This Week In Monero #18: 1 Jan 2026 - 8 Jan 2026
Table of Contents
- Recent News
- Price and Blockchain Statistics
- Facts or Guides
- Merchants
- Notable Projects
- Funding
- Meme of the Week
- Study Time
- Donation and Contact
Recent News
- Version v0.1.3 of monero-multisig-gui has been released by freigeist-m. It includes bug fixes. Release
- A new Monero mining pool, xmr.pw, has been released in beta. View
- A Monero meetup will be occurring on January 16, 2026, from 6-9PM EST, in Charlotte, North Carolina. Event
- Version v0.11.8 of monero-ts has been released by woodser. It includes an internal improvement. Release
- Version v1.0.1.1 of the Haveno Android app has been released by atsamd21. It includes bug fixes and new features. Release
- The next Cuprate meeting has been scheduled for January 13, 2026 at 1800 UTC. It will take place in the Matrix/IRC-Libera chats, in the #cuprate channel.
Price and Blockchain Statistics
| Statistics | Value |
|---|---|
| Market Capitalization | $8.51 billion |
| Total Supply | 18,697,334 XMR |
| Price | $454.34, 8.11% in 7 days |
| Suggested Transaction Fee | 20 piconero per byte |
| Block Height | 3,583,616 |
| Block Reward | 0.6000+0.01679 XMR ($280.74) |
| Inflation | 0.82% |
| Hashrate | 6.3 Ghash/s +11% in 24 hours |
| Transaction Ratio to Bitcoin | 6.7% |
Price Chart
Technical Analysis
| Indicator | Value | Signal |
|---|---|---|
| RSI (14) | 66.3 | Neutral |
| MACD | Bullish | Strong |
| 20-EMA vs 50-EMA | 404.91 vs 362.75 | Uptrend |
| Bollinger Bands | Price Near upper band | Caution |
Chart Pattern
No clear pattern detected.
Support around 311.33; next resistance near 494.81.
Outlook
Momentum: bullish. Short-term trend: uptrend. As long as XMR stays above 311.33, setup favors bulls. A close below 305.10 would weaken the setup.
Hashrate Distribution
Facts or Guides
Easy Monero node with Monero Suite!
Merchants
For lists of merchants and businesses related to Monero, consider Monerica, XMR.directory, and the official website’s ‘merchants’ page.
Notable Projects
Anonymous prediction markets for sports and esports. XMR only.
Funding
Ideas:
Funding Required:
- acx part-time work on Monfluo 2026Q1 (0 / 8 XMR)
- SNeedlewoods-03_part-time dev work-Q1-26 (0.1 / 10 XMR)
- emsczkp research Bulletproofs* (85.14 / 150 XMR)
Meme of the Week
Study Time
Nihilist 01/03/26 (GUEST EPI 246)
Donation and Contact
This newsletter is one of my dedicated jobs and Cyphergoat pays me for writing it, but if you’ve found it informative and helpful, here is my wallet address: 85nWjAPTJWo5gmEKtQbaSmL3FJDriAsAcC9knbEMuNNo4pTb6wJxwTsiXyFoYo14khRd8rF1KbHPCTTbAa1dXKL58jt6YiG
Thank you!
Contact Me
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