Issue 175

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+title: Issue 175: June 8 - 15, 2023
+image: /img/img-issue175.png
+issuenumber: 175
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+[<img src="/img/img-issue175.png" alt="Revuo Monero Weekly #175 Slide" class="img-lead">]({% post_url 2023-06-15-issue-175 %}.html)
+
+<p class="text-lead">Revuo Monero Weekly: June 8 - 15, 2023</p>
+<!--more-->
+
+<h3>Table of Contents:</h3>
+<ul class="contents">
+    <li><a href="#news">Recent News</a></li>
+    <li><a href="#events">Upcoming Events</a></li>
+    <li><a href="#ideas">CCS Proposal Ideas</a></li>
+    <li><a href="#proposals">CCS Proposals Need Funding</a></li>
+    <li><a href="#stats">Price & Blockchain Stats</a></li>
+    <li><a href="#volunteer">Volunteer Opportunities</a></li>
+    <li><a href="#support">Support</a></li>
+</ul>
+
+<h3 id="news">Recent News</h3>
+
+<div class="newsbyte">
+    <h4>Stack Wallet <a href="https://github.com/cypherstack/stack_wallet/releases/tag/build_179" target="_blank">v1.7.13</a>, including a desktop build for Windows.</h4>
+</div>
+
+<div class="newsbyte">
+    <h4>LocalMonero/AgoraDesk <a href="https://github.com/AgoraDesk-LocalMonero/agoradesk-app-foss/releases/tag/v1.1.6" target="_blank">v1.1.6</a>.</h4>
+</div>
+
+<div class="newsbyte">
+    <h4>Unstoppable Swap GUI <a href="https://github.com/UnstoppableSwap/unstoppableswap-gui/releases/tag/v0.5.0" target="_blank">v0.4.9</a>.</h4>
+</div>
+
+<div class="newsbyte">
+    <h4>Monero Magazine interviewed Lark Davis. They talk about privacy coins, PoS vs. PoW, CBDCs and more. Video <a href="https://piped.adminforge.de/watch?v=1DqT4vACWJU" target="_blank">here</a>.</h4>
+</div>
+
+<div class="newsbyte">
+    <h4>Monero Talk had Francisco 'ArticMine' Cabañas on. They talk about blockchain surveillance, MiCA regulation in the EU, XMR's growth in darknet markets and more. Peep it: <a href="https://piped.adminforge.de/watch?v=0305EoR45fQ" target="_blank">video</a>; <a href="https://www.monerotalk.live/does-blockchain-surveillance-actually-work-with-francisco-caba-as-aka-articmine" target="_blank">audio</a>. As well, they had Jake, an enthusiast living the agorist life in Alaska. <a href="https://piped.adminforge.de/watch?v=OmHg643uGOk" target="_blank">Video</a>; <a href="https://www.monerotalk.live/building-the-monero-economy-with-jake-a-monero-enthusiast-and-agorist" target="_blank">audio</a></h4>
+</div>
+
+<h3 id="events">Upcoming Events</h3>
+
+<div class="event">
+    <p class="date" markdown="1">June 17, 2023 (Saturday) – 17:00 UTC</p>
+    <p markdown="1">MoneroKon 2023 Meeting - <a href="irc://irc.libera.chat/#monero-events" target="_blank">#monero-events</a> IRC channel; Matrix <a href="https://matrix.to/#/#monero-events:monero.social" target="_blank">room</a>.</p>
+</div>
+
+<div class="event">
+    <p class="date" markdown="1">June 19, 2023 (Monday) – 18:00 UTC</p>
+    <p markdown="1">Seraphis Wallet Workgroup Meeting - <a href="irc://irc.libera.chat/#no-wallet-left-behind" target="_blank">#no-wallet-left-behind</a> IRC channel; Matrix <a href="https://matrix.to/#/#no-wallet-left-behind:monero.social" target="_blank">room</a>.</p>
+</div>
+
+<div class="event">
+    <p class="date" markdown="1">June 21, 2023 (Wednesday) – 17:00 UTC</p>
+    <p markdown="1">Research Lab Meeting - <a href="irc://irc.libera.chat/#monero-research-lab" target="_blank">#monero-research-lab</a> IRC channel; Matrix <a href="https://matrix.to/#/#monero-research-lab:monero.social" target="_blank">room</a>.</p>
+</div>
+
+<h3 id="ideas">CCS Proposal Ideas</h3>
+
+<p>Below you can find some CCS proposal ideas open for discussion.</p>
+
+<div class="proposal">
+<p><a href="https://repo.getmonero.org/monero-project/ccs-proposals/-/merge_requests/391" target="_blank">vtnerd 2023 q3 proposal</a>.</p>
+</div>
+
+<div class="proposal">
+<p><a href="https://repo.getmonero.org/monero-project/ccs-proposals/-/merge_requests/390" target="_blank">jeffro256 full-time dev 2023Q3</a>.</p>
+</div>
+
+<div class="proposal">
+<p><a href="https://repo.getmonero.org/monero-project/ccs-proposals/-/merge_requests/388" target="_blank">Wallet SDK for Android</a>.</p>
+</div>
+
+<div class="proposal">
+<p>Find more <a href="https://ccs.getmonero.org/ideas/" target="_blank">here</a>. Posting comments in favor of, or against proposals is encouraged.</p>
+</div>
+
+<h3 id="proposals">CCS Proposals Need Funding</h3>
+
+<p>None; all funded for now.</p>
+
+<h3 id="stats">Price & Blockchain Stats</h3>
+
+<h4 class="stat">Blockchain Stats</h4>
+
+<div class="bcstats">
+    <p>Block height: <b>2908818</b></p>
+    <p>Hash rate: <b>2.463 GH/s</b></p>
+    <p>Average txs. per block: <b>27.64</b></p>
+    <p>Weekly Moving Average txs. per day: <b>20258</b></p>
+    <p>Block reward: <b>0.6 XMR</b></p>
+</div>
+<p class="note">Data taken on June 15, 2023.</p>
+
+<h4 class="stat">XMR Blocks Distribution in last 1000 blocks</h4>
+<p><img src="/img/hashrate-pool-distribution-0615.png" alt="Hashrate Pool Distribution Pie Chart"/></p>
+
+<h4 class="stat" id="price-stat">Price & Performance</h4>
+
+<div class="price-intro">XMR Market Cap: <b>$2,408,246,059</b>.<br/>Localmonero.co Street Price: <b>$146.16</b>.</div>
+
+<p class="table-title">Monero (XMR) Price</p>
+<table class="price-table">
+  <tr class="row1">
+    <th></th>
+    <th>06/15/23</th>
+    <th>Week</th>
+    <th>Month</th>
+    <th>Year</th>
+  </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <td data-th="XMR to">USD</td>
+    <td data-th="06/15/23">$132.49</td>
+    <td data-th="Week" class="red">-7.3%</td>
+    <td data-th="Month" class="red">-12.8%</td>
+    <td data-th="Year" class="green">+19.2%</td>
+  </tr>
+  <tr class="row3">
+    <td data-th="XMR to">EUR</td>
+    <td data-th="06/15/23">€121.06</td>
+    <td data-th="Week" class="red">-8.6%</td>
+    <td data-th="Month" class="red">-13.4%</td>
+    <td data-th="Year" class="green">-13.2%</td>
+  </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <td data-th="XMR to">BTC</td>
+    <td data-th="06/15/23">₿0.00530860</td>
+    <td data-th="Week" class="red">-1.4%</td>
+    <td data-th="Month" class="red">-5.6%</td>
+    <td data-th="Year" class="red">-0.8%</td>
+  </tr>
+</table>
+<p class="note">Data taken on June 15, 2023.</p>
+
+<p class="table-title">XMR Price Graph</p>
+
+![XMR Price Graph 06/08/23-06/15/23](/img/weekly-chart-0615.png "XMR Price Graph 06/08/23-06/15/23")
+
+Sources: <a href="https://miningpoolstats.stream/monero" target="_blank">miningpoolstats.stream</a>; <a href="https://bitinfocharts.com/monero/" target="_blank">bitinfocharts.com</a>; <a href="https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/monero" target="_blank">coingecko.com</a>; <a href="https://localmonero.co/statistics" target="_blank">localmonero.co statistics</a>; <a href="https://localmonero.co/blocks" target="_blank">localmonero.co blocks</a>.
+
+<h3 id="volunteer">Volunteer Opportunities</h3>
+
+<p>If you want to get involved in making Monero better, but aren't sure how, check out some volunteer opportunities.</p>
+
+<div class="newsbyte">
+    <p class="date"><a href="https://github.com/monero-project/monero" target="_blank">Test Monero Core Software</a></p>
+    <p>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 <a href="https://github.com/monero-project/monero#compiling-monero-from-source" target="_blank">here</a>. </p>
+</div>
+
+<div class="newsbyte">
+    <p class="date"><a href="https://github.com/monero-project/monero" target="_blank">Getting Started with Helping Monero</a></p>
+    <p>If you are new to Monero and want to contribute, please check out <a href="https://www.monerooutreach.org/stories/getting-started-helping-monero.php" target="_blank">this article about volunteering and contributing to Monero</a> from the Monero Outreach Workgroup. </p>
+</div>
+
+<h3 id="support">Support</h3>
+
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