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
u/oliver_twisted@monero.town ⌘ Read more
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:
[ANN] Malicious node IPs discovered
If you are running a node, you may want to save this list in a file and point to that file in the monerod startup command line with the argument –ban-list filename
Links:
Monero Observer Artistic Saturday Top 5 - Week 42, 2024
Previous Artistic Saturday weekly reports can be found in the [art] 1 section.
[WTS] [EU] [0.1+ XMR] Monero Sticker Stand
Present your precious Monero Sticker collection with this slick 3D printed Sticker Stand. Compatible with all 10 x 10 cm² Stickers. Comes with 10 Monero Stickers.
Link: https://xmrbazaar.com/listing/wvjj/
ChadXMR (XMRBazaar) ⌘ Read more
[ANN] [Video] Using a Cospend attack to target an individual collecting donations (Canadian Trucker example)
Links:
- https://redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=Cu2dk78165Y
- https://odysee.com/@anti_moonboy:7/AotPO5:7
- https://rumble.com/v5j6cod-aotpo-episode-5
lordx3nu:matrix.org ⌘ Read more
ofrnxmr completes first milestone for BasicSwapDEX CCS proposal
ofrnxmr1 has completed2 the first milestone (M1-O/M1-F/M1-B) for their CCS proposal3 to empower and steward BasicSwapDex4 to production quality software:
”`
Core v0.13.4 > v0.14.1:
- Update coincurve fork and rebase onto v20
- Include coincurve as a basicswap dependency
- Fix remote (local) node handling
- Started integration of the novel BCH <>XMR swap protocol
… ⌘ Read more”`
m2049r releases Monerujo v4.0.8 ‘Sidekick’
m2049r1 has released Monerujo2 version 4.0.8 Sidekick 3 with fixes for crashes on Android 14/15.
Option to lock wallet in background
Support for Sidekick Wallet
Update default nodes
Fix crashes on Android 14/15
Fix connectivity issues with Ledger
It is worth noting that Monerujo added support for its companion app Sidekick4 last month (v4.0.6), as reported5.
Before usage, it is re … ⌘ Read more
[AFH] [€20/hr] Python Engineer for ETL services (6 years of experience)
Link: https://farside.link/libreddit/r/forhire/comments/1g5qtwr/
u/ILOTEbunny (Reddit) ⌘ Read more
rottenwheel publishes ‘Revuo Monero’ Issue href=”https://we.loveprivacy.club/search?q=%23214”>#214**
rottenwheel1 has published Issue #2142’3 of the weekly Revuo Monero audience-funded newsletter, which covers October 10-17 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.
[ANN] BetGlide.net - a new Monero (XMR) sportsbook
Inspired by similar projects, we wanted to make a sportsbook with Monero as its native currency, but make it a little bit more full featured and easier to use. No other sportsbook in the world provides our unique combination of respect for your privacy, features, and customer support. Come check us out. (Not currently available in US/EU. See terms).
Link: https://betglide.net
BetGlide.net ⌘ Read more
jeffro256’s ‘Carrot’ spec peer review CCS proposal ready for funding
jeffro2561’s CCS proposal2 to get the Carrot 3 spec document peer reviewed by CypherStack is ready for funding:
Funding needed: 126 XMR
To support this proposal, you can donate any XMR amount to the address listed on its Gitlab Funding Required 4 page.
Consult the previous Monero Observer report5 to learn more about this CCS.
Monero Research Lab meeting scheduled for 23 October 2024 1700 UTC
The next Monero Research Lab1 meeting is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, October 23rd 2024 at 17:00 UTC on IRC-Libera/Matrix2 in the #monero-research-lab channels.
[ANN] Timelocks can slow down full wallet scanning under fcmp++
Links:
- https://github.com/monero-project/research-lab/issues/78#issuecomment-2415324570
- 241016-mrl.log
- /community-consensus-to-remove-monero-timelocks/
j-berman (Github) ⌘ Read more
[AFH] [2.5c+/word] Fiction writer
I can help you turn your ideas and story beats into an engaging and fun piece of written fiction.
Link: https://xmrbazaar.com/listing/iB5g/
ClaraB (XMRBazaar) ⌘ Read more
[ANN] MoneroTalk #329: Why Tornado Cash free speech defense was rejected in court
Date/Time: 24/10/17 at 7AM-EDT/1PM-CEST
Links:
monerotalk.live ⌘ Read more
ErikASD creates XMR payment processor that uses PGP login system
ErikASD1 has created simpyle-xmr-processor 2 - a Python-based concept Monero payment processor that credits accounts using a PGP login system:
I was interested on which the best way to accept XMR programmatically and made this concept payment processor that credits PGP based accounts with the XMR amount deposited like an exchange would have with sub addresses assigned to each account.3
To h … ⌘ Read more
Cuprate Meeting scheduled for 22 October 2024 1800 UTC
The next Cuprate Meeting is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, October 22 2024 at 18:00 UTC on IRC-Libera/Matrix1 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 Boog9002. Consult the Cuprate code repository … ⌘ Read more
binarybaron posts first progress report for XMR-BTC atomic swaps ecosystem CCS proposal
binarybaron1 and einliterflashche2 have posted the first progress report3 for their CCS proposal to continue XMR-BTC atomic swaps development and help transform the ecosystem from a prototype into a mature marketplace 4:
Our primary focus this month has been the migration of the GUI from Electron to Tauri. [..] We are happy to see increased … ⌘ Read more
Justin Berman posts CCS progress report after 195 hours of dev work
Justin Berman1 has published the first progress report2 for his full-time 2024 (part 8) Monero/Seraphis dev work CCS proposal3:
I’m currently waiting on @kayabaNerve to complete work on the prove/verify API before I continue on to construct/verify/make consensus changes for fcmp++ txs (deliverables 4/5/6 of this CCS). To maintain forward progress on the fcmp++ integration, and since dang … ⌘ Read more
[ANN] I am attemping to reboot Breaking Monero
Links:
- https://redirect.invidious.io/@Anti_Moonboy
- https://odysee.com/@anti_moonboy
- https://rumble.com/user/AntiMoonboy
lordx3nu:matrix.org ⌘ Read more
Kewbit posts first progress report for ‘Haveno App’ CCS proposal
Kewbit1 has posted the first progress report2 for their CCS proposal to continue developing the Haveno App 3 (previously known as Haveno Plus):
Focusing specifically on the Protocol Interface milestone, I have implemented the full scope of gPRC interfacing in Dart and already hooked a considerable amount of it into the app itself, almost to the point of completion [..] Thank you for your … ⌘ Read more
Monero Tech meeting scheduled for 21 October 2024 1800 UTC
The next Monero Tech meeting is scheduled to take place on Monday, October 21 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
woodser releases Haveno v1.0.12 with various fixes and improvements
woodser1 has released Haveno2 version 1.0.123 with various improvements, updates, and bug fixes.
Update to monero-project v0.18.3.4 and monero-java v0.8.33
Play sounds for notifications (can be disabled in Settings)
Schedule offers using available and pending funds
Support AppImage installer for Linux
Fix exporting and importing payment accounts across clients
Reclassify mainnet nodes as pub ... ⌘ [Read more](https://monero.observer/woodser-releases-haveno-v1.0.12/)
Monero Dev Activity Report - Week 41 2024: 23 PRs, 8 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 (17)
monero-project/monero:
[WTS] [EU] [0.2+ XMR] Monero Stickers 250pcs
Decorate your neighbourhood with these disruptive and thought provoking stickers. The 4 new designs are inspired from the original ‘Anonymous Money’ design which has been around for some years already. Choose from the 5 different designs in batches of 50pcs.
Link: https://xmrbazaar.com/listing/TCs3/
ChadXMR (XMRBazaar) ⌘ Read more
rottenwheel publishes ‘Revuo Monero’ Issue href=”https://we.loveprivacy.club/search?q=%23213”>#213**
rottenwheel1 has published Issue #2122’3 of the weekly Revuo Monero audience-funded newsletter, which covers October 3-10 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.
Cyrix126 releases Gupaxx v1.5.1
Cyrix1261 has released Gupaxx 2 version 1.5.13 with multiple bug fixes:
Freeze after some time
Xmrig could not be started after Xmrig-Proxy manually (Linux/MacOS)
Node and Proxy custom args were not parsed correctly
Unable to save node selection in Proxy Tab
Crashes on Wayland [..]
The full changelog, sources, SHA256SUM and .asc files can be found on Github3.
jeffro256 submits CCS proposal to get ‘Carrot’ reviewed by CypherStack
jeffro2561 has submitted a CCS proposal2 looking to get the Carrot 3 spec document peer reviewed by CypherStack4:
This CCS will provide funding for the first step towards a Carrot implementation in Monero. [..] The deliverable is a write-up which will include security proofs for all properties listed in section 9. [..] In the case that CypherStack requires more funds to com … ⌘ Read more
Monero Observer Artistic Saturday Top 5 - Week 41, 2024
Previous Artistic Saturday weekly reports can be found in the [art] 1 section.
![‘The ultimate stor … ⌘ Read more
KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2024 co-located event deep dive: Cilium + eBPF Day
Co-chairs: Bill Mulligan and Vlad UngureanuNovember 12, 2024Salt Lake City, Utah Cilium + eBPF Day will offer a deep dive into how Cilium and eBPF are revolutionizing networking, security, and observability for cloud native environments. From real-world case… ⌘ Read more
Rucknium completes first milestone for statistical research CCS proposal
Rucknium1 has completed2 the first milestone for their latest CCS proposal to conduct statistical research to improve Monero’s privacy 3:
I have completed Milestone 1. [..] I evaluated the possible privacy impact of allowing permissionless querying of nodes’ fluff-phase transaction pools. Using techniques from the “topology inference from cascades” research literature, th … ⌘ Read more
[ANN] The MAGIC Monero Fund received a new grant application: ‘Monerotopia Buildathon 2024’
Deverick is asking for 4,000 USD to host a hackathon/buildathon to improve Monero integration in the BTCPay self-hosted merchant payment system, especially with BTCPay 2.0 coming up. Community feedback on this idea is appreciated :D
Link: https://github.com/MAGICGrants/Monero-Fund/issues/37
@rucknium:monero.social ⌘ Read more
[ANN] If you run the haveno.markets website, please contact me
[..] Do you operate haveno.markets? You are welcome to stay pseudoanonymous but please open source the project and start accepting contributions from the community (like me). Two updates I can think of right away are to include a json api and to source data from bisq too. Please contact me at www.ki9.us/contact if you know anything about haveno.markets or its operator. If I don’t hear back after a week or two, I will have to assume haveno.markets is untrustworthy until pro … ⌘ Read more