Monero Observer Artistic Saturday Top 5 - Week 4, 2025
Previous Artistic Saturday weekly reports can be found in the [art] 1 section.
[LFH] Revuo Monero is looking for python and golang (hugo) contributors!
There are a handful of open issues in Revuo Monero’s repositories: Calc and main. Feel free to take a peek and help if you are capable of and got the volunteering enthusiasm in you!
Links:
rottenwheel.com ⌘ Read more
antichainalysis creates Monero churner tool ‘moneroc’
antichainalysis1 has created moneroc 2 - a tool that automates the process of distributing funds between multiple XMR accounts, apparently in order to facilitate proper Monero churning:
We all know XMR churning is very controversial topic, some say churning benefits your privacy and others say it significantly harms your privacy even more. Hence why I wrote moneroc tool and this writeup to help explain why XMR churn … ⌘ Read more
[WTS] [~0.37 XMR] Lenovo ThinkPad Carbon x1 gen2
Laptops are in good condition, battery can last several hours still, biggest defect is the Touch Bar (which includes the F1-F12 and media keys) is turning hazy and is not cosmetically pleasant. Touch Bar and thus keys all still work. Each laptop has a valid Windows 10 keys but I can also install Ubuntu or Debian upon request.
Link: https://xmrbazaar.com/listing/6zDp/
AffluentLynx (XMRBazaar) ⌘ Read more
rottenwheel publishes ‘Revuo Monero’ Issue href=”https://we.loveprivacy.club/search?q=%23224”>#224**
rottenwheel1 has published Issue #2242’3 of the weekly Revuo Monero audience-funded newsletter, which covers January 12 - 23 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.
[ANN] MAGIC Monero Fund 2025 Election Results
ack-j and kowalabearhugs will serve 2-year terms. rottenwheel, Tacolopo, and XMRfamily will serve 1-year terms. Their terms will begin on January 31, 2025. We would like to thank all six committee candidates! We would like to thank everyone who voted!
Committee Members:
* ack-j
* kowalabearhugs
* rottenwheel
* Tacolopo
* XMRfamily
Link: [https://magicgrants.org/2025/01/21/Monero-Fund-2025-Election-Results.html](https://magicgrants.org/2025/01/21/Monero-Fund-2025 … ⌘ Read more
binarybaron posts third progress report for XMR-BTC atomic swaps ecosystem CCS
binarybaron1 and einliterflashche2 have posted a third progress report3 for their CCS proposal to continue XMR-BTC atomic swaps4 development and help transform the ecosystem from a prototype into a mature marketplace 5:
This month we focused on integrating native Tor support, improving transaction reliability, preparing for mobile support th … ⌘ Read more
j-berman posts CCS progress report after 169 hours of dev work
j-berman1 has published the first progress report2 for his full-time 2025 (part 9) Monero (FCMPs++) dev work CCS proposal3:
* Sped up tree building by ~30% implementing @kayabaNerve's torsion check
* Implemented FCMP++ prove and verify functions in the Rust FFI
* Rebased the WIP PR onto master and updated to include the latest [..]
Consult the previous Monero Observ … ⌘ Read more
[ANN] Ross Ulbricht Pardoned
Link: https://farside.link/libreddit/r/Monero/comments/1i6xkc8/
u/Groundbreaking_Put39 (Reddit) ⌘ Read more
Monero Research Lab meeting scheduled for 29 January 2025 1700 UTC
The next Monero Research Lab1 meeting is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, January 29th 2025 at 17:00 UTC on IRC-Libera/Matrix2 in the #monero-research-lab channels.
[ANN] Unique 0-click deanonymization attack targeting Signal, Discord and hundreds of platform
Link: https://gist.github.com/hackermondev/45a3cdfa52246f1d1201c1e8cdef6117
@basses:matrix.org ⌘ Read more
Monero Tech meeting scheduled for 27 January 2025 1800 UTC
The next Monero Tech meeting is scheduled to take place on Monday, January 27 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 Observer[6](#fn … ⌘ Read more
Cuprate Meeting scheduled for 28 January 2024 1800 UTC
The next Cuprate Meeting is scheduled1 to take place on Tuesday, January 28 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 … ⌘ Read more
ofrnxmr completes third milestone for BasicSwapDEX CCS
ofrnxmr1 has completed2 the third milestone (M3-F/M3-B) for their CCS proposal3 to empower and steward BasicSwapDex4 to production quality software:
Request for M3-F and M3-B (M3-O comes end of month 4) [..] This next sprint (month) will add some of the more exciting functionality, further improve the UX and add some security features (such as client auth for the api port and amm integra … ⌘ Read more
[ANN] MoneroTalk #337: Justin Berman (Live Today @ 8PM EST)
Exploring Monero’s Future with Full Time Dev Justin Berman. Hear from @justinberman95 on the FCMP++ implementation and more.
Links:
monerotalk.live ⌘ Read more
[ANN] Istanbul Monero Meetup - Monero ve Dağıtık Borsalara Erişim: RetoSwap
Date/Time: Thursday, January 30, 2025 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM GMT+3
Location: Altcointurk Trader Base & Cloak Blockchain Academy
MoneroTurko is hosting a Monero Meetup event in Istanbul to discuss Decentralized Exchanges and how it affects Monero.
Link: https://www.meetup.com/moneroturko-istanbul/events/305699269
u/detherminal (Reddit) ⌘ Read more
Monero Dev Activity Report - Week 3 2025: 66 PRs, 12 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 (13)
monero-project/monero:
Haveno v1.0.18 released with various fixes and improvements
woodser1 has released Haveno2 version 1.0.183 with various bug fixes, improvements and updates.
Reduce disk usage up to 98% by saving wallets less frequently..
Update to Tor browser v14.0.3 and Tor binary v0.4.8.13
Increase trade limit of 'no deposit' offers to 1.5 XMR
Rename 'Cash at ATM' to 'Cardless Cash'
Support startup flag to specify blockchain location for local node
Improv ... ⌘ [Read more](https://monero.observer/woodser-releases-haveno-v1.0.18-fixes-improvements/)Monero Observer Artistic Saturday Top 5 - Week 3, 2025
Previous Artistic Saturday weekly reports can be found in the [art] 1 section.
[WTS] [US] [~2.5 XMR] Monero Nodo Founders Edition
This is the Monero Nodo founders edition #066. I had bought this way back before production started when it was advertised as a dual node/miner. Since I already have a node setup, I no longer need it. It has never been used or taken out of the box!
Link: https://xmrbazaar.com/listing/SUWw/
pixx3d (XMRBazaar) ⌘ Read more
MoneroKon 2025 Planning Meeting scheduled for 25 January 2025 1700 UTC
The next MoneroKon 2025 Planning Meeting 1 is scheduled to take place on Saturday, January 25th 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.
It is worth mentioning that the associated XMRpos 4 project is currently looking for extra funding5.
Logs for the previous meetin … ⌘ Read more
[ANN] Attacks on onion monero nodes with HSDirSniper
Based on connection issues and the monero node trackers, I believe someone is carrying out attacks on monero nodes that have onion addresses using the HSDirSniper attack for tor.
Link: https://farside.link/libreddit/r/Monero/comments/1i2uv5y/
u/jackintosh157 (Reddit) ⌘ Read more
Observing and monitoring Large Language Model workloads with Ray
Ambassador post by Swastik Gour Introduction The emergence of Large Language Models (LLMs) such as GPT-4, PHI2, BERT, and T5 revolutionized natural language processing, with these models empowering high-end applications, including chatbots, recommendation systems, and analytics…. ⌘ Read more
Rucknium completes second milestone for OSPEAD CCS
Rucknium1 has completed2 the second milestone for their Optimal Static Parametric Estimation of Arbitrary Distributions (OSPEAD)3 CCS proposal4:
The OSPEAD initial probability density function has been transmitted to the scientific review panel, which consists of ArticMine, isthmus, and hyc.
Read the full PGP signed message on Gitlab2.
Consult the previous Monero Observer report[5](#fn: … ⌘ Read more
Community Workgroup Meeting scheduled for 18 January 2025 1600 UTC
The next Monero Community Workgroup Meeting is scheduled1 to take place on Saturday, 18th of January 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 … ⌘ Read more
[WTS] [US] Gold and Silver for XMR on Monero Market
Links:
- https://moneromarket.io/listing/dd0a6b4b-cda0-45a6-9c88-76d6bcbf7bcc
- https://moneromarket.io/listing/19850f7e-26ab-42da-b63e-c800b56a868e
- https://moneromarket.io/u/bawdyzebra/
u/bawdyzebra (MoneroMarket) ⌘ Read more
Monero Research Lab meeting scheduled for 22 January 2025 1700 UTC
The next Monero Research Lab1 meeting is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, January 22nd 2025 at 17:00 UTC on IRC-Libera/Matrix2 in the #monero-research-lab channels.
[ANN] El Monero is looking for active Spanish community members
El Monero podcast by rottenwheel and anhdres is looking for a handful Spanish-speaking Monero enthusiasts to return with quarterly group voicecall roundtables.
Link: https://farside.link/nitter/elmonero_/status/1876689686074372188
@elmonero_ (X) ⌘ Read more
jeffro256 completes 2024 Q4 Monero dev work CCS
jeffro2561 has posted a third and final progress report2 for their full-time 2024/Q4 Monero (Carrot3) development work CCS proposal4:
Work overviewThere are a few minor tweaks being proposed to Carrot after weeks of discussion about post-quantum adversaries, as well as optimization. [..] And thanks to everyone who contributed to my CCS, it is greatly appreciated!
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- Wownero Decoy Selection f … ⌘ Read more”`
Cuprate Meeting scheduled for 21 January 2024 1800 UTC
The next Cuprate Meeting is scheduled1 to take place on Tuesday, January 21 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 … ⌘ Read more
selsta posts December 2024 Monero dev report
selsta1 has posted a monthly CCS progress report2 for December 2024, which includes several Monero dev updates.
Milestone 1:
-Continued work on v0.18.4.0 with over 70 PRs merged
-Handled more new HackerOne reports [..] fixes being scheduled for the next release
-Repo related organization work
Note that misc work is not explicitly mentioned in these updates. The full list of changes can be found on Github3’[4](#fn:4 … ⌘ Read more
[AFH] Translation services (PT-EN, EN-PT)
I can translate audio and text from English to Portuguese and vice-versa. I ask 2 dollars for every page I translate, and 2 dollars for each minute of audio transcribed.
Link: https://xmrbazaar.com/listing/vvUz/
fanchi (XMRBazaar) ⌘ Read more
[LFF] [5K EUR] XMRpos app development
This crowdfunding campaign aims to further develop a Free and Open Source Android app (XMRpos), which is designed for use by merchants on a dedicated Point of Sale (POS) device with thermal printer.
Links:
- https://pay.monerokon.org/apps/4P3tCgWYEB73Pu35H2F5cnVhwzd7/crowdfund
- /monerokon-proposes-bounty-monero-pos-android-app/
ajs-xmr (Github) ⌘ Read more
rottenwheel publishes ‘Revuo Monero’ Issue href=”https://we.loveprivacy.club/search?q=%23223”>#223**
rottenwheel1 has published Issue #2232’3 of the weekly Revuo Monero audience-funded newsletter, which covers December 26 2024 - January 12 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 MUC[5](#f … ⌘ Read more
Monero Tech meeting scheduled for 20 January 2025 1800 UTC
The next Monero Tech meeting is scheduled to take place on Monday, January 20 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 Observer[6](#fn … ⌘ Read more
sukunetsiz creates Monero marketplace script ‘Kabus’
sukunetsiz1 has announced2 the release of Kabus 3 beta v0.7.24 - an open-source Monero-based marketplace script that aims to facilitate the sale of legal products online as anonymously as possible:
It is inspired by Eckmar’s marketplace script, I wanted to create something more modern and flexible that could serve as a core structure for various (legitimate of course) Monero marketplaces. [..] M … ⌘ Read more
Monero Dev Activity Report - Week 2 2025: 18 PRs, 6 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 (12)
monero-project/monero:
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@lyse /Me throws his keyboard off to the side, grabs his camera just in case and runs upstairs screaming "Yeah! Science B_ !"
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Couldn’t see shi_, but enjoyed observing the moon light slipping trough the fast moving clouds! I’ll take that as a win 👍
/Me came back with a soar neck …
Monero Observer Artistic Saturday Top 5 - Week 2, 2025
Previous Artistic Saturday weekly reports can be found in the [art] 1 section.
Monero Observer Artistic Saturday Top 5 - Week 2, 2025
Previous Artistic Saturday weekly reports can be found in the [art] 1 section.
[LTH] Looking for someone to turn a picture of a face into half cyborg, like terminator
Link: https://farside.link/libreddit/r/HireAiArtist/comments/1hz1ajt/
u/iron_armored (Reddit) ⌘ Read more
MoneroKon 2025 Planning Meeting scheduled for 18 January 2025 1700 UTC
The next MoneroKon 2025 Planning Meeting 1 is scheduled to take place on Saturday, January 18th 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.
It is worth mentioning that the associated XMRpos 4 project is currently looking for extra funding5.
Logs for the previous meetin … ⌘ Read more
napoly and deverickapollo submit CCS proposal to develop Monero plugin for BTCPay Server 2.0
napoly1 and deverickapollo2 have submitted a CCS proposal3 looking to develop - and eventually maintain and expand - a Monero plugin4 for BTCPay Server version 2.05:
With the release of BTCPay Server 2.0, the platform has undergone a major update, introducing breaking changes to the Monero integration. This redesign transitions non-c … ⌘ Read more
[WTS] [EU] [2 XMR] Pinephone Pro FULL KIT
It includes all kind of accesories and extra electronics. Very good condition.
Link: https://xmrbazaar.com/listing/wHa8/
MONROEEU (XMRBazaar) ⌘ Read more
[ANN] Happy 7th Birthday to PiNodeXMR
Links:
- https://farside.link/libreddit/r/Monero/comments/1hxaqqy/
- https://github.com/shermand100/PiNodeXMR
- https://pinode.co.uk/
u/shermand100 (Reddit) ⌘ Read more
Cuprate Meeting scheduled for 14 January 2024 1800 UTC
The next Cuprate Meeting is scheduled1 to take place on Tuesday, January 14 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 … ⌘ Read more
Monero Research Lab meeting scheduled for 15 January 2025 1700 UTC
The next Monero Research Lab1 meeting is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, January 15th 2025 at 17:00 UTC on IRC-Libera/Matrix2 in the #monero-research-lab channels.
- Updates. What is everyone working on?
- Discussion: Post-quantum security and ethical considerations over elliptic curve cryptography3
- AOB
This meeting’s chairperson should be Rucknium4. The … ⌘ Read more
woodser releases monero-java v0.8.34, monero-ts v0.11.2
woodser1 has just released monero-java v0.8.342 and monero-ts v0.11.23 with various fixes and updates:
monero-java:
-fix block template serialization
-changed slf4j dependency to api instead of simple
-fix notification of connection change on check connection
-update monero-cpp submodule
monero-ts:
-Fix handling of internal assets to eliminate the need for dist/dist
-Fix block ... ⌘ [Read more](https://monero.observer/woodser-releases-monero-java-v0.8.34-monero-ts-v0.11.2/)[LTH] [0.13 XMR] Looking for a one-time VPS mentor
Link: https://xmrbazaar.com/listing/GaaW/
cypherpink (XMRBazaar) ⌘ Read more
Boog900 completes Cuprate dev work CCS
Boog9001 has posted a third and final progress report2 for their latest full-time Cuprate 3 development work CCS proposal4:
People have been syncing using the initial binary with mostly success a couple of people have reported issues, which will be investigated [..] Fast sync is yet to be added. I have ideas for optimisations [..] that should significantly speed up sync on top of where we already are (faster than mo … ⌘ Read more