This Week In Monero #13: 27 Nov 2025 - 4 Dec 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
- Beware of phishing attempts—a typo-squatted domain mimicking CypherGoat’s official site was caught and shut down in 24 hours. Announcement
- Applications have opened for the MAGIC Monero Fund 2026 Election. Applications will be accepted until December 31, 2025. Details
- Version v5.6.1 of Cake Wallet and the Monero.com wallets have been released. It includes bug fixes, improvements, and better air-gap support. Release
- Versions v0.11.7 of monero-ts, v0.8.17 of monero-cpp, and v0.8.40 of monero-java have been released by woodser. They include updates to dependencies and improvements.
- The next Monero Community Workgroup has been scheduled for December 6, 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 December 9, 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 December 8, 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 | $7.40 billion |
| Total Supply | 18,682,573 XMR |
| Price | $395.78, -2.31% in 7 days |
| Suggested Transaction Fee | 20 piconero per byte |
| Block Height | 3,559,010 |
| Block Reward | 0.6000+0.01622 ($243.97) |
| Inflation | 0.81% |
| Hashrate | 6.17 Ghash/s +1.44% in 24 hours |
| Transaction Ratio to Bitcoin | 5.8% |
Price Chart

Technical Analysis
| Indicator | Value | Signal |
|---|---|---|
| RSI (14) | 61.4 | Neutral |
| MACD | Bullish | Strong |
| 20-EMA vs 50-EMA | 351.37 vs 329.52 | Uptrend |
| Bollinger Bands | Price Near upper band | Caution |

Chart Pattern
No clear pattern detected.
Support around 269.89; next resistance near 458.97.
Outlook
Momentum: bullish. Short-term trend: uptrend. As long as XMR stays above 269.89, setup favors bulls. A close below 264.49 would weaken the setup.
Hashrate Distribution

Facts or Guides
Running a full node without revealing your home IP address
Merchants
For lists of merchants and businesses related to Monero, consider Monerica, XMR.directory, and the official website’s ‘merchants’ page.
Notable Projects
Handcrafted, precision-engraved XMR coin collectible
Funding
Ideas:
- vtnerd 2025 q4 (full-time) proposal
- selsta part-time monero development (3 months) (19)
- j-berman full-time part 12 (4 months)
- emsczkp research Bulletproofs*
- 39C3 Support
Funding Required:
- Getmonero.org Redesign Implementation (15.11 / 40 XMR)
- acx part-time work on Monfluo 2025Q4 (10.01 / 10.5 XMR)
- v1docq47 - monero konferenco 2025 voice-over and working on xmr.ru (0.15 / 15.6 XMR)
- Monero Python Maintenance (0.16 / 23.43 XMR)
Meme of the Week

Study Time
Anti Moonboy News 53 - USD Reserve
Donation and Contact
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