Monerokon 5 will take place on 20th - 22nd June and we are still looking for people who want to speak at the event!

You can submit talks on the linked page which also has a lot more important details.

Along with 20-minute presentations, we welcome 60-minute self-organized panel discussions with 3-6 panelists, 60-minute workshops, related to the general themes of privacy, security, and/or censorship resistance.

If you are interested, please make sure to not miss the submission deadline: 24 March 2025 @ 17:00 CET

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You might want to join this one if you care about the future look of getmonero.org

What is Haveno?

Haveno is a decentralized exchange (DEX) for trading Monero (XMR) p2p. It offers a user-friendly, private, and secure way to trade without relying on centralized exchanges. Think of Haveno as a p2p Localmonero alternative.

Download Haveno

• Visit https://haveno-reto.com/ and download the version for your operating system (Windows, macOS, or Linux).
• Some antivirus programs might flag Haveno due to the embedded Monero codebase. This is a false positive and happens because Monero code includes mining functionality. If you are concerned, review the source code on the Haveno-reto GitHub.
• If the software is blocked, you can add it as an exception or temporarily disable your antivirus during installation.

Video Tutorial:

What is Haveno-Reto? Understanding the Network

You might be wondering, what’s the difference between Haveno and Haveno-Reto? Here’s a simple analogy:

• Haveno is the software.
• Haveno-Reto is the live p2p network you connect to for real trades on the mainnet (third-party, not by the Haveno devs).

Think of it like Minecraft: Minecraft is the software, while Hypixel is a server you connect to for multiplayer games. Similarly, Haveno is the software, and Haveno-Reto is the network where real trading happens.

Avoid Testnet Confusion

If you download the unconfigured client from the main Haveno-Dex GitHub repository, you’ll only connect to the Monero testnet. This means you won't be able to make real trades. To trade on the mainnet, make sure you're using the pre-configured Haveno-Reto client.

Haveno is live on mainnet and you can use it today but many people are still struggling to install it, mainly due to a lack of easily accessible information. This guide is supposed to address this.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask them in this thread!

I've wanted to get into 3d printing for a while now and have been checking out the prusa mk4 and the bambu lab x1.

The bambu looks amazing in all aspects besides repairability and offline printing, with the latter one looking like a real deal breaker. It seems like all the more advanced features need a connection to the cloud, which I really don't like.

On the other hand we have the prusa which seems to be running really rushed software still missing a lot of features that the hardware should be able to support and the price looks like way worse value compared to the stuff you get with the bambu. At least it's repairable and no cloud bullshit.

Should I just come back in a year and hope that the mk4 software has gotten better or the bambu doesn't require internet for all the cool stuff?

Edit: Just woke up and I want to thank everyone in this thread for the quality replies! I'll look into 3d modeling first and if the prusa doesn't anymore have janky alpha input shaping 2-3 months from now I'll go with that, otherwise I'll have to look for alternatives. Since I'd be running prints throughout the day while I'm not at home, I'd want something more reliable than an ender 3.

Edit 2: I just found out about the Bambu p1s, I might just get that one.

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