This Week In Monero #8: 16 Oct 2025 - 23 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
- CypherGoat is sponsoring MoneroTopia 2026! MoneroTopia will take place in Mexico City, Mexico from February 12 to February 15, 2026.
- Version v5.5.1 of Cake Wallet has been released. It includes improvements and bug fixes. Release
- recanman (the author of this publication) has called for a meeting in #monerokon regarding the potential to organize MoneroKon 2026 in Serbia, following its cancellation announcement in September. Issue
- The next Monero Research Lab meeting has been scheduled for October 29, 2025 at 1700 UTC. It will take place in the Matrix/IRC-Libera chats, in the #monero-research-lab channel.
- The next Monero Community Workgroup meeting has been scheduled for October 25, 2025 at 1600 UTC. It will take place in the Matrix/IRC-Libera chats, in the #monero-community channel.
- The next Cuprate meeting has been scheduled for October 28, 2025 at 1800 UTC. It will take place in the Matrix/IRC-Libera chats, in the #cuprate channel.
- The next Monero Tech meeting has been scheduled for October 27, 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 | $6.13 billion |
| Total Supply | 18,664,383 XMR |
| Price | $329.69, 14.38% in 7 days |
| Suggested Transaction Fee | 20 piconero per byte |
| Block Height | 3,528,691 |
| Block Reward | 0.6000+0.01555 ($202.38) |
| Inflation | 0.89% |
| Hashrate | 4.95 Ghash/s +9.6% in 24 hours |
| Transaction Ratio to Bitcoin | 6.4% |
Price Chart
Technical Analysis
| Indicator | Value | Signal |
|---|---|---|
| RSI (14) | 54.6 | Neutral |
| MACD | Bullish | Strong |
| 20-EMA vs 50-EMA | 299.62 vs 296.42 | Uptrend |
| Bollinger Bands | Price Near upper band | Caution |
Chart Pattern
No clear pattern detected.
Support around 233.65; next resistance near 345.92.
Outlook
Momentum: bullish. Short-term trend: uptrend. As long as XMR stays above 233.65, setup favors bulls. A close below 228.98 would weaken the setup.
Hashrate Distribution
Facts or Guides
Completing your first atomic swap using the eigenwallet (formerly UnstoppableSwap) GUI
Merchants
For lists of merchants and businesses related to Monero, consider Monerica, XMR.directory, and the official website’s ‘merchants’ page.
Notable Projects
Monero Multisig GUI is a lightweight desktop application that simplifies multisig wallets
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
News Segment 10/18/25 (NEWS EPI 236)
Donation and Contact
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