This Week In Monero #26: 26 Feb 2026 - 5 Mar 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
- A v2 of the monero.win XMR casino has been released. It includes improvements and new games.
- Version v4.14 of P2Pool has been released by SChernykh. It includes bug fixes, new features, and improvements. Release
- Version v0.10.3.0 of Bitcart has been released by MrNaif2018. It includes various bug fixes and improvements. Release
- The next Cuprate meeting has been scheduled for March 10, 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 | $6.71 billion |
| Total Supply | 18,721,490 XMR |
| Price | $359.37, 1.91% in 7 days |
| Suggested Transaction Fee | 20 piconero per byte |
| Block Height | 3,623,880 |
| Block Reward | 0.6000+0.01600 ($220.91) |
| Inflation | 0.86% |
| Hashrate | 5.47 Ghash/s +3.08% in 24 hours |
| Transaction Ratio to Bitcoin | 8.1% |
Price Chart
Technical Analysis
| Indicator | Value | Signal |
|---|---|---|
| RSI (14) | 45.5 | Neutral |
| MACD | Bearish | Caution |
| 20-EMA vs 50-EMA | 389.60 vs 372.95 | 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
Merchants
For lists of merchants and businesses related to Monero, consider Monerica, XMR.directory, and the official website’s ‘merchants’ page.
Notable Projects
MoneroWatch blockchain explorer
Funding
Ideas:
- selsta part-time monero development (3 months) (20)
- jeffro256 full-time 2026Q1
- Integrate FCMP++ into monero-inflation-checker
- 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
Ulysses XYZ 02/28/26 (GUEST EPI 252)
Donation and Contact
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