Issue 248: September 8 - October 7, 2025
Table of Contents:
Recent News
P2Pool v4.11 with subaddress support and important bug fixes. Relevant Reddit thread on v4.10, still applies moving forward.
There was an 18-block blockchain reorg. Unofficial Monero Research Lab X profile shared additional information on it. DataHoarder shared a timeline of Monero 18-block reorg on September 14th, 2025 on GitHub.
Above is a bit too technical, right? Rucknium will take good care of us with his recent blog post on the infamous block reorg. Find it here.
Unfortunately, we had to say farewell to KYC-free CEX TradeOgre. An important one to fall, especially for the Monero community. Mostly CryptoNight PoW coins used to be listed in there. So long, and thank you! Read up on the news here.
Our friends over at RetoSwap had some issues with the now legacy SimpleX chat room and had to remake. PGP-signed message from one of their administrators here.
RetoSwap v1.2.2 with important bug fixes.
Monfluo Wallet v0.9.0 with a brand-new UI/UX redesign that looks slick! F-Droid repository.
Serai DEX published the security proofs of their robust one-round, robust threshold DKG.
Guess what? There’s a FCMP++ & CARROT stressnet alpha available now! Yes, now. GitHub repository. Reddit thread. X thread.
Now… it gets better! There is already a FCMP++ & CARROT testnet faucet! Find it over at faucet.xmr.pt! GitHub repository.
Tevador shared a new selfish mining mitigation as a soft-fork. Share or Perish. GitHub repository.
Gupaxx v1.11.7 with a couple bug fixes and bumping P2Pool module.
[!!] New service, tread with caution! There is a new p2p, CEX similar to LocalMonero, called Global Monero. Exchange fiat<=>XMR with others, directly. Have a look at globalmonero.co.
MyMonero to cease operations on January 6, 2026 and passing on its stewardship to Cake Wallet. X thread. MyMonero announcement; Cake Wallet blog post.
Monero Observer Blitz #46 - September 2025.
Monero Talk had a guy who needs no extra bells and whistles, jeffro256, to talk about the Monero FCMP++ & CARROT stressnet launch on October 3.Check it out: Video; Audio.
Upcoming Events
October 8, 2025 (Wednesday) - 18:00 UTC
Research Lab Meeting - #monero-research-lab IRC channel; Matrix room.
October 11, 2025 (Saturday) - 16:00 UTC
Community Workgroup Meeting - #monero-community IRC channel; Matrix room.
CCS Proposal Ideas
Below you can find some CCS proposal ideas open for discussion.
Revuo Monero Maintenance (2025 Q4) by rottenwheel.
Part-time work on Monfluo 2025Q4 by acx.
Full time work on Cuprate (3 months) by Boog900.
Find more here. Posting comments in favor of, or against proposals is encouraged.
CCS Proposals Need Funding
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Price & Blockchain Stats
Blockchain Stats
Block height: 3516464
Hash rate: 4.18 GH/s
Average txs. per block: 39.42
Weekly Moving Average txs. per day: 4885
Block reward: 0.6 XMR
Data taken on October 8, 2025.
XMR Blocks Distribution in last 1000 blocks
Price & Performance
XMR Market Cap: $5,993,129,307.
Street Price: $348.52.
Monero (XMR) Price
| 10/08/25 | Week | Month | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD | $324.70 | +7.44% | +19.77% | +121.74% |
| EUR | €279.07 | +8.38% | +20.71% | +109.4% |
| BTC | ₿0.002646 | +2.15% | +9.37% | +13.12% |
Data taken on October 8, 2025.
XMR Price Graph
Sources: miningpoolstats.stream; bitinfocharts.com; coingecko.com; localmonero.co blocks; haveno.markets.
Volunteer Opportunities
If you want to get involved in making Monero better, but aren't sure how, check out some volunteer opportunities.Anyone with moderate technical ability is encouraged to try to build and run Monero nightlies. Do not trust it with your Monero, but feel free to open an Issue on GitHub as problems arise. Instructions to build on your OS of choice can be found here.
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