Monero Dev Activity Report - Week 44 2024: 11 PRs, 10 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 (5)
monero-project/monero:
BenraouaneSoufiane submits CCS proposal to ‘extend’ CryptoCheckout project
BenraouaneSoufiane1 has submitted their first CCS proposal2 looking to extend the CryptoCheckout 3 project by creating a WordPress plugin for WooCommerce merchants and a Shopify payment app:
The target audiance is any person has XMR address/wallet, it could be as a merchant has online business want to accept XMR, or naturel user want to pay using his XMR balance.
” … ⌘ Read more
[ANN] PSA: LocalMonero/AgoraDesk’s services will be offline after 2024-11-07
Links:
u/Alex_LocalMonero (Reddit) ⌘ Read more
Monerujo adds support for Exolix exchange in v4.1.2
m2049r1 has released Monerujo2 version 4.1.23 with support for crypto exchange platform Exolix 4:
Upgrading to Monero Core to v0.18.3.4
Add support for Exolix exchange
Minor bugfixes
Some refactoring
Before usage it is recommended to back up your seed and verify that you have downloaded the correct file using the SHA256 hash listed on Github3.
If you need help, consult the … ⌘ Read more
Cyrix126 releases Gupaxx v1.5.2
Cyrix1261 has released Gupaxx 2 version 1.5.23 with various bugfixes and improvements:
[UI] Node : place toggle buttons on same height
[UI] P2Pool: "use local node" unchecked by default
[Internal] increase default p2pool buffer from 5% to 25%
[Internal] update chosen XvB node at start of process
[Fix] prevent updating xmrig/proxy twice immediately if time too spare
[Fix] remove Xmrig-Proxy empty directory from standalone ver ... ⌘ [Read more](https://monero.observer/cyrix126-releases-gupaxx-v1.5.2/)monerod-gui v0.1.2-rc released with Windows installer and portable app
everoddandeven1 has released monerod-gui 2 version 0.1.2-rc3 with a new Windows installer and portable app, multiple fixes and improvements:
Changes overviewThis tool simplifies the process of managing a full Monero node, enabling users to run, configure, and monitor monerod without needing to use the command line.
Import/export monerod configuration
Windows portable app and installer
... ⌘ [Read more](https://monero.observer/everoddandeven-releases-monerod-gui-v0.1.2-rc/)Monero Observer Artistic Saturday Top 5 - Week 44, 2024
Previous Artistic Saturday weekly reports can be found in the [art] 1 section.
[ANN] Searching for more Monerotopia24 hackers
The hackathon will occur all 4 days of the Conference in the TERRACE/LOFT of the Venue, Huerto Roma Verde, BUT we do have a house dedicated to the Hackers for those interested in rooming with the hackers BUT we only have 1 spot left in the house! So please reach out asap if interested in that spot!
Date: November 14-17th
Location: TERRACE/LOFT area in MoneroTopia24 Confer in Huerto Roma Verde, Mexico City
Links:
VostoEmisio’s animated videos CCS proposal fully funded
VostoEmisio1’s CCS proposal2 to create an animated video explaining Full-Chain Membership Proofs 3 is now fully funded:
20 XMR raised in 31 contributions (100%)
To learn more about VostoEmisio’s work, consult the previous Monero Observer report4.
SChernykh releases P2Pool v4.2 with new features, bugfixes
SChernykh1 has released P2Pool 2 version 4.23 with new features and various bugfixes.
Stratum server now disconnects miners when it's not connected to P2Pool network [..]
Added an error code to error messages about opening/saving files
Fixed a possible deadlock during the initial sync [..]
Fixed Windows 7 compatibility
Fixed a data race on shutdown [..]
The full list of changes since v4.1.1 is … ⌘ Read more
Monero Observer Blitz #35 - October 2024
Here’s a recap of what happened this October in the Monero community:
[ANN] [Bounty] Create a Telegram notification bot for Haveno offers
Create an open-source Telegram bot that notifies users of new Haveno offers that meet user-defined criteria, such as currency, payment method, and price.
Link: https://bounties.monero.social/posts/161/
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wiefix announces launch of Bitrica ‘P2P platform’ with support for XMR, BTC
wiefix 1 - a veteran LocalMonero trader with ~7.6K+ trades2 - has announced3 the launch of Bitrica 4, a new P2P platform where users can trade XMR and BTC directly with each other:
Super excited to share that we’ve just launched [..] after months of development! The platform comes with a solid escrow system that locks the seller’s funds during trades for everyone’s … ⌘ Read more
[ANN] Discussion: preventing P2P proxy nodes
Link: https://github.com/monero-project/research-lab/issues/126
Boog900 (Github) ⌘ Read more
Monero Research Lab meeting scheduled for 6 November 2024 1700 UTC
The next Monero Research Lab1 meeting is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, November 6th 2024 at 17:00 UTC on IRC-Libera/Matrix2 in the #monero-research-lab channels.
[ANN] MoneroTalk #330: MoneroPay, Metronero and the Monero ATM w/ Irem Kuyucu & Laurynas Cetyrkinas
Links:
- https://redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=Rq0N5zwmegg
- https://odysee.com/@MoneroTalk:8/
- https://www.monerotalk.live/monerotalk-330
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Boog900 posts second progress report for Cuprate CCS proposal
Boog9001 has posted the second progress report2 for their latest CCS proposal3 to continue full-time development work on the Cuprate 4 project:
I also found 1900+ IP addresses running “nodes” that have different behaviour to monerod and are almost certainly proxies to other nodes. [..] From the data I have it looks like 40% of the IPs running Monero nodes are not real nodes and ~75% o … ⌘ Read more
selsta posts October 2024 Monero dev report
selsta1 has posted a monthly CCS progress report2 for October 2024, which includes several Monero dev updates.
Milestone 3:
-Continued working on preparing the next release [..] v0.18.4.0 with multiple larger changes.
-Work on resolving HackerOne reports also continued [..]
-Investigated bugs and did some work on repository organization. [..]
Note that misc work is not explicitly mentioned in these updates. The full list of c … ⌘ Read more
[LTT] [25 EUR] Paysafecard for XMR
Link: https://farside.link/libreddit/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/1gfsk6e/
u/mattismyo (Reddit) ⌘ Read more
Cuprate Meeting scheduled for 5 November 2024 1800 UTC
The next Cuprate Meeting is scheduled1 to take place on Tuesday, November 5 2024 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?
branch protection
Any other business
The meeting’s moderator should be Boog9003. Consult … ⌘ Read more
DiosDelRayo’s offline signing library CCS proposal ready for funding
DiosDelRayo1’s CCS proposal2 to create an offline signing library in an effort to bring XmrSigner to production readiness is ready for funding:
Funding needed: 196 XMR
To support this proposal, you can donate any XMR amount to the address listed on its Gitlab Funding Required 2 page.
Consult the previous Monero Observer report3 to learn more about this … ⌘ Read more
[ANN] [PROPOSAL] Add optional is_gift and txs parameter and create a new gift standard
There is currently no easy and safe standard way to gift Monero to people around you. It is possible to gift a wallet containing money. However, malicious people can use this to trick people into using the wallet they gifted them and steal the money after the recipient puts in more money, so this is unacceptable.
Link: https://github.com/monero-project/meta/issues/1100
detherminal (Gith … ⌘ Read more
AI-powered observability: picking up where AIOps failed
Member post originally posted on the Logz.io blog by Asaf Yigal GenAI promises evolutionary changes in how we use observability tools, but meeting expectations means heeding the lessons of our AIOps mistakes. The emergence of generative… ⌘ Read more
Monero Tech meeting scheduled for 4 November 2024 1800 UTC
The next Monero Tech meeting is scheduled to take place on Monday, November 4 2024 at 18:00 UTC, in the #no-wallet-left-behind 1 IRC-Libera/Matrix channels:
Based on the opinions given here2 I decided to go back to the No Wallet Left Behind Matrix room and IRC channel for the next i.e. coming Monday’s meeting, and to not contiune to hold meetings like the last one in the -dev Matrix room and IRC channel.
This meeting’s chai … ⌘ Read more
[LTH] [0.15 XMR] Convert isometric token image from Wordpress to Monero icon
A new privacy focused hosting platform which only accepts Monero as a currency needs a conversion of this isometric logo of Wordpress, to be exactly the same however, using Monero color scheme and icon: https://file.io/clebBxqHX9UV
Link: https://bounties.monero.social/posts/160/
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Monero Dev Activity Report - Week 43 2024: 22 PRs, 7 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 (20)
monero-project/monero:
MoneroKon proposes bounty for Monero POS Android app
MoneroKon1 has proposed a bounty2 for the creation of a FOSS Monero Android app3 that can be used by merchants on a dedicated POS PDA device with thermal printer:
The aim is to make in-person transactions easy and fast at events such as MoneroKon.
Total Bounty: 0 XMR (to date)
Getmonero.org to switch to Astro with fresh design by rehrar
The Monero community has apparently finally reached consensus1 in today’s Monero Website Workgroup meeting2 to migrate the official Getmonero.org website from Jekyll to Astro3 and task rehrar 4 with creating the new design:
In short, unless there are EXTREMELY compelling reasons given now or after the fact (and they should be very very very compelling, not just “I wasn’t there”, we are now, d … ⌘ Read more
[LFF] [$255] My 3 months of server hosting is open for donations
Server costs for MoneroResearch.info, bchmempool.cash, Rucknium.me, fusionstats.redteam.cash, and Monero public RPC node at http://rucknium.me:18081
Link: https://rucknium.me/donate/
@rucknium:monero.social ⌘ Read more
Monero Observer Artistic Saturday Top 5 - Week 43, 2024
Previous Artistic Saturday weekly reports can be found in the [art] 1 section.
![‘Monero is here to … ⌘ Read more
mainnet-pat submits CCS proposal to complete XMR-BCH atomic swaps project
mainnet-pat1 has submitted a CCS proposal2 looking to finalize the effort to create the web platform for XMR-BCH atomic swap utilizing the adaptor signatures:
The work on server-side is mostly done and being tested, funded by generous donors from BCH Flipstarter campaign3. As we have initially underestimated (in the framework of BCH flipstarter) the effort to finish the task, … ⌘ Read more
Kewbit posts bounty for fixing ‘MoneroWHMCS’ payment gateway
Kewbit1 has posted a bounty2 for fixing the WHMCS 3 payment gateway for accepting Monero:
It’s compatibility goes up to WHMCS v7.2 however the current version is v8.9.0. It may just need bumping versions, the issue is that even once it’s enabled you can’t add a new Monero payment gateway. You would first need to understand the issue, then make it compatible with version 8.9.0 and backwards compatible if n … ⌘ Read more
m-a-x-c creates Monero churn timing tool
m-a-x-c1 has created Monero Churn Timer 2 - a Python script that generates randomized wait times for XMR transactions and can potentially help users increase their privacy by scheduling churns:
The way it works is as follows: after receiving Monero, you would use the Monero Churn Timer to generate a random wait time. You would then set a reminder to “churn” (i.e., send that transaction to yourself at a new address) after the specified … ⌘ Read more
[ANN] Looking for intermediate/advanced Django/Python developer to fix and maintain moneroj.net!
Please reach out as soon as possible so we can bring the website back up, after looking at what broke and fixing it, plus optionally we can keep working together for the foreseeable future so we implement new features or refactor things around.
Links:
rottenwheel.com ⌘ Read more
Rucknium reviews CypherStack’s ‘Uniformly Most Powerful Tests for Ad Hoc Transactions in Monero’ paper
Rucknium1 has posted their review2 of CypherStack3’s Uniformly Most Powerful Tests for Ad Hoc Transactions in Monero 4 paper (by BG Goodell, Rigo Salazar, and Freeman Slaughter) that was published on 21 October 2024:
The paper is an important contribution to the analysis of churning, an important research question that has evaded rigorous analysis for … ⌘ Read more
Bit2Me to delist XMR on October 31 2024 due to ‘regulatory change’
Spain-based crypto CEX Bit2Me 1 has announced plans2 to delist Monero from their platform on October 31 2024 at 11:00 UTC due to a regulatory change:
Based on the latest reviews due to a regulatory change, we have decided to delist Monero (XMR) on October 31, 2024, at 11:00 UTC. Starting from October 24 at 15:00 UTC, it will no longer be possible to buy, trade, or deposit Monero (XMR) on Bit2Me. [..] Withdrawals … ⌘ Read more
rottenwheel publishes ‘Revuo Monero’ Issue href=”https://we.loveprivacy.club/search?q=%23215”>#215**
rottenwheel1 has published Issue #2152’3 of the weekly Revuo Monero audience-funded newsletter, which covers October 17-24 2024 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.
everoddandeven releases monerod-gui v0.1.1-rc
everoddandeven1 has announced2 the release of monerod-gui 3 version 0.1.1-rc4, a cross-platform desktop app that simplifies the process of managing a full Monero node:
Changes overviewHey guys, I just released v0.1.1-rc of my monerod-gui. Now you can try also installation with deb package and autostart/start at boot feature
Auto launch support for Windows, MacOS and Linux (only installers)
General b ... ⌘ [Read more](https://monero.observer/everoddandeven-releases-monerod-gui-v0.1.1-rc/)[ANN] Nicosia meetup sponsored by WizardSwap.io, organised by OrangeFren.com
- Date: Friday the 1st of November 2024 @ 18:00 local time
- Location: Axess Workspace, 28, Konstantinou Palaiologou 1015, Nicosia, Cyprus
- Tickets: free
Link: https://orangefren.com/event/19
orangefren.com ⌘ Read more
[ANN] Movie featuring Monero playing in the San Francisco Bay Area this Sunday
If you haven’t seen Límite yet and live close to San Jose, you can check it out this Sunday in the 2:30pm block (ALL THE WORLD’S A STAGE) of the San Jose International Short Film Festival. Or come down to Mexico City on November 14 where we’ll have our Mexican premiere during Monerotopia!
Links:
- https://sjsff.com/
- [/george-nicholas-ccs-proposal-release-mark-of-distinction-independent-film/](/george-nicholas-ccs-proposal-relea … ⌘ Read more
[ANN] Haveno-reto tails haveno-install script now working
Link: https://lemmy.cafe/post/9002281
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XMRig v6.22.1 released with bug fixes, tweaks
XMRig 1 version 6.22.12 has been released with several bug fixes and improvements.
#3531 Always reset nonce on RandomX dataset change.
#3534 Fixed threads auto-config on Zen5.
#3535 RandomX: tweaks for Zen5.
#3539 Added Zen5 to randomx_boost.sh.
#3540 Detect AMD engineering samples in randomx_boost.sh.
Verify the SHA256 sums with xmrig3’s GPG key4 (ID: 446A53638BE94409) before using the software.
Consult … ⌘ Read more
Monero Research Lab meeting scheduled for 30 October 2024 1700 UTC
The next Monero Research Lab1 meeting is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, October 30th 2024 at 17:00 UTC on IRC-Libera/Matrix2 in the #monero-research-lab channels.
[ANN] FCMP++ Hard Fork Planning: Discussion Welcomed
Discussion welcomed for discussion of possible future rule to take place upon FCMP++ hard fork activation. This rule would retroactively ignore the unlock_time field of transactions past some future block height. This would make the migration to FCMP++ tree building easier.
Link: https://github.com/monero-project/research-lab/issues/125
jeffro256 (Github) ⌘ Read more
Monero Tech meeting scheduled for 28 October 2024 1800 UTC
The next Monero Tech meeting is scheduled to take place on Monday, October 28 2024 at 18:00 UTC, in the #no-wallet-left-behind 1 IRC-Libera/Matrix channels:
Based on the opinions given here2 I decided to go back to the No Wallet Left Behind Matrix room and IRC channel for the next i.e. coming Monday’s meeting, and to not contiune to hold meetings like the last one in the -dev Matrix room and IRC channel.
This meeting’s chai … ⌘ Read more
Cake Labs releases Cake Wallet v4.20.0 and Monero.com v1.17.0
Cake Labs1 has released Cake Wallet v4.20.0 / Monero.com v1.17.02 with support for Litecoin’s MimbleWimble Extension Blocks 3, Monero enhancements, new wallet groups feature, and other minor changes.
Litecoin MWEB
Wallet groups - Categorize your wallets, keep things tidy.
Monero enhancements - Sending improvements
Introducing StealthEx and LetsExchange for more exchange options ... ⌘ [Read more](https://monero.observer/cake-wallet-4.20.0-monero.com-1.17.0-released/)Cuprate Meeting scheduled for 29 October 2024 1800 UTC
The next Cuprate Meeting is scheduled1 to take place on Tuesday, October 29 2024 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 … ⌘ Read more
Monero Website Workgroup meeting scheduled for 27 October 2024 1900 UTC
The next Monero Website Workgroup 1 meeting is scheduled2 to take place on Sunday, October 27th 2024 at 19:00 UTC in the #monero-site 3 channels.
- Greetings
- Final vote on new website design4 (Candidates are rehar, hammerman & keep old design but add darkmode)
- Any other business
- Confirm next meeting agenda
Logs for the previous meeting are available on Mon … ⌘ Read more
Community Workgroup Meeting scheduled for 26 October 2024 1500 UTC
The next Monero Community Workgroup Meeting is scheduled1 to take place on Saturday, 26th of October 2024 at 15:00 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 and summary for the previous meeting are available on Monero Observer5.
_This is an ongoin … ⌘ Read more
Monero Dev Activity Report - Week 42 2024: 27 PRs, 14 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: