This Week In Monero #24: 12 Feb 2026 - 19 Feb 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 v1.0.8 of the Skylight Wallet has been released by MAGIC Grants. It includes various bug fixes and improvements. Release
- Version v0.8.43 of monero-java has been released by woodser. It includes a bug fix. Release
- Version v5.9.0 of Cake Wallet has been released by Cake Wallet. It includes various bug fixes and improved cryptocurrency support. Release
- The next Cuprate meeting has been scheduled for February 24, 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 | $6.07 billion |
| Total Supply | 18,715,110 XMR |
| Price | $326.64, -4.63% in 7 days |
| Suggested Transaction Fee | 20 piconero per byte |
| Block Height | 3,613,246 |
| Block Reward | 0.6000+0.01385 ($199.20) |
| Inflation | 0.89% |
| Hashrate | 5.58 Ghash/s -1.17% in 24 hours |
| Transaction Ratio to Bitcoin | 5.8% |
Price Chart
Technical Analysis
| Indicator | Value | Signal |
|---|---|---|
| RSI (14) | 42.9 | Neutral |
| MACD | Bearish | Caution |
| 20-EMA vs 50-EMA | 418.28 vs 380.12 | Uptrend |
| Bollinger Bands | Price Middle | Stable |
Chart Pattern
No clear pattern detected.
Support around 279.95; next resistance near 796.09.
Outlook Momentum: bearish. Short-term trend: uptrend. As long as XMR stays above 279.95, setup favors bulls. A close below 274.35 would weaken the setup.
Hashrate Distribution
Facts or Guides
What is Monero and how does it work?
Merchants
For lists of merchants and businesses related to Monero, consider Monerica, XMR.directory, and the official website’s ‘merchants’ page.
Notable Projects
Funding
Ideas:
- SyntheticBird Site and CCS UI/UX, Transitions & Animations work (4 months)
- hinto-janai full-time work (3 months)
- Homomorphic Dex infrastructure to increase privacy against cross-domain metadata-correlation attacks
- CCS Frontend Redesign & Backend Upgrade
- Monero News Apps and Monero Magazine: Build a Community Media Platform for Monero
- Open-source Monero browser extension wallet
- 39C3 Support
Funding Required:
None.
Meme of the Week
Study Time
Ray Youssef 02/08/26 (GUEST EPI 251)
Donation and Contact
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