Kraken US Caps XMR Deposits and Withdrawals — TWIM #36
Table of Contents
- Recent News
- Price and Blockchain Statistics
- Facts or Guides
- Merchants
- Notable Projects
- Funding
- Study Time
- Donation and Contact
Recent News
- The Monero project released v0.18.5.1 “Fluorine Fermi”, a recommended point release with a large number of bug fixes. Release
- SChernykh released P2Pool v4.17.1, adding further hardening against spam/DoS attacks; updating is recommended for all nodes. Release
- Monero’s FCMP++ passed its first audit. Source
- Kraken US will implement monthly XMR deposit and withdrawal limits starting August 15th. Source
- The NodeWatch Monero Payments plugin for WooCommerce was published to the official WordPress plugin directory. Source
- A fake Monero DEX website was found to be distributing Linux malware through prebuilt binaries. Source
Price and Blockchain Statistics
| Statistics | Value |
|---|---|
| Market Capitalization | $6.28 billion |
| Total Supply | 18,779,479 XMR |
| Price | $334.47, +1.16% in 7 days |
| Suggested Transaction Fee | 19 piconero per byte |
| Block Height | 3,721,418 |
| Block Reward | 0.6001 ($200.72) |
| Inflation | 0.84% |
| Hashrate | 6.06 Ghash/s |
| Transaction Ratio to Bitcoin | 2.5 |
Technical Analysis
| Indicator | Value | Signal |
|---|---|---|
| RSI (14) | 51.4 | Neutral |
| MACD | Bullish | Strong |
| 20-EMA vs 50-EMA | 333.04 vs 336.19 | Downtrend |
| Bollinger Bands | Price Near upper band | Caution |
Chart Pattern
Ascending triangle forming — potential breakout above 339.46 if volume confirms.
Support around 321.81; next resistance near 339.46.
Outlook
Momentum: bullish. Short-term trend: downtrend. As long as XMR stays above 321.81, setup favors bulls. A close below 315.37 would weaken the setup.
Hashrate Distribution
Facts or Guides
Where to buy Monero with USD in the United States
Merchants
For lists of merchants and businesses related to Monero, consider Monerica, XMR.directory, and the official website’s ‘merchants’ page.
Notable Projects
XMREscrow - Monero-only, Tor-native escrow service with no accounts
Funding
Ideas:
jeffro256 full-time development 2026Q2 Monero LWS Observatory — Public LWS Health Monitoring v1docq47 - monero konferenco 2026 voice-over and working on xmr.ru ANONERO Continued Development (1 year) ProbeLab P2P Network Metrics Proposal
Funding Required:
koe: Research and Development 1 SyntheticBird Cuprate Address Book, Reproducible Build and Supply Chain Security (3 months) CCS Frontend Redesign
Study Time
Monero: The Best Money on the Market — with DHC | EPI 389
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