COMIT ‘xmr-btc-swap’ v0.13.1 released
Version 0.13.11 of COMIT2’s XMR-BTC atomic swap implementation ( xmr-btc-swap 3) was released:
Add retry logic to monero-wallet-rpc wallet refresh
Downloads are available on the release page1.
Read the Safety 4 section of the README.md file before using this tool and join COMIT’s Matrix channel5 if you need help.
_Note that COMIT is no longer maintaing the project6. bin … ⌘ Read more
Cake Pay returns to Cake Wallet in v4.18.2
Cake Labs1 has released Cake Wallet v4.18.22 with Cake Pay 3 gift card marketplace in app integration 4.
In-app Cake Pay is Back
Bitcoin nodes stability enhancements
Bug fixes and generic enhancements
It is worth mentioning that Monero.com5 v1.15.2 was also released today. Consult the Github repository for the complete list of downloads and SHA-25 … ⌘ Read more
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Haveno adds support for PayPal, CashApp, and Venmo
woodser1 has released Haveno2 version 1.0.73 with support for PayPal, CashApp, and Venmo payment methods4, various improvements and bug fixes.
Support PayPal, CashApp, and Venmo by @preland, @woodser
Improve reliability of confirming payment sent and received by @woodser
Fix an issue publishing trade statistics by @woodser
Enable proof of work defense for Tor services by @preland ... ⌘ [Read more](https://monero.observer/haveno-v1.0.7-released-support-paypal-cashapp-venmo/)MrCyjaneK posts third progress report for Unnamed Monero Wallet CCS proposal
MrCyjaneK1 has posted the third progress report2 for their Unnamed Monero Wallet 3 dev work CCS proposal4:
Work overviewsorry for the delay between e02 and e03, I had some personal stuff going on, and I had to take some days off (until last week)
-migration to GitHub is complete, mirrors remain intact
-bumped ndk in contrib/depends to latest ver ... ⌘ [Read more](https://monero.observer/mrcyjanek-post-third-progress-report-unnamed-monero-wallet-ccs-proposal/)**
Monero Dev Activity Report - Week 23 2024: 4 PRs, 6 Issues
This weekly report aims to provide a big picture view of Monero development activity, increase community support for existing devs and, hopefully, encourage new contributions.
Opened (4)
monero-project/monero:
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Cuprate Meeting scheduled for 11 June 2024 1800 UTC
The next Cuprate Meeting should take place on Tuesday, June 11 2024 at 18:00 UTC on IRC-Libera/Matrix1 in the #cuprate channels.
Agenda overview (unconfirmed)Cuprate is an effort to create an alternative Monero node implementation.
Greetings
Updates: What is everyone working on?
Project: What is next for Cuprate?
Any other business
The meeting’s moderator should be boog9002. Consult the Cuprate code repository[3]( … ⌘ Read more
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Monero Observer Artistic Saturday Top 5 - Week 23, 2024
Previous Artistic Saturday weekly reports can be found in the _
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MoneroKon 2024 kicks off in Prague with Juraj Bednar’s ‘cypherpunk’ talk
Monero Konferenco 2024 1 - the fourth edition of the 3-day annual privacy event (7-9 June) - has started2 this morning in Prague, Czech Republic at Paralelní Polis/La Fabrika 3 with Juraj Bednar’s Cypherpunk: Past, present and future talk4:
Talk about to start… Make your way to Studio 1
MoneroKon’s 48-hour hackathon5 is also currently underway and will conclude Sunday at noon.
Note t … ⌘ Read more
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rottenwheel publishes ‘Revuo Monero’ Issue href=”https://txt.sour.is/search?q=tags:198”>#198**
rottenwheel1 has published Issue #1982’3 of the weekly Revuo Monero audience-funded newsletter, which covers May 30-6 June 2024 news:
Recent News
Upcoming Events
CCS Proposal Ideas
CCS Proposals Need Funding
Price & Blockchain Stats
Volunteer Opportunities
Support
To support Revuo Monero, you can contribute XMR to the address listed in the footer of each issue and on the Support 4 page.
It is worth m … ⌘ Read more
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v1docq47’s June-Novemeber 2024 CCS proposal fully funded
v1docq471’s CCS proposal2 for 6 more months (June-November 2024) of Russian voice-over and Monero content transcription work is now fully funded:
57.6 XMR (100%) raised in 12 contributions
Consult the previous Monero Observer report3 to learn more about the proposal.
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nahuhh releases ‘basicswap-bash’ v0.13.2-dev
nahuhh (ofrnxmr)1 has released basicswap-bash 2 version 0.13.2-dev3:
A suite of bash scripts to install and manage BasicSwapDEX on Windows(WSL)/Debian/Ubuntu/Arch/Fedora
Installation instructions are available on the Github release page3.
It is worth mentioning that ofrnxmr’s BasicSwapDex CCS proposal4 is still open and looking for feedback and support.
_Note: it is recommended to inspect the source code[5]( … ⌘ Read more
hinto-janai completes first Cuprate CCS milestone: ‘initial RPC design is ready’
hinto-janai1 has completed2 the first milestone for their Cuprate 3 CCS proposal4:
Day 18 (started 2024-05-19). The initial RPC design is ready, moving onto implementation.
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Seraphis Wallet Workgroup meeting scheduled for 17 June 2024 1800 UTC
The next Seraphis Wallet Workgroup 1 meeting is scheduled to take place on Monday, June 17 2024 at 18:00 UTC, in the IRC/Libera #no-wallet-left-behind 2 channel and the bridged Matrix room3.
Consult the project’s wiki4 page to learn more about Seraphis, Jamtis, and wallet3.
Logs for the previous meeting are available on Monero Observer5.
_Note that the June 10 meeting will b … ⌘ Read more
Monero Research Lab meeting scheduled for 12 June 2024 1700 UTC
The next Monero Research Lab1 meeting is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, June 12th 2024 at 17:00 UTC on IRC-Libera/Matrix2 in the #monero-research-lab channels.
- Updates. What is everyone working on?
- Potential measures against a black marble attack3
- Research Pre-Seraphis Full-Chain Membership Proofs4
- Stress testing monerod5
This meeting’s chairpe … ⌘ Read more
John Foss publishes ‘The Monero Moon’ Issue href=”https://txt.sour.is/search?q=tags:68”>#68**
John Foss1 has published Issue #682 of The Monero Moon curated weekly newsletter:
The Monero Moon is a curated newsletter covering all the latest news within Monero (XMR). We are driven by a compelling need to champion both freedom and financial privacy!
The publication includes news about:
- Development, Releases, and Technology
- General News
- Events
- Exchanges and Merchants
- Community Crowdfunding
- Trading & Speculation
- P … ⌘ Read more
woodser releases monero-java v0.8.28
woodser1 has just released version 0.8.28 for the monero-java 2 library:
catch unsatisfied link error loading native libs to avoid core dump
The full changelog is available on Github3.
It is worth mentioning that woodser has also recently published the mainnet documentation for Haveno4, which immediately lead to the creation of the first ever public networks running on Monero’s mainnet5.
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Trocador recovers from DDoS attack: ‘We should be back online’
Trocador.app1 - Monero’s privacy-focused exchange aggregator - has apparently almost fully recovered from a brief DDoS (Distributed Denial-of-Service)2 attack that occurred yesterday and should be back online 3 according to CryptoMorpheus_4:
We should be back online. Some VPN connections are still being blocked due to a very strict policy to contain the DDoS.
At the time of this report the website is al … ⌘ Read more
rottenwheel submits CCS proposal to maintain ‘Revuo Monero’ for 3 months
rottenwheel1 has submitted their first CCS proposal2 looking to continue maintaining the Revuo Monero 3 newsletter for 3 months (July-September 2024):
I will maintain Revuo Monero (https://www.revuo-xmr.com/) for the next 3 months (2024 Q3): July, August and September. There is a chance I may skip one week to tend to real life issues, in such case, next issue will just cover 2 … ⌘ Read more
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New Monero knowledge aggregator project ‘LIBERECO’ beta live
LIBERECO 1 project (‘Freedom’, ‘Liberty’ in Esperanto2) has announced3 the beta launch of their new Monero knowledge aggregator website4:
Welcome to LIBERECO. We are now live (in beta).
Monero Dev Activity Report - Week 22 2024: 7 PRs, 2 Issues
This weekly report aims to provide a big picture view of Monero development activity, increase community support for existing devs and, hopefully, encourage new contributions.
Opened (6)
monero-project/monero:
plowsof posts progress report for fourth CCS coordinator term
plowsof1 has submitted a progress report2 after working for more than two months during their fourth term as CCS coordinator3:
Milestone 1 completed
selsta posts May 2024 Monero dev report
selsta1 has posted a monthly CCS progress report2 for May 2024, which includes several Monero dev updates.
Milestone 1:
-v0.18.3.4 is mostly ready, some minor bug fixes are still pending.
-Investigate daemon bug that causes an out of memory issue during high transaction volume.
-Enable monero-gui pruning by default.
-Multiple smaller bug fixes.
Note that misc work is not explicitly mentioned in these updates. The full list of changes … ⌘ Read more
Community Workgroup Meeting scheduled for 8 June 2024 1500 UTC
The next Monero Community Workgroup Meeting is scheduled1 to take place on Saturday, 8th of June 2024 at 15:00 UTC, in the #monero-community 2’3 channels.
Discussions should be focused on community highlights, CCS updates and workgroup reports for Matrix and IRC channels. plowsof4 will moderate the meeting.
Logs for the previous meeting are available on Monero Observer5.
_This is an on … ⌘ Read more
Monero Observer Artistic Saturday Top 5 - Week 22, 2024
Previous Artistic Saturday weekly reports can be found in the _
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Cuprate Meeting scheduled for 4 June 2024 1800 UTC
The next Cuprate Meeting is scheduled1 to take place on Tuesday, June 4 2024 at 18:00 UTC on IRC-Libera/Matrix2 in the #cuprate channels.
Agenda overviewCuprate is an effort to create an alternative Monero node implementation.
Greetings
Updates: What is everyone working on?
Project: What is next for Cuprate?
Any other business
The meeting’s moderator should be boog9003. Consult the Cuprate code repository
Monero Observer Blitz #30 - May 2024
Here’s a recap of what happened this May in the Monero community:
PrivacyOG proposes bounty for building Haveno DEX Android app
PrivacyOG1 has proposed a bounty2 for building an open source Android app for Haveno DEX3:
Create a open source completely user buildable Android APK written app for Haveno Dex.
Total Bounty: ~1.6 XMR (to date)
- Code is open-sourced.
- Demo of the App.
- App can be built / tested by community members.
Anyone can increase the bounty by transferring any XMR amoun … ⌘ Read more
rottenwheel publishes ‘Revuo Monero’ Issue href=”https://txt.sour.is/search?q=tags:197”>#197**
rottenwheel1 has published Issue #1972’3 of the weekly Revuo Monero audience-funded newsletter, which covers 23-30 May 2024 news:
Recent News
Upcoming Events
CCS Proposal Ideas
CCS Proposals Need Funding
Price & Blockchain Stats
Volunteer Opportunities
Support
To support Revuo Monero, you can contribute XMR to the address listed in the footer of each issue and on the Support 4 page.
Suggestions and c … ⌘ Read more
anhdres announces first public version of ‘Monero Garden’ educational website
anhdres1 has posted a second CCS2 progress report3 for the Monero Garden 4 project, announcing the first complete version of the website’s texts:
Good news! tl;dr: I have a first complete version of the texts done and live at monero.garden
XMRBazaar Monero P2P platform ready for beta testers
The new XMRBazaar1 - a KYC-free Monero P2P platform that connects buyers and sellers of goods and services 2 similar to Craigslist - is now ready for beta testers3:
XmrBazaar.com is live for beta testing. Come try it out and Earn your first xmr on the platform peer to peer by ordering @DouglasTuman a pizza.
Final MoneroKon 2024 Planning Meeting scheduled for 1 June 2024 1700 UTC
The final MoneroKon 2024 Planning Meeting 1 should take place on Saturday, June 1st 2024 at 17:00 UTC in the #monerokon 2 Matrix/IRC and XMPP channels.
The meeting’s discussion topics should be available on agenda.monerokon.org 3.
Visit funding.monerokon.org 4, volunteer.monerokon.org 5, and the Monerokon 2024 Event Planning 6 board to get invol … ⌘ Read more
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COMIT ‘xmr-btc-swap’ v0.13.0 released
Version 0.13.01 of COMIT2’s XMR-BTC atomic swap implementation ( xmr-btc-swap 3) was released with a few improvements and updates:
Minimum Supported Rust Version (MSRV) bumped to 1.74
Update monero-wallet-rpc version to v0.18.3.1
Added support for starting the CLI [..] as a Daemon that accepts JSON-RPC requests
Lowered default Bitcoin confirmation target for Bob to 1 [..]
Downloads are available on the releas … ⌘ Read more
Monero Research Lab meeting scheduled for 5 June 2024 1700 UTC
The next Monero Research Lab1 meeting is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, June 5th 2024 at 17:00 UTC on IRC-Libera/Matrix2 in the #monero-research-lab channels.
- Updates. What is everyone working on?
- Potential measures against a black marble attack3
- Research Pre-Seraphis Full-Chain Membership Proofs4
- Benchmark testnet discussion
This meeting’s chairperson sh … ⌘ Read more
Cake Labs announces first Cake Wallet beta release for Windows
Cake Labs1 has announced2 the first Cake Wallet 3 beta release4 for Windows 10 and 11:
Everyone is now able to use Cake Wallet on Windows 10 & 11 with the same great cryptos and features. Help us test the beta by installing it today