Recently, @Monero showed clear strength in both price and activity.

$XMR gained roughly +15% over the week. It moved from the $370 level to $432 range. Daily trading volume frequently exceeded $170M during peak sessions, depicting buy pressure.

𝘙𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘸, $440 𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘬𝘦𝘺 𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩, 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢 𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 $460 𝘵𝘰 $515.

But why Monero is now leading the privacy narrative like $ZEC did past few months?👇
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➢ Monero v0.18.4.4 Fluorine Fermi was released as a recommended update, fixing a Ledger related wallet issue, improving wallet scanning so spends are detected more accurately, refining daemon sync behavior, and upgrading the GUI’s P2Pool integration.
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➢Ecosystem libraries across TypeScript, C++, and Java were updated in lockstep with the new core release, showing strong coordination and long term maintenance across the stack.
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➢ Cuprate v0.0.8 removed its long standing killswitch after about 8 months of stable operation, reflecting growing confidence in the Rust based node as it prepares for FCMP++ and future hard forks.
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➢ PiNodeXMR shipped a major quality of life update, making it easier and more secure for everyday users to run full nodes through better web interface protection, smoother updates, and improved networking features.
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➢ @CakeWallet released a major performance upgrade with a rebuilt SQLite data layer, faster syncing, improved automatic node switching, and new privacy features like a duress PIN that wipes the wallet if entered under pressure.
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➢ @MAGICGrants launched Skylight Wallet, a Tor first Android light wallet that keeps spending keys on device and requires users to run their own scanning server, reinforcing Monero’s self custody model instead of weakening privacy for convenience.
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➢ The MAGIC Monero Fund launched a second fuzzing initiative targeting historically under tested areas of the codebase, including wallets, the P2P layer, and FCMP++.
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➢ Monero was once again the most used currency on ShopInBit, while NanoGPT reported XMR accounting for about 52% of all payments in November. RetoSwap posted a record breaking month with over 122,000 XMR in peer to peer volume.
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➢ New tools continued to emerge as well, including 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐨.𝐣𝐨𝐛𝐬 which is preparing to launch as a job board where roles are paid directly in XMR.

Overall, over the past 7 days, Monero compounded quietly. Price strengthened alongside real usage and infrastructure upgrades, reinforcing its position as a privacy-first ecosystem.

𝘊𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘵 𝘱𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘵'𝘴 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 $𝘡𝘌𝘊 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘖𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘣𝘦𝘳 & 𝘕𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳?