Cake Wallet adds ‘full support’ for XMR hardware wallets via Ledger
Cake Labs1 has released Cake Wallet v4.22.02 with full support for Monero hardware wallets via Ledger3 (Flex, Stax, and Nano X) on Android and iOS:
This release of Cake Wallet includes full Monero hardware wallet support via Ledger, including USB + Bluetooth on Android and Bluetooth on iOS. It also contains a bevy of bug fixes and quality of life improvements, including proper seed … ⌘ Read more
Cuprate Meeting scheduled for 24 December 2024 1800 UTC
The next Cuprate Meeting is scheduled1 to take place on Tuesday, December 24 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 co … ⌘ Read more
Cake Wallet partners with Foundation to develop ‘first 3rd-party app’ for Passport Prime
Cake Wallet1 has announced2 a new partnership with Foundation3 to develop the first 3rd-party app for their recently launched hardware wallet device Passport Prime 4:
Keeping crypto safe can be simple (and sexy!) [..] This means best in-class, open source Monero cold storage in 2025. We’ll also support Prime in Cake Wallet.
Cake is also w … ⌘ Read more
[ANN] Monero Hackerspace Survey: Yea or Nay
Besides providing a physical space for collaboration, learning, and creativity among like-minded individuals, a privacy-centric hackerspace could serve as an incubator for the development of Monero-related hardware. [..] Note: This is an independent new initiative not related to MoneroKon or Twister Edward z.s.
Platform Engineering needs Observability: here’s why
Blog post originally published on the Middleware blog by Sri Krishna In the high-stakes environment of Black Friday, e-commerce platforms encounter intense traffic surges that can heavily strain system performance. For example, during Black Friday 2023, online… ⌘ Read more
[WTS] [DE] [$200] Hardened ThinkPad T420 laptop
This hardened T420 is tailored for those prioritizing security and privacy, with critical modifications ensuring minimal attack surfaces while maintaining its functionality as a reliable workhorse.
Link: https://moneromarket.io/listing/cb5a7f96-c21b-48ff-95f8-0d0009e752af
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anon1337 proposes bounty for haveno-ts Dart port
anon13371 has proposed a bounty2 for porting the Haveno TypeScript Library 3 to Dart:
Total Bounty: 0 XMR (to date)
No specific details (requirements/deliverables) were provided for this bounty.
To start working on the task yourself, you should make your intentions public by posting a comment in the bounty’s thread.
To increase the bounty you can transfer some XMR to the address posted by the … ⌘ Read more
Monero Dev Activity Report - Week 15 2024: 11 PRs, 15 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:
j-berman submits CCS proposal for 4 months of Monero dev work
j-berman1 has submitted a new CCS proposal2 to continue full-time development work on Monero (FCMPs++ integration) for 4 months:
Proposed funding: 360 XMR (0.25 XMR/hr + $65/hr).
ETA: 4 months (640 hours).
- Work towards a test network that includes Full-Chain Membership Proofs++
- Misc. high priority tasks as they arise
To learn more about Justin’s work consult the asso … ⌘ Read more
Monero Observer Artistic Saturday Top 5 - Week 50, 2024
Previous Artistic Saturday weekly reports can be found in the [art] 1 section.
Cyrix126 releases Gupaxx v1.5.4
Cyrix1261 has released Gupaxx 2 version 1.5.43 with lots of UI improvements and various bugfixes:
[UI] Use fixed size of fonts, do not resize them
[UI] Rework Top/Bottom bar
[UI] Rework widgets/fonts
[UI] Status: human friendly display of hashrate with right metrics
[Internal] Bundle: bump version of XMRig to 6.22.2
[Internal] deprecate support for mac os 12
[Docs] improve grammar and syntax of various doc files
[Fix] when n ... ⌘ [Read more](https://monero.observer/cyrix126-releases-gupaxx-v1.5.4/)MoneroKon 2025 Planning Meeting scheduled for 28 December 2024 1700 UTC
The next MoneroKon 2025 Planning Meeting 1 is scheduled to take place on Saturday, December 28th 2024 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
rottenwheel publishes ‘Revuo Monero’ Issue href=”https://we.loveprivacy.club/search?q=%23221”>#221**
rottenwheel1 has published Issue #2212’3 of the weekly Revuo Monero audience-funded newsletter, which covers December 5-12 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.
Rucknium discovers critical privacy vulnerability in Wownero’s decoy selection algorithm
MRL1’s Rucknium2 has discovered3 a critical privacy vulnerability in Wownero4’s decoy selection algorithm after performing a simple empirical analysis of the blockchain data.
It apparently affects the current version (0.11.2.0)5 of wownero-wallet-cli, wownero-wallet-rpc and _the majority of non-mining transactions confirmed o … ⌘ Read more
0xFFFC submits CCS proposal for 3 months of Monero dev work
0xFFFC1 has submitted a new CCS proposal2 to continue working full-time on Monero development for 3 more months (480 hours in total):
The bulk of my focus will be on opportunities related to performance improvement. To find out performance improvement opportunities a performance test suite is necessary for the Monero project. [..] A special thanks to all community members who are always available to help me wi … ⌘ Read more
[LTH] Monero Talk/MoneroTopia needs your help
We’re looking for a passionate Monero fan to help us find and reach out to guests for Monero Talk and MoneroTopia shows on a weekly basis. This is a small gig (we will tip!), not a full-time job—perfect for someone who knows Monero deeply, values freedom tech, lives the “opt-out” ethos, and is already an avid fan of our shows! We need someone reliable, proactive, and excited about helping us expand the reach of these shows. If this sounds like you, email us with the subject: “Help wi … ⌘ Read more
[ANN] Istanbul meetup sponsored by WizardSwap.io, organised by OrangeFren.com
- Date: Friday the 20th of December 2024 @ 18:00 local time
- Location: CoBAC Workshop, Sarıdemir, Ragıp Gümüşpala Cd. No:29, 34116 Fatih/İstanbul, Türkiye
- Tickets: free
Link: https://orangefren.com/event/20
orangefren.com ⌘ Read more
[ANN] Discussion: Post-quantum security and ethical considerations over elliptic curve cryptography
Link: https://github.com/monero-project/research-lab/issues/131
@syntheticbird:monero.social (Matrix) ⌘ Read more
v1docq47’s December-May 2025 CCS proposal ready for funding
v1docq471’s CCS proposal2 for 6 more months (December 2024 - May 2025) of Russian voice-over and Monero content transcription work is now ready for funding:
Funding needed: 45.6 XMR
To support this proposal, you can donate any XMR amount to the address listed on its Gitlab Funding Required 3 page.
Consult the previous Monero Observer report4 to … ⌘ Read more
j-berman completes CCS proposal after 483 hours of Monero and Seraphis dev work
j-berman1 has published a third and final progress report2 for his full-time 2024 ( part 8) Monero (FCMPs++ integration) and Seraphis wallet library dev work CCS proposal3:
Work overviewUpdate 3: 483 hours [..] FCMP++ wallet tree sync (via building the tree locally) is set up and integrated into wallet2.
Completed the task to start sync from arbitrary restore height N
Did ... ⌘ [Read more](https://monero.observer/j-berman-completes-monero-dev-work-2024-part-8-ccs/)[LTT] GBP>XMR - FMD
Exiled localcrypro to localmonero p2p trader here, offering my service to those who feel lost with the reccent news. I can offer GBP>XMR with a short simple KYC for bank deposits. Or, if you prefer No KYC with myself, I also accept Volet or Paysend, plus a few other crypto options such as USDT or LTC. Please feel free to send me a message if you think I can help you :)
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fullmetalScience submits CCS proposal for ‘NoShore’ project
fullmetalScience1 has submitted their first CCS proposal2 looking to complete work on NoShore, a project dedicated to on-the-go offline payments:
TL;DR The document proposes a shell-based environment that users can run to enable offline payments with supporting merchants, whereas the actual signing device will be developed separately in an upcoming iteration.
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Total funding: 45 XMR.
ETA: Read more”`
[ANN] MRL recommendation: Ban spy node IP addresses from connecting to your node
The Monero Research Lab (MRL) has decided to recommend that all Monero node operators enable a ban list of suspected spy node IP addresses. The spy nodes can reduce the privacy of Monero users. cuprate developer Boog900 discovered these spy nodes and created an IP address ban list. Developers and researchers associated with MRL (list names) have indicated their approval of this list by signing it with their PGP keys.
Links:
Cuprate Meeting scheduled for 17 December 2024 1800 UTC
The next Cuprate Meeting is scheduled1 to take place on Tuesday, December 17 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 co … ⌘ Read more
[ANN] [CCS Draft] NoShore: Groundwork for on-the-go offline payments
Please feel free to review the linked CCS-draft - any workable feedback is welcome!
Link: https://repo.getmonero.org/fullmetalScience/ccs-proposals/-/blob/noshore/fullmetalscience-noshore.md
u/fullmetalScience (monero.town) ⌘ Read more
FiatDemise submits CCS proposal to retroactively fund XMRChat project
FiatDemise1 has submitted their first CCS proposal2 apparently looking to retroactively fund the XMRChat 3 project, partly using unclaimed funds from the Tipxmr.live CCS4:
XMRChat is website that provides content creators with a service, allowing them a way to receive messages and tips in Monero. [..] The tipxmr.live CCS, created 4 years ago, has expired, unclaimed funds. We’d … ⌘ Read more
[WTS] [US] [$75+] iPhone 8, 64GB
Former corporate phone. Verizon network. Pretty good shape. Small scratch on screen, but it’s nearly invisible when in use.
Link: https://xmrbazaar.com/listing/NQxy/
D_PlusPlus (XMRBazaar) ⌘ Read more
Monero Tech meeting scheduled for 16 December 2024 1800 UTC
The next Monero Tech meeting is scheduled to take place on Monday, December 16 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 c … ⌘ Read more
Monero Dev Activity Report - Week 49 2024: 5 PRs, 5 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 (4)
monero-project/monero:
b4n6_b4n6 proposes bounties for Stack Wallet bug fixes
b4n6_b4n61 has proposed bounties2’3 for fixing two recently reported Stack Wallet4 issues5:
#1 Add checksum check for mnemonic seed
Total Bounty: 0.5 XMR (to date)
#2 Diagnose and fix linux crash
Total Bounty: 0.5 XMR (to date)
To start working on the tasks yourself, you should make your intentions public by posting a comment in the bounty threads.
To increase the bounties you can … ⌘ Read more
MoneroKon 2025 Planning Meeting scheduled for 14 December 2024 1700 UTC
The next MoneroKon 2025 Planning Meeting 1 is scheduled to take place on Saturday, December 14th 2024 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
Monero Observer Artistic Saturday Top 5 - Week 49, 2024
Previous Artistic Saturday weekly reports can be found in the [art] 1 section.
![‘Monero … ⌘ Read more
[ANN] Privacy and Anonymity in Monero
I have a written a blog post on how Monero uses Cryptography (ECDH, Pedersen Commitments, Schnorr Signatures, Ring Signatures etc) to add privacy & anonymity on the blockchain. I have covered most of the cryptography used except for RangeProofs (Bulletproofs) which I plan to cover later in a separate post. Do let me know if you find any mistakes or if something isn’t clear.
Link: https://risencrypto.github.io/Monero/
risensteam0 (at) protonmail (do … ⌘ Read more
[ANN] MAGIC Monero Fund 2025 Election
5 December 2024: Committee and voter nominations open
31 December 2024: Committee and voter nominations close
6 January 2024: Voting opens
20 January 2024: Voting closes
~23 January 2024: Election results announced
31 January 2024: Newly elected members join the committee
Link: https://magicgrants.org/2024/12/05/Monero-Fund-2025-Election.html
u/SamsungGalaxyPlayer (Github) ⌘ Read more
[ANN] [CCS] Full-Chain Membership Proofs (FCMP) explainer video released!
Full-Chain Membership Proofs boost sender privacy by expanding the anonymity set from 16 to 100M+, eliminating vulnerabilities in ring signatures. With forward secrecy, transaction chaining, and Outgoing View Keys, Monero remains the most private and fungible cryptocurrency.
Links:
- https://redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=jc8Kc0WogAI
- [MO report](/vostoemisio-ccs-proposals-animated-videos-fcmps-what- … ⌘ Read more
rehrar releases Stack Wallet v2.1.9, Stack Duo v1.2.4
rehrar1 has released Stack Wallet2 version 2.1.93 and Stack Duo version 1.2.44 with various fixes and improvements.
Stack Wallet:
* Show Monero/Wownero tx private key option
* Fix Frost error
* Stack Wallet Backup fixes
Stack Duo:
* Added Monero churn options
* Paynym temporarily disabled while kinks worked out [..]
The release notes, binaries, and the SHA256 hashes can … ⌘ Read more
Kewbit posts second ‘Haveno App’ CCS progress report amidst growing criticism
Kewbit1 has posted a second progress report2 for their CCS proposal to continue development work on the Haveno App 3 project amidst growing criticism4 from the Monero community over various inconsistencies:
I am pleased to confirm that we have reached Milestone 2 (pending further testing) of the Haveno App enhancement project. [..] I respectfully request a 50 … ⌘ Read more
Community Workgroup Meeting scheduled for 7 December 2024 1600 UTC
The next Monero Community Workgroup Meeting is scheduled1 to take place on Saturday, 7th of December 2024 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
rottenwheel publishes ‘Revuo Monero’ Issue href=”https://we.loveprivacy.club/search?q=%23220”>#220**
rottenwheel1 has published Issue #2202’3 of the weekly Revuo Monero audience-funded newsletter, which covers November 28-5 December 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] Community communication about the spy node ban list
The Monero Research Lab (MRL) has decided to recommend that all Monero node operators enable a ban list of suspected spy node IP addresses. The spy nodes can reduce the privacy of Monero users. cuprate developer Boog900 discovered these spy nodes and created an IP address ban list. Developers and researchers associated with MRL (list names) have indicated their approval of this list by signing it with their PGP keys.
Links:
SNeedlewoods completes first part-time Monero dev work CCS
SNeedlewoods1 has posted a Monero dev update2 after working part-time on Monero development for 1 month (~65 hours) during their first CCS proposal3:
Thanks for all the support from CCS coordinators, upvoters, donors and dev colleagues. It’s an honor to be able to work with you. [..] Will continue to work on the wallet API and will try to solve review comments ASAP, but since I’ll go take some days off … ⌘ Read more
[ANN] RandomX 5 Year Anniversary
Yes, it’s been 5 years on the same PoW. And the date came and went without much fanfare. For those perhaps trickling into monero because of the pRiCe, you may not be aware of how much of a milestone this is in the context of an industry that is ruthless when it comes to exploiting weak PoW algorithms for profit.
Link: https://farside.link/libreddit/r/Monero/comments/1h6e4nk/
gingeropolous (Reddit) ⌘ Read more
Monero Research Lab meeting scheduled for 11 December 2024 1700 UTC
The next Monero Research Lab1 meeting is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, December 11th 2024 at 17:00 UTC on IRC-Libera/Matrix2 in the #monero-research-lab channels.
Generalized Bulletproofs ‘suitable for use’ according to Brandon Goodell security review
Brandon Goodell (aka Surae Noether)1 has concluded2 that Generalized Bulletproofs (GBPs) 3 are suitable for use after completing a review4 of the security proofs5 produced by CypherStack6:
My general results: Overall, GBPs are suitable for use, I think they are secure. [..] If the proofs of security for BPs are up to ind … ⌘ Read more
vtnerd completes 2024 Q3 Monero dev work CCS
vtnerd1 has posted a third and final progress report2 for their full-time 2024/Q3 Monero development work CCS proposal3:
Work overviewThe bulk of the time was making LWS HTTP client requests asynchronous4 - the scanner, exchange rates, and /login are no longer blocked by I/O. [..] I’ve probably missed a few things, this was a somewhat busy month of work.
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- LWS /get_random_outs is also now asynchronous
- … ⌘ Read more”`
XMR registers 2.5-year high of $218 after ~31% surge
Monero (XMR/USD1) bulls have managed to essentially wipe all bear progress since May 2022 with an impressive under 9-hour ~31% surge yesterday from $166 to ~$218.
As I am writing this report, the reds are trying to force the price back under the 200 psychological level.
Provided bulls manage to reinforce the 175-185 support zone, we could see another attempt to break the local top. This could leave the next resistance around … ⌘ Read more
BasedMoney Collective launches ‘Monerochan’ memecoin to ‘promote’ Monero
Anon group BasedMoney Collective 1 has announced2 the launch of the Monerochan 3 memecoin project - essentially an Ethereum ERC-20 token4 - that was seemingly created in an effort to promote Monero:
This project isn’t just another cash grab or speculative distraction. It’s a Trojan Horse, designed to bring more attention to Monero, onboard new users, and provid … ⌘ Read more
Cuprate Meeting scheduled for 10 December 2024 1800 UTC
The next Cuprate Meeting is scheduled1 to take place on Tuesday, December 10 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 co … ⌘ Read more
Monero Tech meeting scheduled for 9 December 2024 1800 UTC
The next Monero Tech meeting is scheduled to take place on Monday, December 9 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