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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"
+draft: false
+author: "recanman"
+---
+
+### 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)
+- 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.