This Week In Monero #7: 9 Oct 2025 - 16 Oct 2025
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
- Cuprate v0.0.7 has been released by Boog900. It includes new features and internal improvements. Release
- Revuo Monero and all of rottenwheel’s side projects are separating from the CCS, and will be crowdfunded going forward (announcement). This is following allegations of cheating the CCS by ofrnxmr, and subsequent investigation by plowsof (CCS coordinator).
- ShopInBit has released payment method usage statistics, with Monero being the most used cryptocurrency in September 2025, accounting for 68.39% of all crypto payments. Announcement
- A Monero meetup has been scheduled for November 1, 2025 in Austin, Texas, USA. RSVP
- Version v5.5.0 of Cake Wallet has been released. It includes support for Trezor and BitBox hardware wallets, UI improvements, and bug fixes. Release
- Version v0.11.6 of monero-ts has been released by woodser. It includes support for Monero v0.18.4.3, bug fixes, and improvements. Release
- Version v0.8.16 of monero-cpp has been released by woodser. It includes support for Monero v0.18.4.3, and improvements. Release
- Version v0.8.39 of monero-java has been released by woodser. It includes support for Monero v0.18.4.3, bug fixes, and improvements. Release
- The next Monero Research Lab meeting has been scheduled for October 22, 2025 at 1700 UTC. It will take place in the Matrix/IRC-Libera chats, in the #monero-research-lab channel.
- The next Monero Tech meeting has been scheduled for October 20, 2025 at 1800 UTC. It will take place in the Matrix/IRC-Libera chats, in the #no-wallet-left-behind channel.
Price and Blockchain Statistics
| Statistics | Value |
|---|---|
| Market Capitalization | $5.34 billion |
| Total Supply | 18,661,365 XMR |
| Price | $287.64, -13.97% in 7 days |
| Suggested Transaction Fee | 20 piconero per byte |
| Block Height | 3,523,660 |
| Block Reward | 0.6000+0.01901 ($205.03) |
| Inflation | 0.98% |
| Hashrate | 5.32 Ghash/s +6.96% in 24 hours |
| Transaction Ratio to Bitcoin | 6.4% |
Price Chart
Technical Analysis
| Indicator | Value | Signal |
|---|---|---|
| RSI (14) | 41.3 | Neutral |
| MACD | Bearish | Caution |
| 20-EMA vs 50-EMA | 302.26 vs 301.47 | Uptrend |
| Bollinger Bands | Price Near lower band | Caution |
Chart Pattern
No clear pattern detected.
Support around 284.36; next resistance near 330.16.
Outlook
Momentum: bearish. Short-term trend: uptrend. As long as XMR stays above 284.36, setup favors bulls. A close below 278.67 would weaken the setup.
Hashrate Distribution
Facts or Guides
How to install and use the Monero GUI wallet on Linux
Merchants
For lists of merchants and businesses related to Monero, consider Monerica, XMR.directory, and the official website’s ‘merchants’ page.
Notable Projects
Monfluo is a pure Monero wallet for Android (Mysu fork)
Funding
Ideas:
- xmr-support-thorchain
- acx part-time work on Monfluo 2025Q4
- Revuo Monero Maintenance (2025 Q4)
- v1docq47 - monero konferenco 2025 voice-over and working on xmr.ru
- Monero Python Maintenance
- MoneroOS Resurrection
Funding Required:
Meme of the Week
Study Time
Fakeout Liquidation Wick 10/11/25 (PRICE EPI 235)
Donation and Contact
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