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title: "This Week In Monero #21: 22 Jan 2026 - 29 Jan 2026"
description: "Skylight Wallet v1.0.6 released, new Monero collectible coin, and more..."
date: 2026-01-29T12:00:00+00:00
image: "/blog/images/ms-21/cover.png"
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author: "recanman"
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### Table of Contents

- [Recent News](#recent-news)
- [Price and Blockchain Statistics](#price-and-blockchain-statistics)
- [Facts or Guides](#facts-or-guides)
- [Merchants](#merchants)
- [Notable Projects](#notable-projects)
- [Funding](#funding)
- [Meme of the Week](#meme-of-the-week)
- [Study Time](#study-time)
- [Donation and Contact](#donation-and-contact)

### Recent News

Node operators: [Run your node with the new MRL spy node ban list!](https://farside.link/redlib/r/Monero/comments/1qct02j/)

- Version v1.0.6 of the Skylight Wallet has been released by MAGIC Grants. It includes various bug fixes and improvements. [Release](https://github.com/MAGICGrants/skylight-wallet/releases/tag/v1.0.6)
- A new Monero callectible physical coin has been released. [Info](https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5486946.0)
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Typo in the news item: "callectible" should be "collectible".

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- A new Monero callectible physical coin has been released. [Info](https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5486946.0)
- A new Monero collectible physical coin has been released. [Info](https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5486946.0)

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- Version v1.0.11 of monerodroid has been released by AtencionEsTodoNecesitas. It includes bug fixes. [Release](https://github.com/AtencionEsTodoNecesitas/monerodroid/releases/tag/v1.0.11)
- The next Cuprate meeting has been scheduled for February 3, 2026 at 1800 UTC. It will take place in the [Matrix](https://matrix.to/#/#cuprate:monero.social)/[IRC-Libera](irc://irc.libera.chat/#cuprate) chats, in the #cuprate channel.

### Price and Blockchain Statistics

| Statistics | Value |
| -------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------- |
| Market Capitalization | $8.35 billion |
| Total Supply | 18,706,295 XMR |
| Price | $448.24, -11.41% in 7 days |
| Suggested Transaction Fee | 20 piconero per byte |
| Block Height | 3,598,552 |
| Block Reward | 0.6000+0.01641 ($275.21) |
| [Inflation](https://moneroj.net/inflation) | 0.86% |
| Hashrate | 5.93 Ghash/s -5.97% in 24 hours |
| [Transaction Ratio to Bitcoin](https://moneroj.net/percentage) | 7.1% |

#### Price Chart

![](/blog/images/ms-21/chart.png)

#### Technical Analysis
| Indicator | Value | Signal |
|---|---:|---|
| RSI (14) | 62.9 | Neutral |
| MACD | Bullish | Strong |
| 20-EMA vs 50-EMA | 447.98 vs 384.37 | Uptrend |
| Bollinger Bands | Price Near upper band | Caution |

![](/blog/images/ms-21/xmr_comprehensive.png)

**Chart Pattern**
No clear pattern detected.
Support around **321.47**; next resistance near **796.09**.

**Outlook**
Momentum: bullish. Short-term trend: uptrend. As long as XMR stays above **321.47**, setup favors bulls. A close below **315.04** would weaken the setup.

#### Hashrate Distribution

![](/blog/images/ms-21/hash.png)

### Facts or Guides

[Evidence to support that IP addresses on the banlist are controlled by an eavesdropping adversary](https://github.com/monero-project/research-lab/issues/126#issuecomment-2460261864)

### Merchants

For lists of merchants and businesses related to Monero, consider [Monerica](https://monerica.com/), [XMR.directory](https://xmr.directory/), and the [official website's 'merchants' page](https://getmonero.org/community/merchants/).

### Notable Projects

[CryptAlias](https://github.com/kaigoh/cryptalias/tree/main)

### Funding

[CCS](https://ccs.getmonero.org/)

#### Ideas:

- [Monero News Apps and Monero Magazine: Build a Community Media Platform for Monero](https://repo.getmonero.org/monero-project/ccs-proposals/-/merge_requests/639)
- [Open-source Monero browser extension wallet](https://repo.getmonero.org/monero-project/ccs-proposals/-/merge_requests/636)
- [39C3 Support](https://repo.getmonero.org/monero-project/ccs-proposals/-/merge_requests/622)

#### Funding Required:

None.

### Meme of the Week

![](/blog/images/ms-21/meme.png)

### Study Time

[News Segment 01/24/26 (NEWS EPI 249)](https://redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=UFp0c-Aba9k)

### Donation and Contact

This newsletter is one of my dedicated jobs and Cyphergoat pays me for writing it, but if you've found it informative and helpful, here is my wallet address:
[85nWjAPTJWo5gmEKtQbaSmL3FJDriAsAcC9knbEMuNNo4pTb6wJxwTsiXyFoYo14khRd8rF1KbHPCTTbAa1dXKL58jt6YiG](monero:85nWjAPTJWo5gmEKtQbaSmL3FJDriAsAcC9knbEMuNNo4pTb6wJxwTsiXyFoYo14khRd8rF1KbHPCTTbAa1dXKL58jt6YiG?recipient_name=lmd)

![](/blog/images/qr.png)

Thank you!

#### Contact Me

Found anything worth noting? Want to send something to be included in the next issue? Want to chat about something?

You can contact me on [Matrix](https://matrix.to/#/@recanman:kernal.eu). Be aware that Matrix is centralized due to the fact that most people make an account on [Matrix.org](https://matrix.org/) operated by the Matrix Foundation - That's [a lot of metadata](https://yewtu.be/watch?v=PxwEwwlDM8Q&t=28) controlled unjust by just one entity.
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