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/03 … ⌘ Read more
My cat passed away yesterday at just 3 years of age due to chronical illness ⌘ Read more
Show HN: Seven39, a social media app that is only open for 3 hours every evening
I built this site as a quick test if a time boxed social media experience feels better than an endless one. So far I’ve just been using it with friends and it feels nice, but it seems like it is time to bring it to a larger audience.
Let me know what you think! It is just based on EST for now, sorry.
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43328095
Points: 500
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selsta posts February 2025 Monero dev report
selsta1 has posted a monthly CCS progress report2 for February 2025, which includes several Monero dev updates.
Milestone 3:
* v0.18.4.0 is code-ready and currently in testing phase
* Traced down a bug in a recently merged PR that is part of v0.18.4.0
* Handle the recent DDoS attempt on public nodes
Note that misc work is not explicitly mentioned in these updates. The full list of changes can be found on Github3’[4 … ⌘ Read more
rottenwheel publishes ‘Revuo Monero’ Issue href=”https://we.loveprivacy.club/search?q=%23230”>#230**
rottenwheel1 has published Issue #2302’3 of the weekly Revuo Monero audience-funded newsletter, which covers March 2-9 2025 news:
Recent News
Upcoming Events
CCS Proposals
Price & Blockchain Stats
Volunteer Opportunities
Support
To support Revuo Monero, you can contribute XMR to the address listed in the footer of each issue and on the Support 4 page.
Microsoft Still Promoting and Funding Sex Changes for Children
Mandatory corporate insurance for “Gender Affirming Care” for children as young as 3 years old. ⌘ Read more
Monero Tech meeting scheduled for 17 March 2025 1800 UTC
The next Monero Tech meeting is scheduled to take place on Monday, March 17 2025 at 18:00 UTC, in the #no-wallet-left-behind 1 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.
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Monero Dev Activity Report - Week 10 2025: 10 PRs, 0 Issues
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.
Opened (6)
monero-project/monero:
John-Doggett releases ‘Monerod Node Setup Scripts’ v0.4.0
John-Doggett1 has released Monerod-Node-Setup-Scripts 2 version 0.4.03 with a bugfix for the certificate renewals script4 and various improvements:
This release fixes an issue with the watch_certificates_xmr.sh script that checks the certificate from caddy and copies it over to monerod. If you have an existing install using HTTPS, you must download the new watch_certificates_xmr.sh and … ⌘ Read more
SyntheticBird45 submits CCS proposal to implement native Tor support into Cuprate through Arti
SyntheticBird451 has submitted a CCS proposal2 looking to work for 2 months on Cuprate3 development with the goal of implementing native Tor support into cuprated through the arti-client crate 4:
Cuprate is currently in alpha version and a lot of features are planned on the roadmap up to beta phase. One of the features present on this … ⌘ Read more
everoddandeven releases ‘Monero Daemon GUI’ v1.2.0
everoddandeven1 has released Monero node manager monerod-gui 2 version 1.2.0 Shadowness 3 with various upgrades, fixes and improvements:
Upgrade Electron to v35.0.0
Upgrade Angular to v19
Upgrade dependencies
TOR and I2P service
Private testnet tool
UI fixes and improvements
monerod settings fixes
Consult the Github repository2 for the complete changelog4, a demo … ⌘ Read more
MoneroKon 2025 Planning Meeting scheduled for 15 March 2025 1700 UTC
The next MoneroKon 2025 Planning Meeting 1 is scheduled to take place on Saturday, March 15th 2025 at 17:00 UTC in the #monerokon 2 Matrix/IRC channels.
The meeting’s discussion topics should be available on agenda.monerokon.org 3.
Logs for the previous meeting are available on Monero Observer4.
It is worth mentioning that a CCS proposal to partially fund this year’s event is … ⌘ Read more
Monero Observer Artistic Saturday Top 5 - Week 10, 2025
Previous Artistic Saturday weekly reports can be found in the [art] 1 section.
Remember this lil :3 guy? This is him now 😸 ⌘ Read more
Cake Wallet v4.23.3 pre-release available for testing
Cake Labs1 has released Cake Wallet beta version 4.23.32 for public beta testing:
Changes overviewThis release brings a few minor bug fixes, migrates Quantex -> SwapTrade and re-enables them by default for swaps, and adds a new exchange called Kryptonim for buying and selling crypto in many jurisdictions.
Token whitelisting to better protect against scams
SwapTrade exchange enabled by default
UI enhancement ... ⌘ [Read more](https://monero.observer/cake-wallet-v4.23.3-pre-release-available-testing/)N1co1asB1ancon1 submits CCS proposal to develop and release ‘Monero Contract System’ v1
N1co1asB1ancon11 has submitted their first CCS proposal2 to finish developing the first version of Monero Contract System 3, a Rust web application which allows users to host their own arbitration/escrow platform:
People can create contracts like, “You will build me a website like X and Y in 1 month” or the what i think will be the most common “You will sell me 10 xmr for … ⌘ Read more
Monero Research Lab meeting scheduled for 12 March 2025 1700 UTC
The next Monero Research Lab1 meeting is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, March 12th 2025 at 17:00 UTC on IRC-Libera/Matrix2 in the #monero-research-lab channels.
IN MEMORIAM: Jozef Markuš
Vo veku nedožitých 81 rokov včera 3. marca 2025 zomrel Jozef Markuš, významná osobnosť slovenskej kultúry a dlhoročný predseda Matice slovenskej. Bol významný ekonóm, národohospodár, prognostik, politik, verejný činiteľ, kultúrny pracovník, publicista, esejista, spisovateľ a spoluzakladateľ slovenskej republiky. Správu zverejnila Matica Slovenská. ⌘ Read more
Cuprate Meeting scheduled for 11 March 2025 1800 UTC
The next Cuprate Meeting is scheduled1 to take place on Tuesday, March 11 2025 at 18:00 UTC on IRC-Libera/Matrix2 in the #cuprate channels.
Agenda overviewCuprate is an effort to create an alternative Monero node implementation.
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 reposi … ⌘ Read more
b4n6_b4n6, not-a-money-printer propose bounties to make Monero GUI, RetoSwap, UnstoppableSwap ‘Whonix friendly’
b4n6_b4n61 and not-a-money-printer2 have proposed bounties3’4’5 to make monero-wallet-gui6, RetoSwap7, and UnstoppableSwap8 Whonix friendly 9:
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#1 Make monero-wallet-gui whonix friendly
Total Bounty: ~0.12 XMR (to date)
#2 Make reto swap whonix friendly
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Our guy escaped, out carousing for 3 days, I was SICK. Posted him everywhere, called him all night. He just showed up again out of nowhere, ate a ton, farted in my face, then passed out like this. Smh ⌘ Read more
Monero Tech meeting scheduled for 10 March 2025 1800 UTC
The next Monero Tech meeting is scheduled to take place on Monday, March 10 2025 at 18:00 UTC, in the #no-wallet-left-behind 1 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.
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selsta submits CCS proposal for 3 months of Monero dev work until end of May 2025
selsta1 has submitted a new CCS proposal2 to continue working part-time on Monero development for 3 more months, until the end of May 2025:
Work for 30 hours per week over the next 3 months (from March to end of May) at a rate of 50€ / hour. At 210€ / XMR this makes ~93 XMR.
Total funding: 93 XMR.
ETA: (end of) May 2025.
The dev will continue testing and reviewing PR’s, Mone … ⌘ Read more