Top Stories: iPhone 17 Designs, Foldable iPad or MacBook, and More
2024 is rapidly drawing to a close, but the Apple news and rumor mill remains busy. On the software side, users are still exploring the new features in iOS 18.2 such as expanded Apple Intelligence capabilities, while Apple is moving ahead with beta testing of iOS 18.3 and related updates.
On the hardware side, we’re hearing lots of rumors about what’s co … ⌘ Read more
[ANN] Brave Wallet poll: ‘Should Monero be integrated?’ - Go vote!
Link: https://farside.link/nitter/lukemulks/status/1870239086231044598
u/Unimamo (Reddit) ⌘ Read more
Monero Observer Artistic Saturday Top 5 - Week 51, 2024
Previous Artistic Saturday weekly reports can be found in the [art] 1 section.
tobtoht submits CCS proposal for 3 months of full-time Feather Wallet and Monero core dev work
tobtoht1 has submitted a new CCS proposal2 to continue full-time dev work on Feather Wallet 3 and Monero core codebase4 for the next 3 months:
I want to start off the year by clearing out a good chunk of the small-to-medium size issue/feature backlog for Feather. At the same time, making sure pending build system PRs5 for Mon … ⌘ Read more
Gate.io drops Monero ETF markets, plans to delist XMRUSDT perpetual contract on December 26 2024
Crypto CEX Gate.io 1 has announced plans2 to delist the XMRUSDT 3 perpetual contract from their platform on December 26 2024 at 8:00 UTC, after silently closing leveraged Monero ETF markets ( XMR3L and XMR3S 4) earlier today:
Gate.io will cease trading of the leveraged tokens XMR3L and XMR3S on December 20, 2024, at 10:00 UTC. [..] **Gate.io … ⌘ Read more
Community Workgroup Meeting scheduled for 21 December 2024 1600 UTC
The next Monero Community Workgroup Meeting is scheduled1 to take place on Saturday, 21st of December 2024 at 16:00 UTC, in the #monero-community 2’3 channels.
Discussions should be focused on community highlights, CCS updates and workgroup reports. plowsof4 will moderate the meeting.
Logs for the previous meeting are available on Monero Observer5.
_This is an ongoing story a … ⌘ Read more
Enhance build security and reach SLSA Level 3 with GitHub Artifact Attestations
Learn how GitHub Artifact Attestations can enhance your build security and help your organization achieve SLSA Level 3. This post breaks down the basics of SLSA, explains the importance of artifact attestations, and provides a step-by-step guide to securing your build process.
The post [Enhance build security and reach SLSA Level 3 with GitHub Artifact Attest … ⌘ Read more
[ANN] PiNodeXMR v6.24.12 update available - (Ban Lists)
Hi all, here at PiNodeXMR we’ve been following along with the MRL ban list discussion and have re-added the function to pull-in a ban list of IPs. In the name of decentralisation/anti-censorship, the ban lists are optional for PiNodeXMR users. You can find the new options in your terminal setup menu under “Extra Network tools”.
Links:
Cuprate Meeting scheduled for 7 January 2024 1800 UTC
The next Cuprate Meeting is scheduled1 to take place on Tuesday, January 7 2025 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 rep … ⌘ Read more
Haveno adds support for buying XMR without security deposit
woodser1 has released Haveno2 version 1.0.153 with support for buying Monero (initial purchases XMR) without security deposits4, which greatly simplifies the onboarding process for new traders:
Support buying XMR without deposit using passphrase
Increase limits: crypto to 528, very low risk to 132, pay by mail to 48
Support USDC
Show available Moner ... ⌘ [Read more](https://monero.observer/haveno-v1.0.15-released-support-buying-monero-without-security-deposit/)[LTH] [Bounty] [10 XMR] Apple Developer ID certificate and notarization for Feather Wallet
To continue supporting macOS, Feather Wallet is looking for an organization or individual to provide us with the ability to code-sign and notarize the application. We are not looking to publish Feather Wallet on the App Store - We will only distribute verifiably reproducible releases
Links:
… ⌘ Read more
‘The Monero Moon’ newsletter makes comeback with Issue #75 after short hiatus
John Foss1 has published Issue #752 of The Monero Moon curated weekly newsletter after a ~3.5 month hiatus:
After a few months’ hiatus due to life commitments ( wedding bells), we’re back! Explore this week’s edition for an update on all the latest Monero (XMR) news, developments, and entertainment!
The publication includes news about:
- Development, Releases, and Technology
- General News
- Eve … ⌘ Read more
Amigues da capital, quero a vossa sabedoria: vamos em mini-férias de família a Lisboa, e estamos a tentar determinar o roteiro cultural.
Que bons planos conhecem para uma criança de 7 anos que vai pela primeira vez à capital? Oceanário e Gulbenkian já estão assinalados, mas queríamos preencher melhor os 3 dias que aí vamos estar
Cake Wallet adds ‘full support’ for XMR hardware wallets via Ledger
Cake Labs1 has released Cake Wallet v4.22.02 with full support for Monero hardware wallets via Ledger3 (Flex, Stax, and Nano X) on Android and iOS:
This release of Cake Wallet includes full Monero hardware wallet support via Ledger, including USB + Bluetooth on Android and Bluetooth on iOS. It also contains a bevy of bug fixes and quality of life improvements, including proper seed … ⌘ Read more
Beta 1 of iOS 18.3, MacOS Sequoia 15.3, iPadOS 18.3, Released for Testing
Apple has released the first beta versions of iOS 18.3, MacOS Sequoia 15.3, and iPadOS 18.3, for users enrolled in the beta testing programs for Apple system software. The upcoming updates are now in beta testing, and are expected to focus on bug fixes and security enhancements as usual. Some new features are likely to … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2024/12/17/beta-1-of-ios-18-3-macos- … ⌘ Read more
設計模式 in Go: Memento
行爲模式旨在解決對象間通信和交互相關的問題，專注於定義那些複雜到無法靜態設計的協作策略，這些協作策略使得程序可以在運行時動態地進行職責派遣以實現更好的擴展。今天我們開始第 3 個行爲模式的學習 —— Memento（備忘錄模式）。問題背景:在我們需要記錄和恢復對象的內部狀態，而又不希望破壞封裝原則時，可以使用備忘錄模式。有時，我們需要在特定時間點保存對象的狀態，並能夠在以後恢復該狀態。然而，直接暴 ⌘ Read more
Cuprate Meeting scheduled for 24 December 2024 1800 UTC
The next Cuprate Meeting is scheduled1 to take place on Tuesday, December 24 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 co … ⌘ Read more
Cake Wallet partners with Foundation to develop ‘first 3rd-party app’ for Passport Prime
Cake Wallet1 has announced2 a new partnership with Foundation3 to develop the first 3rd-party app for their recently launched hardware wallet device Passport Prime 4:
Keeping crypto safe can be simple (and sexy!) [..] This means best in-class, open source Monero cold storage in 2025. We’ll also support Prime in Cake Wallet.
Cake is also w … ⌘ Read more
anon1337 proposes bounty for haveno-ts Dart port
anon13371 has proposed a bounty2 for porting the Haveno TypeScript Library 3 to Dart:
Total Bounty: 0 XMR (to date)
No specific details (requirements/deliverables) were provided for this bounty.
To start working on the task yourself, you should make your intentions public by posting a comment in the bounty’s thread.
To increase the bounty you can transfer some XMR to the address posted by the … ⌘ Read more
Monero Dev Activity Report - Week 15 2024: 11 PRs, 15 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:
Monero Observer Artistic Saturday Top 5 - Week 50, 2024
Previous Artistic Saturday weekly reports can be found in the [art] 1 section.
Cyrix126 releases Gupaxx v1.5.4
Cyrix1261 has released Gupaxx 2 version 1.5.43 with lots of UI improvements and various bugfixes:
[UI] Use fixed size of fonts, do not resize them
[UI] Rework Top/Bottom bar
[UI] Rework widgets/fonts
[UI] Status: human friendly display of hashrate with right metrics
[Internal] Bundle: bump version of XMRig to 6.22.2
[Internal] deprecate support for mac os 12
[Docs] improve grammar and syntax of various doc files
[Fix] when n ... ⌘ [Read more](https://monero.observer/cyrix126-releases-gupaxx-v1.5.4/)MoneroKon 2025 Planning Meeting scheduled for 28 December 2024 1700 UTC
The next MoneroKon 2025 Planning Meeting 1 is scheduled to take place on Saturday, December 28th 2024 at 17:00 UTC in the #monerokon 2 Matrix/IRC channels.
The meeting’s discussion topics should be available on agenda.monerokon.org 3.
Logs for the previous meeting are available on Monero Observer4.
_Note that the upcoming event will take place in Prague on June 20-22 20 … ⌘ Read more
M5PaperS3: A 4.7″ E-Ink Display with Touch Support Based on ESP32-S3
The M5PaperS3 is a low-power e-ink development kit built around the ESP32-S3 microcontroller. This lightweight device features a 3.7V 1800mAh LiPo battery and a MicroSD card slot, designed for use in applications such as IoT monitoring, smart home systems, electronic labeling, and data logging. The device incorporates the ESP32-S3R8 chip, offering 8MB of PSRAM, paired […] ⌘ Read more
rottenwheel publishes ‘Revuo Monero’ Issue href=”https://txt.sour.is/search?q=%23221”>#221**
rottenwheel1 has published Issue #2212’3 of the weekly Revuo Monero audience-funded newsletter, which covers December 5-12 2024 news:
Recent News
Upcoming Events
CCS Proposals
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.
Rucknium discovers critical privacy vulnerability in Wownero’s decoy selection algorithm
MRL1’s Rucknium2 has discovered3 a critical privacy vulnerability in Wownero4’s decoy selection algorithm after performing a simple empirical analysis of the blockchain data.
It apparently affects the current version (0.11.2.0)5 of wownero-wallet-cli, wownero-wallet-rpc and _the majority of non-mining transactions confirmed o … ⌘ Read more
0xFFFC submits CCS proposal for 3 months of Monero dev work
0xFFFC1 has submitted a new CCS proposal2 to continue working full-time on Monero development for 3 more months (480 hours in total):
The bulk of my focus will be on opportunities related to performance improvement. To find out performance improvement opportunities a performance test suite is necessary for the Monero project. [..] A special thanks to all community members who are always available to help me wi … ⌘ Read more
[ANN] Discussion: Post-quantum security and ethical considerations over elliptic curve cryptography
Link: https://github.com/monero-project/research-lab/issues/131
@syntheticbird:monero.social (Matrix) ⌘ Read more
v1docq47’s December-May 2025 CCS proposal ready for funding
v1docq471’s CCS proposal2 for 6 more months (December 2024 - May 2025) of Russian voice-over and Monero content transcription work is now ready for funding:
Funding needed: 45.6 XMR
To support this proposal, you can donate any XMR amount to the address listed on its Gitlab Funding Required 3 page.
Consult the previous Monero Observer report4 to … ⌘ Read more
j-berman completes CCS proposal after 483 hours of Monero and Seraphis dev work
j-berman1 has published a third and final progress report2 for his full-time 2024 ( part 8) Monero (FCMPs++ integration) and Seraphis wallet library dev work CCS proposal3:
Work overviewUpdate 3: 483 hours [..] FCMP++ wallet tree sync (via building the tree locally) is set up and integrated into wallet2.
Completed the task to start sync from arbitrary restore height N
Did ... ⌘ [Read more](https://monero.observer/j-berman-completes-monero-dev-work-2024-part-8-ccs/)Apple Watch Ultra 3 Will Support Texting via Satellite
The next-generation Apple Watch Ultra is set to gain satellite connectivity, reports Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. Apple first introduced satellite connectivity for off-grid texting with the iPhone 14, and the feature … ⌘ Read more
Cuprate Meeting scheduled for 17 December 2024 1800 UTC
The next Cuprate Meeting is scheduled1 to take place on Tuesday, December 17 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 co … ⌘ Read more
[47°09′40″S, 126°43′05″W] Raw reading: 0x6756DBC1, offset +/-3
FiatDemise submits CCS proposal to retroactively fund XMRChat project
FiatDemise1 has submitted their first CCS proposal2 apparently looking to retroactively fund the XMRChat 3 project, partly using unclaimed funds from the Tipxmr.live CCS4:
XMRChat is website that provides content creators with a service, allowing them a way to receive messages and tips in Monero. [..] The tipxmr.live CCS, created 4 years ago, has expired, unclaimed funds. We’d … ⌘ Read more
Monero Dev Activity Report - Week 49 2024: 5 PRs, 5 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:
b4n6_b4n6 proposes bounties for Stack Wallet bug fixes
b4n6_b4n61 has proposed bounties2’3 for fixing two recently reported Stack Wallet4 issues5:
#1 Add checksum check for mnemonic seed
Total Bounty: 0.5 XMR (to date)
#2 Diagnose and fix linux crash
Total Bounty: 0.5 XMR (to date)
To start working on the tasks yourself, you should make your intentions public by posting a comment in the bounty threads.
To increase the bounties you can … ⌘ Read more
MoneroKon 2025 Planning Meeting scheduled for 14 December 2024 1700 UTC
The next MoneroKon 2025 Planning Meeting 1 is scheduled to take place on Saturday, December 14th 2024 at 17:00 UTC in the #monerokon 2 Matrix/IRC channels.
The meeting’s discussion topics should be available on agenda.monerokon.org 3.
Logs for the previous meeting are available on Monero Observer4.
_Note that the upcoming event will take place in Prague on June 20-22 20 … ⌘ Read more
Monero Observer Artistic Saturday Top 5 - Week 49, 2024
Previous Artistic Saturday weekly reports can be found in the [art] 1 section.
![‘Monero … ⌘ Read more
rehrar releases Stack Wallet v2.1.9, Stack Duo v1.2.4
rehrar1 has released Stack Wallet2 version 2.1.93 and Stack Duo version 1.2.44 with various fixes and improvements.
Stack Wallet:
* Show Monero/Wownero tx private key option
* Fix Frost error
* Stack Wallet Backup fixes
Stack Duo:
* Added Monero churn options
* Paynym temporarily disabled while kinks worked out [..]
The release notes, binaries, and the SHA256 hashes can … ⌘ Read more
Kewbit posts second ‘Haveno App’ CCS progress report amidst growing criticism
Kewbit1 has posted a second progress report2 for their CCS proposal to continue development work on the Haveno App 3 project amidst growing criticism4 from the Monero community over various inconsistencies:
I am pleased to confirm that we have reached Milestone 2 (pending further testing) of the Haveno App enhancement project. [..] I respectfully request a 50 … ⌘ Read more
Apple Card Savings Account Receives Yet Another Interest Rate Cut
The Apple Card’s high-yield savings account received an interest rate cut overnight, the fourth time it has done so this year.
The Apple Card savings account’s annual percentage yield (APY) dropped from 4.1% to 3.9%. Push notifications regarding the cut were sent to Apple Card users on Tuesday evening. Savings account inte … ⌘ Read more
Community Workgroup Meeting scheduled for 7 December 2024 1600 UTC
The next Monero Community Workgroup Meeting is scheduled1 to take place on Saturday, 7th of December 2024 at 16:00 UTC, in the #monero-community 2’3 channels.
Discussions should be focused on community highlights, CCS updates and workgroup reports. plowsof4 will moderate the meeting.
Logs for the previous meeting are available on Monero Observer5.
_This is an ongoing story and … ⌘ Read more
rottenwheel publishes ‘Revuo Monero’ Issue href=”https://txt.sour.is/search?q=%23220”>#220**
rottenwheel1 has published Issue #2202’3 of the weekly Revuo Monero audience-funded newsletter, which covers November 28-5 December 2024 news:
Recent News
Upcoming Events
CCS Proposals
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.
使用 Go 開發 AI Agent 的選擇：Genkit for Go
什麼是 Genkit———-Genkit[1] 是一個 Google Firebase 團隊開發的 AI Agent 開發框架，用於構建現代、高效的 AI 應用。它目前包含一個 Node.js 的實現 [2] 和一個 Go 語言的實現 [3]。之所以注意到這個框架是因爲 Go 團隊在他們的十五週年博客 [4] 中提到了它。Go 團隊在博客中提到，他們正在努力使 Go 成爲構建生產 AI ⌘ Read more
SNeedlewoods completes first part-time Monero dev work CCS
SNeedlewoods1 has posted a Monero dev update2 after working part-time on Monero development for 1 month (~65 hours) during their first CCS proposal3:
Thanks for all the support from CCS coordinators, upvoters, donors and dev colleagues. It’s an honor to be able to work with you. [..] Will continue to work on the wallet API and will try to solve review comments ASAP, but since I’ll go take some days off … ⌘ Read more
[ANN] RandomX 5 Year Anniversary
Yes, it’s been 5 years on the same PoW. And the date came and went without much fanfare. For those perhaps trickling into monero because of the pRiCe, you may not be aware of how much of a milestone this is in the context of an industry that is ruthless when it comes to exploiting weak PoW algorithms for profit.
Link: https://farside.link/libreddit/r/Monero/comments/1h6e4nk/
gingeropolous (Reddit) ⌘ Read more
Monero Research Lab meeting scheduled for 11 December 2024 1700 UTC
The next Monero Research Lab1 meeting is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, December 11th 2024 at 17:00 UTC on IRC-Libera/Matrix2 in the #monero-research-lab channels.
Generalized Bulletproofs ‘suitable for use’ according to Brandon Goodell security review
Brandon Goodell (aka Surae Noether)1 has concluded2 that Generalized Bulletproofs (GBPs) 3 are suitable for use after completing a review4 of the security proofs5 produced by CypherStack6:
My general results: Overall, GBPs are suitable for use, I think they are secure. [..] If the proofs of security for BPs are up to ind … ⌘ Read more
vtnerd completes 2024 Q3 Monero dev work CCS
vtnerd1 has posted a third and final progress report2 for their full-time 2024/Q3 Monero development work CCS proposal3:
Work overviewThe bulk of the time was making LWS HTTP client requests asynchronous4 - the scanner, exchange rates, and /login are no longer blocked by I/O. [..] I’ve probably missed a few things, this was a somewhat busy month of work.
”`
- LWS /get_random_outs is also now asynchronous
- … ⌘ Read more”`
BasedMoney Collective launches ‘Monerochan’ memecoin to ‘promote’ Monero
Anon group BasedMoney Collective 1 has announced2 the launch of the Monerochan 3 memecoin project - essentially an Ethereum ERC-20 token4 - that was seemingly created in an effort to promote Monero:
This project isn’t just another cash grab or speculative distraction. It’s a Trojan Horse, designed to bring more attention to Monero, onboard new users, and provid … ⌘ Read more
Cuprate Meeting scheduled for 10 December 2024 1800 UTC
The next Cuprate Meeting is scheduled1 to take place on Tuesday, December 10 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 co … ⌘ Read more
設計模式 in Go: Builder
建造模式，處理與創建對象及對象實例化過程相關的問題，通常尋求以分離業務代碼和對象創建邏輯，或將複雜的構造邏輯封裝在可重用組件中的方式。讓我們繼續來學習第 3 種創建型模式——Builder 模式（建造者模式）。 問題背景: 創建的對象有時比較複雜，可能需要按照特定順序對所有依賴項進行逐一構建，創建依賴項後再最終構建期望的對象。創建這些最終對象及依賴對象，需要很多參數。如果通過構造函數的參數列表 ⌘ Read more
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I'm watching that now your .txt is pointing to https://darch.dk/twtAgent.php
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Yes it work: 2024-12-01T19:38:35Z twtxt/1.2.3 (+https://eapl.mx/twtxt.txt; @eapl) :D
The .log is just a simple append each request. The idea with the .cvs is to have it tally up how many request there have been from each client as a way to avoid having the log file grow too big. And that you can open the .cvs as a spreadsheet and have an easy overview and filtering options.
Access to those files are closed to the public.
Monero Observer Blitz #36 - November 2024
Here’s a recap of what happened this November in the Monero community:
Monero Dev Activity Report - Week 13 2024: 6 PRs, 7 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:
MoneroKon 2025 Planning Meeting scheduled for 7 December 2024 1700 UTC
The next MoneroKon 2025 Planning Meeting 1 is scheduled to take place on Saturday, December 7th 2024 at 17:00 UTC in the #monerokon 2 Matrix/IRC channels.
The meeting’s discussion topics should be available on agenda.monerokon.org 3.
Logs for the previous meeting are available on Monero Observer4.
It is worth mentioning that the deadline for submitting #38CCC MoneroKon As … ⌘ Read more
ofrnxmr completes second milestone for BasicSwapDEX CCS proposal
ofrnxmr1 has completed2 the second milestone (M2-O/M2-F/M2-B) for their CCS proposal3 to empower and steward BasicSwapDex4 to production quality software:
”`
Core v0.14.1 > v0.14.2:
- Removed sqlalchemy
- Reformat codebase using Black
- Completed the BCH integration
- monero-wallet-rpc optimizations
- Prep code for new GUI bid/offer flow
GUI 3.1.0 > 3.1.1:
- Re … ⌘ Read more”`
Haveno Reto completes ‘RetoSwap’ rebrand with new website launch
RetoSwap 1 - the most established public Haveno2 instance formerly known as Haveno Reto 3 - has announced4 the launch of its new brand identity website5:
NEW WEBSITE IS LAUNCHED - retoswap.com This is just the beginning - expect more from us !
The project has attracted some community criticism6 due to the corporate design choices, its seemingly monopolistic a … ⌘ Read more
Monero Observer Artistic Saturday Top 5 - Week 48, 2024
Previous Artistic Saturday weekly reports can be found in the [art] 1 section.
 at a rate of 50€ / hour. At 150€ / XMR this makes ~130 XMR.
Total funding: 130 XMR.
ETA: (end of) February 2025.
The dev will continue … ⌘ Read more
4rkal creates XMR ‘micro-tipping’ tool for P2Pool mini miners
4rkal1 has announced2 the beta release3 of Donate Monero Via P2Pool (DMVP2P) 4, a new tool that enables XMR micro-tipping via P2Pool mini 5 for miners on Linux and Windows:
Would love to get some feedback on a new project I started [..] Basically it’s a simple GUI that will allow you to mine to a certain users address via p2pool mini. Think monerodevs but donating via … ⌘ Read more
[LTH] RTL native speaker for Moner.ooo
Programming experience is not required. Translation can be done via Weblate, or Github. I need it not only for the translation, but also for the final feedback. Whether the website is displayed correctly. It doesn’t matter which language, it just has to be an rtl language. (right to left)
Links:
mail@moner.ooo / luke@jabber.ccc.de (XMP … ⌘ Read more
rottenwheel publishes ‘Revuo Monero’ Issue href=”https://txt.sour.is/search?q=%23219”>#219**
rottenwheel1 has published Issue #2192’3 of the weekly Revuo Monero audience-funded newsletter, which covers November 21-28 2024 news:
Recent News
Upcoming Events
CCS Proposals
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.
Stack Wallet adds support for XMR view-only wallets, ‘churn options’
rehrar1 has released Stack Wallet2 version 2.1.83 with support for Monero view-only wallets and churn options 4, various other changes and bug fixes.
Added Monero churn options
Added ability to set tor/clearnet options for individual nodes
Bug fixes for Solana, Tezos, ETH, Cardano, and epic
Paynym temporarily disabled while kinks worked out
Adju ... ⌘ [Read more](https://monero.observer/stack-wallet-v2.1.8-support-monero-view-only-wallets-churn-options/)Gingeropolous’s ‘Monero Research Computing’ cluster upgrade CCS ready for funding
Gingeropolous1’s CCS proposal2 to upgrade their Monero Research Computing cluster is ready for funding:
Funding needed: 20 XMR
To support this proposal, you can donate any XMR amount to the address listed on its Gitlab Funding Required 2 page.
Consult the previous Monero Observer report3 to learn more about this CCS.
- https://gi … ⌘ Read more
Pocket 4 with 8.8″ High-Refresh LTPS Screen, 64GB RAM, 2TB SSD, and 45Wh Battery
Indiegogo recently introduced the GPD Pocket 4, a compact PC powered by AMD’s latest processors, including the Ryzen AI9 HX370. It features up to 64GB of LPDDR5x RAM, an M.2 NVMe port, Gigabit Ethernet, Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3, and more. Users can choose between the AMD Ryzen AI9 HX370, AI9 365, or Ryzen 7 8840U, […] ⌘ Read more
Monero Research Lab meeting scheduled for 4 December 2024 1700 UTC
The next Monero Research Lab1 meeting is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, December 4th 2024 at 17:00 UTC on IRC-Libera/Matrix2 in the #monero-research-lab channels.
Cuprate Meeting scheduled for 3 December 2024 1800 UTC
The next Cuprate Meeting is scheduled1 to take place on Tuesday, December 3 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 … ⌘ Read more
binarybaron posts second progress report for XMR-BTC atomic swaps ecosystem CCS proposal
binarybaron1 and einliterflashche2 have posted a second progress report3 for their CCS proposal to continue XMR-BTC atomic swaps4 development and help transform the ecosystem from a prototype into a mature marketplace 5:
This month we completed the networking upgrade, made lots of usability improvements to the GUI, began natively … ⌘ Read more
hinto-janai releases Gupax v1.3.10
hinto-janai1 has released Gupax 2 version 1.3.103 with multiple changes to its list of XMR remote nodes and visual/text modifications:
Remote Node changes:
- Removed monero1.heitechsoft.com
- Removed node.cryptocano.de
- Removed fbx.tranbert.com
- Removed home.allantaylor.kiwi
- Removed sf.xmr.support
Bundled Versions:
-P2Pool v4.2
-XMRig v6.22.2
The full changelog, sources, SHA256SUM and .asc files can be found … ⌘ Read more
BenraouaneSoufiane submits CCS proposal to launch CryptoCheckout ‘email marketing campaign’
BenraouaneSoufiane1 has submitted a second CCS proposal2 looking to launch an email marketing campaign for the CryptoCheckout 3 project in an effort to onboard new users:
CryptoCheckout is a secure simple decentralized crypto payment gateway, enable merchants to accept crypto payments on their websites. CryptoCheckout integrates monero in … ⌘ Read more
[ANN] Monero Remote Node Monitoring project updates
Since my last post on Reddit in June 2024, there have been some major changes and new features.
* updated the license from GLWTS to a more widely recognized and permissive one (BSD-3-Clause)
* UI: switched from SvelteKit to Templ+HTMX to reduce external dependencies
* added support for monitoring both IPv6 and I2P nodes
* set up a Tor Hidden service for the web UI
Links:
- GitHub repository
- [Website](https://xmr.d … ⌘ Read more
Monero Dev Activity Report - Week 47 2024: 20 PRs, 8 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 (14)
monero-project/monero:
[ANN] [MRL] Summary and statement piece on MAX_INPUTS (and a few related topics)
Link: https://gist.github.com/kayabaNerve/dbbadf1f2b0f4e04732fc5ac559745b7
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plowsof posts progress report for fifth CCS coordinator term
plowsof1 has submitted a progress report2 after working for more than two months during their fifth term as CCS coordinator3:
MoneroKon 2025 Planning Meeting scheduled for 30 November 2024 1700 UTC
The next MoneroKon 2025 Planning Meeting 1 is scheduled to take place on Saturday, November 30th 2024 at 17:00 UTC in the #monerokon 2 Matrix/IRC channels.
The meeting’s discussion topics should be available on agenda.monerokon.org 3.
Logs for the previous meeting are available on Monero Observer4.
It is worth mentioning that the deadline for submitting #38CCC MoneroKon … ⌘ Read more
rottenwheel publishes ‘Revuo Monero’ Issue href=”https://txt.sour.is/search?q=%23218”>#218**
rottenwheel1 has published Issue #2182’3 of the weekly Revuo Monero audience-funded newsletter, which covers November 7-21 2024 news:
Recent News
Upcoming Events
CCS Proposals
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.
kayabaNerve’s monero-serai, monero-wallet audits CCS ready for funding
kayabaNerve1’s CCS proposal2 to get the monero-serai and monero-wallet Rust libraries3 audited by CypherStack4 is ready for funding:
Funding needed: 1050 XMR
To support this proposal, you can donate any XMR amount to the address listed on its Gitlab Funding Required 2 page.
Consult the previous Monero Observer report5 to learn more about t … ⌘ Read more
Monero Observer Artistic Saturday Top 5 - Week 47, 2024
Previous Artistic Saturday weekly reports can be found in the [art] 1 section.
John-Doggett creates public XMR node setup script
John-Doggett1 has created a Bash script2 that helps users to automatically configure public Monero nodes with support for HTTPS on Debian:
It uses Caddy to create a public website on your node, as well as renewing LetsEncrypt certificates. [..] Let me know what you all think
Usage instructions are available on GitHub2.
Note: inspect the code4 before running the script.
- https:/ … ⌘ Read more
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@aelaraji icons at the top are badly organised while on mobile. About the speed, that’s using a shoddy PHP code, it would be slow even when running in a quantum computer. :’-D
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Hehe, although it isn’t a fancy language PHP has improved a lot since the old PHP 5 days ¯_(ツ)_/¯ It’s 3 to 5 times slower than Go, so I think that’s not too bad
Kewbit posts bounty for QubesOS Haveno AppVM
Kewbit1 has posted a bounty2 for creating a hardened and secure QubesOS3 AppVM that can run Haveno4 with external Tor integration:
We are seeking a skilled developer or QubesOS enthusiast to create a hardened and secure AppVM (based on Debian 12 TemplateVM) [..] A bounty will be offered for this project upon successful completion. The exact value will depend on the quality and thoroughness of the deliverables.
Total ... ⌘ [Read more](https://monero.observer/kewbit-bounty-qubesos-haveno-appvm/)
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Hey @sorenpeter what version of PHP do you run Timeline on?
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Hey! I tried running Timeline on my server with the default PHP version (8.3) and it’s giving me a few errors https://eapl.me/timeline/ I should be sending a PR soon to fix it ;)
Cuprate Meeting scheduled for 26 November 2024 1800 UTC
The next Cuprate Meeting is scheduled1 to take place on Tuesday, November 26 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 co … ⌘ Read more
Community Workgroup Meeting scheduled for 23 November 2024 1600 UTC
The next Monero Community Workgroup Meeting is scheduled1 to take place on Saturday, 23rd of November 2024 at 16:00 UTC, in the #monero-community 2’3 channels.
Discussions should be focused on community highlights, CCS updates and workgroup reports. plowsof4 will moderate the meeting.
Logs for the previous meeting are available on Monero Observer5.
_This is an ongoing story a … ⌘ Read more
Monero Research Lab meeting scheduled for 27 November 2024 1700 UTC
The next Monero Research Lab1 meeting is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, November 27th 2024 at 17:00 UTC on IRC-Libera/Matrix2 in the #monero-research-lab channels.
everoddandeven releases monerod-gui v1.0.2
everoddandeven1 has released Monero node manager monerod-gui 2 version 1.0.2 Tenacity 3 with multiple fixes and improvements:
UI fixes and improvements
Upgrade/install daemon fixes
Consult the Github repository2 for the complete changelog4, a demo and usage instructions.
To support further development of the Monerod Daemon GUI, transfer any amount of XMR to the projec … ⌘ Read more
Apple Seeds Third Beta of visionOS 2.2 to Developers With Ultrawide Mac Virtual Display
Apple today seeded the third beta of an upcoming visionOS 2.2 update to developers for testing purposes, with the beta coming a week after the second visionOS 2.2 beta.
visionOS 2.2 can be installed by going to the Software Update section of the Settings app … ⌘ Read more
kayabaNerve submits CCS proposal to get monero-serai, monero-wallet libraries audited by CypherStack
kayabaNerve1 has submitted a CCS proposal2 looking to get the monero-serai 3 and monero-wallet 4 Rust libraries audited by CypherStack5:
Now that monero-serai and monero-wallet are ready for their 1.0 release [..] I have decided to request the community’s support for their audits. [..] This CCS is to fund … ⌘ Read more
No, Apple CEO Tim Cook Didn’t Say He Prefers Logitech’s MX Master 3 Over the Magic Mouse
While the Logitech MX Master 3 is a terrific mouse for the Mac, reports claiming that Apple CEO Tim Cook prefers that mouse over the Magic Mouse are false.
The Wall Street Journal last month published an [interview with Cook](https://www.wsj.com/style/tim-cook-interview-apple-inte … ⌘ Read more
Cake Wallet introduces ‘Cupcake’ companion app with initial support for Monero air-gapped wallets
Cake Labs1 has released Cake Wallet v4.21.02 with early support for Monero air-gapped wallets via their new companion app Cupcake (v0.1)3, beta support for LTC Ledger hardware wallets, various enhancements and bug fixes:
Cake Wallet now supports reading QR codes for airgapped wallets. This enables people to more securely store … ⌘ Read more
DiosDelRayo’s XmrSigner offline signing library CCS proposal fully funded
DiosDelRayo1’s CCS proposal2 to create an offline signing library for XmrSigner 3 is now fully funded:
196 XMR raised in 46 contributions (100%)
To learn more about VostoEmisio’s work, consult the previous Monero Observer report4.
https://repo.getmonero.org/DiosDelRayo/, vthor (IRC/Libera) ↩
Monero Dev Activity Report - Week 46 2024: 11 PRs, 9 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 (8)
monero-project/monero:
MoneroKon 2025 Planning Meeting scheduled for 23 November 2024 1700 UTC
The next MoneroKon 2025 Planning Meeting 1 is scheduled to take place on Saturday, November 23rd 2024 at 17:00 UTC in the #monerokon 2 Matrix/IRC channels.
The meeting’s discussion topics should be available on agenda.monerokon.org 3.
Logs for the previous meeting are available in the #monerokon channels2.
_Note that the upcoming event will take place in Prague on Jun … ⌘ Read more
woodser releases Haveno v1.0.14
woodser1 has released Haveno2 version 1.0.143 with various bug fixes.
Fix inverted fixed-price crypto offers by @bvcxza in #1411
Fix inverted buy/sell label for crypto offers by @woodser in #1417
Allow re-opening disputes until payout is confirmed by @woodser in #1412
Fix bug getting backup files @woodser in #1413
The full changelog is available on Github4.
Monero Observer Artistic Saturday Top 5 - Week 46, 2024
Previous Artistic Saturday weekly reports can be found in the [art] 1 section.
binarybaron releases ‘full rewrite’ of UnstoppableSwap GUI
binarybaron1 has released UnstoppableSwap GUI 2 and xmr-btc-swap 3 version 1.0.0-rc.14 with breaking changes on the network level:
This release is a full rewrite of the GUI. It includes breaking changes on the network level. This means you will not be able to swap with providers who have already updated, until you upgrade the GUI as well. This release includes a lot improvements on d … ⌘ Read more
@ec8ad I sent an email to the person who is running gophernews.net 3 day ago. Currently no answer.
Apple Accused of Trapping 40 Million Customers into iCloud Service
Apple is facing an almost £3 billion ($3.78 billion) lawsuit after British consumer group Which? on Thursday alleged that the company breached competition law by locking millions of its customers out of its iCloud service and charging them “rip-off prices.”
Apple users receive 5GB of free storage t … ⌘ Read more