This Week In Monero #16: 18 Dec 2025 - 25 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
- Version v5.6.5 of Cake Wallet and the Monero.com wallets have been released. It includes bug fixes and improvements. Release
- Version v4.13 of P2Pool has been released by SChernykh. It includes connection improvements, bug fixes, and improvements. Release
- Version v0.9.3 of Monfluo has been released by acx. It includes various bug fixes, new features, and improvements. Release
- A new European Monero pool EuroXMR has been launched. Website
- The next Cuprate meeting has been scheduled for January 6, 2025 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 | $8.19 billion |
| Total Supply | 18,691,184 XMR |
| Price | $436.55, 3.56% in 7 days |
| Suggested Transaction Fee | 20 piconero per byte |
| Block Height | 3,573,365 |
| Block Reward | 0.6000+0.01331 ($268.85) |
| Inflation | 0.81% |
| Hashrate | 6.12 Ghash/s +5.51% in 24 hours |
| Transaction Ratio to Bitcoin | 5.4% |
Price Chart
Technical Analysis
| Indicator | Value | Signal |
|---|---|---|
| RSI (14) | 71.0 | Overbought |
| MACD | Bullish | Strong |
| 20-EMA vs 50-EMA | 378.95 vs 343.16 | Uptrend |
| Bollinger Bands | Price Near upper band | Caution |
Chart Pattern
No clear pattern detected.
Support around 269.89; next resistance near 494.81.
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
Run a Monero node with metrics in Docker
Merchants
For lists of merchants and businesses related to Monero, consider Monerica, XMR.directory, and the official website’s ‘merchants’ page.
Notable Projects
View a global map of Monero network peers
Funding
Ideas:
Funding Required:
Meme of the Week
Study Time
Lando Rothbardian (ShopInBit) 12/20/25 (GUEST EPI 244)
Donation and Contact
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