[ANN] More vitamins for Monero with Carrot - part 1: Overview

A lot of interesting things go on right now in Monero development, but if you don’t happen to attend the two regular dev meetings on Mondays and Wednesdays or hang around in some of our Matrix rooms, you probably wouldn’t know much about it.

Link: https://farside.link/libreddit/r/Monero/comments/1iph8fz/

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jeffro256, SNeedlewoods CCS proposals fully funded
jeffro256’s full-time development 2025Q1 1 and SNeedlewoods’s part-time dev work 2 CCS proposals were fully funded today, with help from the Monero General Fund3:

jeffro256:
 * 114 XMR raised in 19 contributions (38 XMR sent from GF)

SNeedlewoods:
 * 23 XMR raised in 14 contributions (7.67 XMR sent from GF)

To learn more about the two proposals, consult the previous Monero Observer reports4’[ … ⌘ Read more

Testing the limits of our new 5G internet connection at home with pushing 1.5GB docker images into the cloud a bunch of times day…

SECO Pi Vision 10.1 Brings Modular Industrial HMI with Raspberry Pi CM5
SECO S.p.A. and Raspberry Pi Ltd have introduced the SECO Pi Vision 10.1 CM5, an HMI solution powered by the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5, debuting at embedded world 2025 from March 11-13 in Nuremberg. This modular system combines SECO’s hardware and IoT expertise with Raspberry Pi’s technology for industrial automation, smart retail, and transportation. […] ⌘ Read more

ESP32-S3 IR Thermal Imaging Camera Module with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Connectivity
Waveshare recently launched the ESP32-S3 IR Thermal Imaging Camera Module which is a wireless infrared thermal imaging device based on the ESP32-S3-WROOM-1 chip. Designed with a compact form factor of 29 × 29mm, this module is intended for applications such as thermal monitoring, security surveillance, and industrial diagnostics.   The product page does not mention […] ⌘ Read more

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woodser releases monero-cpp v0.8.13, monero-java v0.8.36, monero-ts v0.11.3
woodser1 has just released new versions for three Monero libraries: monero-cpp v0.8.132, monero-java v0.8.363, and monero-ts v0.11.34:

monero-cpp:
-Support wallet->get_default_fee_priority()
-Fix building sample_code.cpp on Linux
-Update instructions to use unbound v1.22.0
-Update instructions to use boost v1.85.0
-Update build ... ⌘ [Read more](https://monero.observer/woodser-releases-monero-cpp-v0.8.13-monero-java-v0.8.36-monero-ts-v0.11.3/)

reviewing logs this morning and found i have been spammed hard by bots not respecting the robots.txt file. only noticed it because the OpenAI bot was hitting me with a lot of nonsensical requests. here is the list from last month:

• (810) bingbot
  
• (641) Googlebot
  
• (624) http://www.google.com/bot.html
  
• (545) DotBot
  
• (290) GPTBot
  
• (106) SemrushBot
  
• (84) AhrefsBot
  
• (62) MJ12bot
  
• (60) BLEXBot
  
• (55) wpbot
  
• (37) Amazonbot
  
• (28) YandexBot
  
• (22) ClaudeBot
  
• (19) AwarioBot
  
• (14) https://domainsbot.com/pandalytics
  
• (9) https://serpstatbot.com
  
• (6) t3versionsBot
  
• (6) archive.org_bot
  
• (6) Applebot
  
• (5) http://search.msn.com/msnbot.htm
  
• (4) http://www.googlebot.com/bot.html
  
• (4) Googlebot-Mobile
  
• (4) DuckDuckGo-Favicons-Bot
  
• (3) https://turnitin.com/robot/crawlerinfo.html
  
• (3) YandexNews
  
• (3) ImagesiftBot
  
• (2) Qwantify-prod
  
• (1) http://www.google.com/adsbot.html
  
• (1) http://gais.cs.ccu.edu.tw/robot.php
  
• (1) YaK
  
• (1) WBSearchBot
  
• (1) DataForSeoBot
  

i have placed some middleware to reject these for now but it is not a full proof solution.

10 Unbelievable Advertising Fiascoes
For various reasons, product advertisements sometimes go awry in a big way. A case in point: Budweiser Light’s ad campaign featuring transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney resulted in a boycott that cost the company almost 1.5 billion dollars, as customers switched from Bud Light to competitors’ brands. As Harvard Business Review points out, companies learned that […]

The post [10 Unbelievable Advertising Fiascoes](https://listverse.com/2025/02/12/10-unbeliev … ⌘ Read more

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Monero Research Lab meeting scheduled for 19 February 2025 1700 UTC
The next Monero Research Lab1 meeting is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, February 19th 2025 at 17:00 UTC on IRC-Libera/Matrix2 in the #monero-research-lab channels.

• Updates
  
• Prize contest to optimize some FCMP cryptography code3
  
• Research on subnet deduplication for peer selection to reduce spy node risk4
  
• AOB
  

This meeting’s chairperson should be Ru … ⌘ Read more

v1docq47 posts December 2024 - January 2025 CCS progress report
v1docq471 has posted the first progress report (December 2024 - January 2025)2 for his latest CCS proposal3 to do Russian voice-over work and transcribe Monero content:

Although our proposal is still in ‘Funding Required’ stage, we did not sit idle, we worked according to the planned milestones. In addition, due to the prolonged funding stage (PR merged ~63 days ago), we additionally place … ⌘ Read more

John Foss publishes ‘The Monero Moon’ Issue href=”https://we.loveprivacy.club/search?q=%2376”>#76**
John Foss1 has published Issue #762 of The Monero Moon curated newsletter:

Explore the latest edition for an update on all the latest Monero (XMR) news, developments, and entertainment! [..] If you like the newsletter and want more of this content, then shout me a round of beers by donating some spare Monero you didn’t lose during your boating accident.

The publication includes news about:

• Development, Releases, and Technology … ⌘ Read more

FiatDemise’s XMRChat CCS proposal ready for funding
FiatDemise1’s CCS proposal2 to retroactively fund the XMRChat 3 project is ready for funding:

Funding needed: 114 XMR

To support this proposal, you can donate any XMR amount to the address listed on its Gitlab Funding Required 2 page.

It is worth noting that 70.56 XMR has already been transferred to this CCS; the funds were repurposed from the TipXMR project, as planned4.

Consult the p … ⌘ Read more

PSA: Latest Software Updates Enable Apple Intelligence on Some Mac, iPhone, iPad
Many Mac, iPhone, and iPad users are discovering that installing the latest available system software updates of MacOS Sequoia 15.3.1, iOS 18.3.1, and iPadOS 18.3.1 will automatically enable Apple Intelligence, even if the feature has been disabled before. While this doesn’t happen to everyone, some Mac, iPhone, and iPad users are seeing an Apple Intelligence … [Read More](htt … ⌘ Read more

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selsta posts January 2025 Monero dev report
selsta1 has posted a monthly CCS progress report2 for January 2025, which includes several Monero dev updates.

Milestone 2:
* Most time was spent on v0.18.4.0
 * I also created a to-do list that shows the current status
* Removed old debug code that we used to verify the difficulty code
 (this could speed up sync times)
* Hackerone conflict resolution

Note that misc work is not explicitly mentioned in these updates. The full … ⌘ Read more

Boog900 submits CCS proposal for 4 months of full-time Cuprate dev work
Boog9001 has submitted a new CCS proposal2 looking to continue full-time development work on Cuprate 3 for 3 months and also get compensated for January work:

I will work for 3 months on Cuprate with an initial focus on releasing an alpha cuprated [..] I plan to work on what I think is best to advance the project. I am also asking for payment for the hours I worked in January. \ … ⌘ Read more

Cuprate Meeting scheduled for 18 February 2024 1800 UTC
The next Cuprate Meeting is scheduled1 to take place on Tuesday, February 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.

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 co … ⌘ Read more

MacOS Sequoia 15.3.1 Update with Bug Fixes Released
Apple has released MacOS Sequoia 15.3.1 update for Mac users running the Sequoia operating system. The new software update includes bug fixes and security enhancements, making it recommended for all users. Separately, Apple has released iOS 18.3.1 for iPhone, ipadOS 18.3.1 for iPad, watchOS 11.3.1 for Apple Watch, and updates to other Apple devices as … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/02/10/macos-sequoia-15-3-1-update-with-b … ⌘ Read more

MacOS Sequoia 15.3.1 Update with Bug Fixes Released
Apple has released MacOS Sequoia 15.3.1 update for Mac users running the Sequoia operating system. The new software update includes bug fixes and security enhancements, making it recommended for all users. Separately, Apple has released iOS 18.3.1 for iPhone, ipadOS 18.3.1 for iPad, watchOS 11.3.1 for Apple Watch, and updates to other Apple devices as … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/02/10/macos-sequoia-15-3-1-update-with-b … ⌘ Read more

MacOS Sequoia 15.3.1 Update with Bug Fixes Released
Apple has released MacOS Sequoia 15.3.1 update for Mac users running the Sequoia operating system. The new software update includes bug fixes and security enhancements, making it recommended for all users. Separately, Apple has released iOS 18.3.1 for iPhone, ipadOS 18.3.1 for iPad, watchOS 11.3.1 for Apple Watch, and updates to other Apple devices as … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/02/10/macos-sequoia-15-3-1-update-with-b … ⌘ Read more

iOS 18.3.1 Update Released with Bug Fixes & Security Patches
iOS 18.3.1 for iPhone and iPadOS 18.3.1 for iPad are now available for all eligible users and devices. The new iOS/iPadOS software updates are relatively small and focus on security enhancements and bug fixes, making the update recommended to all users. Additionally, MacOS Sequoia 15.3.1 is available as as software update for Mac, along with … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/02/10/ios-18-3-1-update-relea … ⌘ Read more

ARK Pi6X: An NDAA-Compliant Raspberry Pi CM4 Carrier with Integrated PX4-Based Flight Controller
The ARK Pi6X by ARK Electronics is a carrier board compatible with the compact Raspberry Pi CM4. This device integrates a PX4-based flight controller, a power module, and a 4-in-1 ESC mounting system into a single compact board, consolidating multiple UAV subsystems to reduce component complexity and improve integration efficiency.     This board functi … ⌘ Read more

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Monero Tech meeting scheduled for 17 February 2025 1800 UTC
The next Monero Tech meeting is scheduled to take place on Monday, February 17 2025 at 18:00 UTC, in the #no-wallet-left-behind 1 IRC-Libera/Matrix channels.

This meeting’s chairperson will probably be r​brunner72 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 Observer[6]( … ⌘ Read more

ESP32-H2 Thread/Zigbee Gateway Module for Low-Power Wireless Communication
The ESP32-H2 Thread/Zigbee Gateway Module is a stackable development module designed for the M5 series hosts. It is based on the ESP32-H2-MINI-1 and supports Zigbee, Thread, and Matter. The module includes IEEE 802.15.4 wireless connectivity, making it capable of building Matter over Thread endpoint devices and supporting communication between different ecosystems.   The module features […] ⌘ Read more

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Monero Dev Activity Report - Week 6 2025: 30 PRs, 13 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 (16)

monero-project/monero:

• #97691 ci: run guix builds on Cargo.lock update (tobtoht)
  
• #97732 depends: use staging_prefix_dir where possible (tobtoht)
  
• #97673 wallet: avoid premature elevati … ⌘ Read more

rottenwheel publishes ‘Revuo Monero’ Issue href=”https://we.loveprivacy.club/search?q=%23226”>#226**
rottenwheel1 has published Issue #2262’3 of the weekly Revuo Monero audience-funded newsletter, which covers February 3 - 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.

Join the Revuo XMPP MUC5 and Matrix … ⌘ Read more

On my blog: Free Culture Book Club — Cairn Players Guide and Background https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/02/08/cairn-1.html #freeculture #bookclub

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Monero Observer Artistic Saturday Top 5 - Week 6, 2025
Previous Artistic Saturday weekly reports can be found in the [art] 1 section.

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MoneroKon 2025 Planning Meeting scheduled for 15 February 2025 1700 UTC
The next MoneroKon 2025 Planning Meeting 1 is scheduled to take place on Saturday, February 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.

_Note that the upcoming event will take place in Prague on June 20-22 20 … ⌘ Read more

Cyrix126 releases Gupaxx v1.8.0
Cyrix1261 has released Gupaxx 2 version 1.8.03 with various improvements and bugfixes:

This release is making the use of advanced submenu and simple submenu together sound. New feature to hide tabs you don’t use. New fields in advanced submenu for Node,P2Pool,Xmrig and Proxy tabs.

[UI] Node: button to enable "fast mode"
[UI] P2pool: binding port field
[UI] Xmrig: token field
[Internal] processes are now aware of custom va ... ⌘ [Read more](https://monero.observer/cyrix126-releases-gupaxx-v1.8.0/)

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hinto-janai submits CCS proposal for 3 months of full-time Cuprate, Monero/FCMP++ work
hinto-janaiyo1 has submitted a new CCS proposal2 looking to continue full-time development work on Cuprate 3 and contribute to Monero (FCMP++ reviews) for 3 months:

Cuprate is preparing its first alpha release, with a 4-week cycle. [..] I will be buying/renting a variety of hardware for testing/development and will post receipts for all hardware acquired a … ⌘ Read more

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binaryFate publishes long overdue February 2025 Monero General Fund transparency report
Core Team member binaryFate1 has published a long overdue and much welcomed2’3 preliminary Monero General Fund transparency report4 which presents data until February 6th 2025:

I will give it few days for any discussion to take place and see if anything needs further clarification. After that we can make a blog post on getmonero.org. [..] End of 2023 … ⌘ Read more

m2049r releases Monerujo v4.1.6 with Exolix fixes
m2049r1 has released Monerujo2 patch version 4.1.63 with minor fixes - including for the Exolix 4 exchange integration - and various other changes and updates:

Minimum weblate requirements
Add Arabic Translation
Updated Swedish translation
Update Turkish and French translations
fix toolbar under notification bar
make node parsing and formatting ipv6-friendly
Update default nodes
update exolix ... ⌘ [Read more](https://monero.observer/monerujo-v4.1.6-released-exolix-fixes/)

[ANN] Shutting down xmr.volt-mine.com

Our XMR mining pool (https://xmr.volt-mine.com) will stop mining activities on March 1, 2025. Payouts for pending funds will be available until April 1, 2025. After that, the pool will be permanently closed.

Link: https://farside.link/libreddit/r/MoneroMining/comments/1iiyxqc/

u/Volt-Mine (Reddit) ⌘ Read more

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Monero Research Lab meeting scheduled for 12 February 2025 1700 UTC
The next Monero Research Lab1 meeting is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, February 12th 2025 at 17:00 UTC on IRC-Libera/Matrix2 in the #monero-research-lab channels.

• Updates
  
• Prize contest to optimize some FCMP cryptography code
  
• Research on Autonomous System (AS) peer connection rules to reduce spy node risk3
  
• Reliability of MRL technical note 00104
  … ⌘ Read more

Zuzana Chalupová
Bolo to pred storočím, keď sa narodila Zuzana Chalupová (*5. február 1925, Kovačica - †1. august 2001, Belehrad) a na budúci rok bude tomu už štvrťstoročie, ako nás táto „mama sveta” navždy opustila. S ňou sa akoby pominula aj prostoduchá doba šťastia a nastala nová éra, doba uponáhľaná a netolerantná. Obrazy Zuzany Chalupovej, najznámejšej kovačickej insitnej maliarky, zachytili fragmenty z tej predchádzajúcej doby a zobrazujú šťastných, veselých ľudí a rozihrané deti. Dospelých … ⌘ Read more

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Cuprate Meeting scheduled for 11 February 2024 1800 UTC
The next Cuprate Meeting is scheduled1 to take place on Tuesday, February 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.

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 co … ⌘ Read more

rottenwheel publishes ‘Revuo Monero’ Issue href=”https://we.loveprivacy.club/search?q=%23225”>#225**
rottenwheel1 has published Issue #2252’3 of the weekly Revuo Monero audience-funded newsletter, which covers January 23 - February 3 2025 news:

Recent News
Upcoming Events
CCS Proposals
Price & Blockchain Stats
Volunteer Opportunities
Support

To support Revuo Monero, you can donate to the project’s CCS4, or transfer some XMR to the address listed in the footer of each issue and on the Support [5](#fn: … ⌘ Read more

jeffro256, rottenwheel, SNeedlewoods CCS proposals ready for funding
Three CCS proposals have been moved to the funding stage and are now looking for community support:

• jeffro256’s !540 1: full-time development 2025Q1 2
  
• rottenwheel’s !535 3: Revuo Monero maintenance (2025 Q1) 4
  
• SNeedlewoods’s !541 5: part-time dev work 6
  

To support the above proposals you can donate to the XMR addresses listed on the _ … ⌘ Read more

TMTuran Art
TMTuran Art – tak je pomenovaná dielňa pre umelecké diela Tatiany Miliny Turanovej. „V každom z nás sa skrýva umelec, ktorého treba len prebudiť tým správnym spôsobom,” mieni táto naša umelkyňa, členka Združenia petrovských výtvarných umelcov, ktorá práve oslávila päťdesiatku a ktorá sa maliarstvom intenzívne začala zaoberať iba pred niekoľkými rokmi. Svoje okrúhle jubileum a tiež svoje meniny, Tatiany, oslávila v sobotu 1. februára 2025, keď mala aj svoju prvú samostatnú výstavu obrazov pome … ⌘ Read more

GENE-MTH6: A 3.5” SBC with Intel Core Ultra Processors for Edge Computing
AAEON has announced the GENE-MTH6, a 3.5” SubCompact Board designed for edge computing and embedded applications. Featuring Intel Core Ultra processors (Series 1) with integrated Intel Arc Graphics, the board supports up to 96GB of DDR5 memory and offers PCIe Gen 4 expansion with RAID 0 and RAID 1 support. The GENE-MTH6 is built around […] ⌘ Read more