research-post-quantum-monero.md

+---
+layout: cp
+title: Research post-quantum strategies for Monero
+author: Insight
+date: May 20, 2020
+amount: 576
+milestones:
+  - name: Initial payout
+    funds: 100% (576 XMR)
+    done: 14 July 2020
+    status: finished
+  - name: Identify and document existing vulnerabilities in Monero
+    funds: 0% (0 XMR)
+    done: September 2020
+    status: finished
+  - name: Research Monero-compatible post-quantum cryptography methods
+    funds: 0% (0 XMR)
+    done: September 2020
+    status: finished
+  - name: Communicate and Educate
+    funds: 0% (0 XMR)
+    done: October 2020
+    status: finished
+payouts:
+  - date: 14 July 2020
+    amount: 576
+---
+![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/insight-decentralized-consensus-lab/monero_quantum_resistance/master/images/dual_logos.png)
+# Identifying practical post-quantum strategies for Monero
+
+## Motivation:
+Monero transactions created between 2014 and 2020 utilize cryptographic mechanisms that were not designed to be private or secure against quantum computers. Algorithms that could theoretically circumvent several of Monero's security and privacy features are already known, such as [Shor's algorithm](https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/365700/) (which [breaks security](https://scialert.net/fulltext/?doi=jas.2005.1692.1712) based on the discrete logarithm problem) and [Grover's algorithm](https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/9605043) (which could be used to [forge blocks](https://www.mitre.org/sites/default/files/publications/17-4039-blockchain-and-quantum-computing.pdf)). 
+
+Let us define a hypothetical “practical” quantum computer as any device that enables an adversary to effectively circumvent some security expectation provided by cryptographic mechanisms. This is not defined by some magic number of qubits or any particular configuration; it refers to the **capability** to leverage methods such as Fourier fishing, Grover's algorithm, or Shor's algorithm with enough complexity to tackle modern cryptography. **Speculation on whether practical quantum computers will ever exist, and when they might arrive, is outside the scope of this cryptography research proposal.**
+
+There are several ways that a sophisticated quantum adversary might access funds and sensitive information that would otherwise be cryptographically obfuscated:
+
+- **Deriving private keys from public keys**: A quantum adversary that has obtained your public wallet address can derive your private key. This enables them to learn your entire (past and subsequent) transaction history, and steal any current/future funds by forging a transaction from you to themselves.
+- **Deriving private keys from key images**: A quantum adversary can also break the privacy of some features for every transaction already recorded on the ledger, by using key images to derive transaction private keys.
+- **Deobfuscating the transaction graph**: Each ring signature references several (currently 11) past outputs, only one of which is truly being spent. Deobfuscation refers to analyzing the true flow of funds to eliminate the privacy provided by ring signatures and stealth addresses. Graph matching analyses are already parallelizable on traditional computers, and may be easier for quantum computers.
+- **Consensus mechanism & blockchain immutability**: Monero's proof-of-work algorithm ([RandomX](https://github.com/tevador/RandomX)) involves chaining several (currently 8) operations by a VM, designed like a one way function (such that the input to produce a given output can only be found by brute force). We will evaluate whether this approach can be exploited by quantum computers leveraging methods such as Fourier fishing or Grover's algorithm. The potential ability to forge blocks with a specific hash would defeat blockchain immutability, however this can be mitigated with the addition (i.e. concatenation) of post-quantum hash functions and checksums.
+
+**Retroactive deanonymization puts today's Monero users at the hands of tomorrow's [quantum or classical] adversaries.** If practical quantum computers that can break Monero's encryption arrive at any point in the future, then users' lifelong transaction history willl become public for ingestion by the AdTech industry, stalkers, criminals, and governments. It is irrelevant which party publishes a de-anonymized copy of the Monero blockchain first - the universal evaporation of privacy is irreversible.
+
+Thankfully, cryptographers have developed several post-quantum security and privacy schemes that may be adaptable to Monero. Promising techniques include [zero-knowledge lattice cryptography](https://eprint.iacr.org/2019/747.pdf)  based on the [shortest vector problem](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lattice_problem#Shortest_vector_problem_(SVP)). Methods such as [hash-based ring signatures](https://eprint.iacr.org/2019/567.pdf), [GLYPH](https://eprint.iacr.org/2017/766.pdf) (Schnorr-like lattice-based signature scheme), and the cohort of [NIST post-quantum](https://csrc.nist.gov/news/2019/pqc-standardization-process-2nd-round-candidates) candidates were all designed to enable security in a post-quantum world. The [quantum resistant ledger](https://theqrl.org/) is of particular interest due to its extensibility, immutability, and RandomX integration - however no privacy features are currently implemented. Other designs for [anonymous post-quantum cryptocash](https://eprint.iacr.org/2017/716.pdf) have been considered, and the [Halo](https://eprint.iacr.org/2019/1021.pdf) recursive zero-knowledge proving system offers plausible post-quantum security. Each approach has its own benefits, drawbacks, and space/time complexity - our research recommendations will take into account these practical considerations in addition to theoretical compatibility.
+
+**This research will (1) study and simulate the threats listed above to assess Monero's vulnerability to quantum computers, (2) evaluate post-quantum cryptography scheme candidates to create a roadmap for hardening Monero against quantum adversaries, and (3) openly communicate the results for a variety of audiences.**
+
+The advent of powerful quantum computers will wreak havoc on almost every aspect of our digital infrastructure. Access to sound money (which requires privacy) is a fundamental human right and should be considered a high priority for hardening against quantum adversaries. To our knowledge, there are currently no plausibly post-quantum anonymous currencies in use today, meaning that only short-to-intermediate term financial privacy is available with current technology. The first coin to implement long-term post-quantum privacy features will be in a strong position for adoption, even long before quantum computers arrive.
+
+>"A post-quantum world would destroy Amazon, Wells Fargo, Visa, and most world governments. But there's no reason it has to also destroy Monero." 
+>
+> _Surae Noether_
+
+## Overview:
+
+R & D Institution: Insight
+
+Funding Institution: Monero CCS
+
+Duration: 3 months (June - August 2020)
+
+Contributors:
+
+- Researcher in Residence: Adam Corbo
+  - Decentralized Consensus Fellow at Insight
+  - Developed open-source proof-of-concept quantum PoW miner
+  - Expertise translating academic/mathematics research into code 
+  - 2 years of experience in quantum information theory and computation at UC Berkeley
+  - [GitHub](https://github.com/hamburgerguy/), [Twitter](https://twitter.com/adamryancorbo/), [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-corbo/)
+- Principal Investigator: Mitchell Krawiec-Thayer
+  - Head of Research, Developers in Residence at [Insight](http://www.insightconsensus.com/)
+  - Data Science for Monero Research Lab
+  - Quantum classes & calculations during PhD (in context of spectroscopy research)
+  - [GitHub](https://github.com/mitchellpkt/), [Twitter](https://twitter.com/Mitchellpkt0), [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/mitchellpkt/), [Medium](https://medium.com/@mitchellpkt)
+- Other Insight contributors
+  - Code & documentation reviewers will be assigned as milestones near completion.
+  - Additional thanks to office staff, accounting, etc for creating a productive workspace.
+
+## Project Roadmap:
+
+### Phase 1: Identify and document existing vulnerabilities in Monero
+
+The first phase of this problem will focus on identifying which of Monero's security features are susceptible to quantum adversaries. We'll look for vulnerabilities to known tools such as Shor's algorithm (which can find discrete logarithms is polynomial time, breaking the DL problem), Grover's algorithm (which produces a quadratic speedup when searching for inputs that map to a particular output for any black box function), and Fourier fishing in conjunction with the Deutsch-Josza algorithm (which can potentially be used in taking advantage of Monero's proof of work method in bounded-error quantum polynomial time).
+
+Some vulnerabilities are already known, for example that cryptography based on elliptic curve and the discrete logarithm problem can be made insecure using Shor's algorithm. We will examine Monero's protocol for other examples of security based on problems that are computationally intractable for classical computers and easy for quantum computers. Some current privacy features are thought to be quantum resistant (such as Monero's masked amounts) and we will cautiously verify their security against our algorithmic adversarial toolkit.
+
+**Phase 1 deliverables:** 
+
+-  Formally enumerate adversary model capabilities: Shor's algorithm, Grover's algorithm, Fourier fishing, etc.
+-  Enumerate Monero mechanisms of interest: ring signatures, bulletproofs, stealth addresses, asymmetric cryptography, consensus mechanism, etc.
+-  Systematically assess the impacts of each algorithm on each mechanism, completing this table: 
+
+|                     | Monero mechanism 1 | Monero mechanism 2 | ... |
+|---------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-----|
+|  Shor's algorithm   |  Plausibly secure  | Plausibly secure   | ... |
+|  Grover's algorithm | Irrelevant         | **VULNERABLE** | ... |
+| Fourier Fishing     | Plausibly secure   | Irrelevant         | ... |
+| ...                 | ...                | ...                | ... |
+
+### Phase 2: Research Monero-compatible post-quantum cryptography methods
+
+After locating and documenting Monero's quantum vulnerabilities, we will identify alternative cryptographic schemes that mitigate these weaknesses. Known post-quantum systems will be examined for Monero-compatibility (see Appendix 1 for a list of potentially relevant literature to be analyzed). In addition to interoperability, we will note practical considerations related to verification time, signature/proof size, and implementation. If there are no known solutions for mitigating a particular vulnerability, we will note the constraints necessary for developing a unique solution.
+
+There are three broad categories of implications, which are not mutually exclusive:
+
+- Deanonymization (knowing more about others' transactions than you should)
+- Theft (being able to move others' funds)
+- Mining speedup (obtaining valid nonces paradigmatically faster)
+
+Vulnerable privacy features will be given highest priority, since retroactive deanonymization poses a threat to today's Monero users, whereas theft and mining are not an issue until quantum computers scale past a distant threshold. Mining vulnerabilities are the lowest priority, since switching consensus mechanisms is easier than implementing new cryptographic schemes. 
+
+It's important to note that many current post-quantum cryptography candidates require large proofs and significant computational resources, and will thus not be suitable for immediate deployment. For this reason, understanding broad strategies and their tradeoff will be more useful than specific implementations. Thankfully, consumer device capabilities increase over time, and researchers continue to discover new faster/smaller proving systems, so these practical barriers are temporary. 
+
+**Phase 2 deliverables:** List of vulnerabilities, following this format when possible:
+
+> Monero's **[component]** is vulnerable to **[impact]** by a hypothetical adversary that can leverage **[algorithm]**. In general, the solution must meet **[requirements]**. Current relevant methods include **[cryptosystem]** which would require **[migration process]** and has **[tradeoffs]** that would prevent implementation until **[device bandwidth/resource threshold]** is widely available.
+
+### Phase 3: Communicate and Educate
+
+Throughout this entire project, the community will receive updates during the weekly #monero-research-lab meetings. During phase 3 however, several specific documents (the key deliverables from this research) will be freely published: 
+
+**Phase 3 deliverables:** 
+
+1. **User-friendly writeup:** This community-facing writeup will provide an approachable explanation of how hypothetical quantum computers may impact Monero, and possible future mitigations. The writeup should minimize FUD and provide the context that these vulnerabilities apply to almost all cryptocurrencies (not only Monero).
+
+2. **Technical documentation:** An MRL position paper to distill key information for (current and future) researchers and developers. The writeup should formally describe vulnerabilities, and highlight potential strategies and solutions, noting their tradeoffs. Code snippets may be included if appropriate for pedagogical purposes or clarity.
+
+3. **Non-technical 1-pager:** An ELI5 / TL;DR summary will be provided for journalists, Monero Outreach, etc. This blurb will discuss risks and myths with no technical jargon, with key takeaways that a broad audience will appreciate.
+
+Results and updates will be also disseminated via Twitter threads, Reddit posts, and Breaking Monero videos. 
+
+# Resources
+
+*Updated 2020-05-20: Based on discussion in #monero-community earlier today, we are moving forward with option #2 below (pre-payment to mitigate volatility risks). The original text is left below for transparency & context.*
+
+The team tackling this project consists of one full-time researcher dedicated solely to this proposal (Adam), along with mentoring and writing by Mitchell (5-15 hr/wk), input from the Director of Security, and internal editors/reviewers. We intend to execute this research initiative over a twelve week period between June - August 2020 for 37500 USD.
+
+Insight's bills and employees' salaries are dollar-denominated, so we must minimize exposure to volatility risk. We are open to three different approaches, and will let the community choose how to proceed:
+
+1. If payouts can only be received after the work is completed, we will need to add a volatility buffer (see [TL;DR explanation](https://twitter.com/Mitchellpkt0/status/1252720219644063745), and [open source code](https://github.com/Mitchellpkt/volatility_analysis/blob/master/volatility_analysis.ipynb)). Based on the last 2 years of data, and a 4-month window (1 month of fundraising + 3 months of reseearch), a 35% buffer provides a 80% statistical confidence of receiving sufficient payout. Thus the CCS goal would include an extra 4375 USD per month
+2. If the funds can be released at the beginning of the research period, then no buffer is necessary. *Update:* If any of the three milestones are not completed within 12 months, 1/3 of the project value will be converted to XMR and returned to the general fund. (i.e. Insight would refund XMR worth 12500 USD for *each* missing milestone).
+3. Some mutually-trusted third party could escrow the funds in fiat form (to eliminate volatility risk), and pay Insight upon satisfactory work.
+
+# Appendix 1 - Literature
+
+Here is relevant literature that will be reviewed and annotated for utility to Monero. List compiled by Dr. Brandon Gooddell
+
+- Liu, Joseph K., Victor K. Wei, and Duncan S. Wong. 'Linkable spontaneous anonymous group signature for ad hoc groups.' Australasian Conference on Information Security and Privacy. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, 2004.
+- Zhang, Huang, et al. 'Anonymous post-quantum cryptocash.' International Conference on Financial Cryptography and Data Security. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, 2018.
+- Torres, Wilson Abel Alberto, et al. 'Post-quantum one-time linkable ring signature and application to ring confidential transactions in blockchain (lattice RingCT v1. 0).' Australasian Conference on Information Security and Privacy. Springer, Cham, 2018.
+- Groth, Jens, and Markulf Kohlweiss. 'One-out-of-many proofs: Or how to leak a secret and spend a coin.' Annual International Conference on the Theory and Applications of Cryptographic Techniques. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, 2015.
+- Chopra, Arjun. 'GLYPH: A New Instantiation of the GLP Digital Signature Scheme.' IACR Cryptology ePrint Archive 2017 (2017): 766.
+- Unruh, Dominique. 'Post-quantum security of Fiat-Shamir.' International Conference on the Theory and Application of Cryptology and Information Security. Springer, Cham, 2017.
+- Okamoto, Tatsuaki, et al. 'New realizations of somewhere statistically binding hashing and positional accumulators.' International Conference on the Theory and Application of Cryptology and Information Security. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, 2015.
+- Lu, Xingye, Man Ho Au, and Zhenfei Zhang. '(Linkable) Ring Signature from Hash-Then-One-Way Signature.' 2019 18th IEEE International Conference On Trust, Security And Privacy In Computing And Communications/13th IEEE International Conference On Big Data Science And Engineering (TrustCom/BigDataSE). IEEE, 2019.
+- Backes, Michael, et al. 'Ring signatures: Logarithmic-size, no setup—from standard assumptions.' Annual International Conference on the Theory and Applications of Cryptographic Techniques. Springer, Cham, 2019.
+- Yang, Rupeng, et al. 'Efficient lattice-based zero-knowledge arguments with standard soundness: construction and applications.' Annual International Cryptology Conference. Springer, Cham, 2019.
+- Esgin, Muhammed F., et al. 'MatRiCT: Efficient, Scalable and Post-Quantum Blockchain Confidential Transactions Protocol.' Proceedings of the 2019 ACM SIGSAC Conference on Computer and Communications Security. 2019.
+- Torres, Wilson Alberto, et al. 'Lattice RingCT v2. 0 with Multiple Input and Multiple Output Wallets.' Australasian Conference on Information Security and Privacy. Springer, Cham, 2019.
+- Ruffing, Tim, and Giulio Malavolta. 'Switch commitments: A safety switch for confidential transactions.' International Conference on Financial Cryptography and Data Security. Springer, Cham, 2017.
+- Zhang, Huang, et al. 'Anonymous post-quantum cryptocash.' International Conference on Financial Cryptography and Data Security. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, 2018.
+- Zhang, Huang, et al. 'Implementing confidential transactions with lattice techniques.' IET Information Security 14.1 (2019): 30-38.
+- [http://www.fields.utoronto.ca/talks/Toward-More-Secure-Quantum-Future](http://www.fields.utoronto.ca/talks/Toward-More-Secure-Quantum-Future)
+

revuo-monero-maintenance-2024-q3.md

+---
+layout: cp
+title: Revuo Monero maintenance (2024 Q3)
+author: rottenwheel
+date: June 3, 2024
+amount: 8
+milestones:
+  - name: July
+    funds: 3
+    done: 2 August 2024
+    status: finished
+  - name: August
+    funds: 3
+    done: 5 September 2024
+    status: finished
+  - name: September
+    funds: 2
+    done: 1 October 2024
+    status: finished
+payouts:
+  - date: 12 August 2024
+    amount: 3
+  - date: 10 September 2024
+    amount: 3
+  - date: 2
+    amount: 7 October 2024
+---
+
+# What
+
+I will maintain Revuo Monero (https://www.revuo-xmr.com/) for the next 3 months (2024 Q3): July, August and September. There is a chance I may skip one week to tend to real life issues, in such case, next issue will just cover 2 weeks instead of 1.
+
+Tasks:
+
+- Daily/weekly: search, curate, structure and post new reports/stories.
+- As Needed: outreach (engage with the community on Matrix, XMPP, emails).
+- As Needed: make sure the website is live and working as expected (server maintenance, billing, etc.)
+
+# Who
+
+rottenwheel, I joined the Monero community some time in 2017 by jumping into IRC, attending some Workgroup meetings, volunteering at the Monero village at DEFCON 28 in 2019 (https://redlib.zaggy.nl/r/Monero/comments/cqegma/monero_village_defcon_2019_report/), participating in community events and being involved with other community-driven, smaller projects.
+
+As a proof of work for this specific proposal, I have, since January 2022 until now, written almost 200 issues, 195 of which were published in current Revuo's self-hosted website. That does not take into account the following enhancements.
+
+Up to this point, all efforts behind Revuo Monero's comeback after Diego "rehrar" Salazar was let go and Revuo Monero's publication was paused for a few months, include but are not limited to:
+
+- Light/dark theme with a toggle button (mostly in CSS/HTML, minimizing the reliance in JavaScript as much as possible; site loads everything just fine in Tor browser with strict security mode on.)
+- Support and Source Code sections added.
+- RSS and Support icons.
+- Google fonts removed.
+- Twitter and Nostr profiles set up and posting new issues every week automatically. Twitter: https://nitter.poast.org/revuoxmr; Nostr: https://primal.net/p/npub1tn8spk9zhxrctg2qym3gj8r7eq2wk6z3phrl8304wc54vt9qam4qvzw6jx
+
+# Proposal
+
+I will publish weekly issues (4 per month) at a rate of $100 / issue. At $157.5 / XMR this makes 8 XMR (~7.6++) (100 * 4 * 3 = $1200) to be split in 3 monthly milestones. Rounding current 7.6++ XMR to 8 XMR to cover for price votatility between Work In Progress phase and progressive milestone(s) payouts.
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revuo-monero-maintenance-2024-q4.md

+---
+layout: cp
+title: Revuo Monero maintenance (2024 Q4)
+author: rottenwheel
+date: September 2, 2024
+amount: 8.5
+milestones:
+  - name: October
+    funds: 3
+    done: 1 November 2024
+    status: finished
+  - name: November
+    funds: 3
+    done: 28 November 2024
+    status: finished
+  - name: December
+    funds: 2.5
+    done: 26 December 2024
+    status: finished
+payouts:
+  - date: 12 November 2024
+    amount: 3
+  - date: 6 December 2024
+    amount: 3
+  - date: 12 January 2025
+    amount: 2.5
+---
+
+# What
+
+I will maintain Revuo Monero (https://www.revuo-xmr.com/) for the next 3 months (2024 Q4): October, November and December. There is a chance I may skip one week to tend to real life issues, in such case, next issue will just cover 2 weeks instead of the usual 1.
+
+Tasks:
+
+- Daily/weekly: search, curate, structure and publish new issues.
+- As Needed: outreach (engage with the community on Matrix, XMPP, e-mails, social media, Workgroup channels).
+- As Needed: make sure the website is live and working as expected (server maintenance, billing, etc.)
+- As Needed: cover code enhancements/fixes expenses, sysadmin consultations and additional Revuo tools/services for the community. 
+
+# Who
+
+rottenwheel, I joined the Monero community some time in 2017 by jumping into IRC, attending some Workgroup meetings, volunteering at the Monero village at DEFCON 28 in 2019 (https://redlib.zaggy.nl/r/Monero/comments/cqegma/monero_village_defcon_2019_report/), participating in community events and being involved with other community-driven, smaller projects.
+
+As a proof of work for this specific proposal, I have, since January 2022 until now, written almost 200 issues, 195 of which were published in current Revuo's self-hosted website. That does not take into account the following enhancements.
+
+Up to this point, all efforts behind Revuo Monero's comeback after Diego "rehrar" Salazar was let go and Revuo Monero's publication was paused for a few months, include but are not limited to:
+
+- Light/dark theme with a toggle button (mostly in CSS/HTML, minimizing the reliance in JavaScript as much as possible; site loads everything just fine in Tor browser with strict security mode on.)
+- Support and Source Code sections added.
+- RSS and Support icons.
+- Google fonts removed.
+- Twitter and Nostr profiles set up and posting new issues every week automatically. Twitter: https://nitter.poast.org/revuoxmr; Nostr: https://primal.net/p/npub1tn8spk9zhxrctg2qym3gj8r7eq2wk6z3phrl8304wc54vt9qam4qvzw6jx
+
+**New**: Revuo Calc, a moner.ooo fork that had its original code shrunk by half (# of total lines), improved upon and it offers 2 versions, adjusted according visitor's browser settings: JavaScript-free front and JavaScript-friendly front; think of Tor users and clearnet users. The cherry on top? Its own subdomain hidden service as well. See: https://calc.revuo-xmr.com/ // Source code: https://github.com/rottenwheel/moner.ooo/ 
+
+# Proposal
+
+I will publish weekly issues (4 per month) at a rate of $120 / issue. Using MA10 - Moving Average 10 (10 days) of ~$170 / XMR at the time of writing this proposal, this makes for **8.5 XMR** (~8.47058++...) [(120 * 4) * 3 = $1440) to be split in three (3) monthly milestones. Rounding ~8.47058++... XMR to 8.5 XMR to cover for price votatility between Work In Progress phase and progressive milestone(s) payouts.

revuo-monero-maintenance-2025-q1.md

+---
+layout: wip
+title: Revuo Monero maintenance (2025 Q1)
+author: rottenwheel
+date: December 26, 2024
+amount: 8
+milestones:
+  - name: January
+    funds: 3
+    done: 10 February 2025
+    status: finished
+  - name: February
+    funds: 3
+    done: 3 March 2025
+    status: finished
+  - name: March
+    funds: 2
+    done:
+    status: unfinished
+payouts:
+  - date: 24 February 2025
+    amount: 3
+  - date: 19 March 2025
+    amount: 3
+  - date:
+    amount:
+---
+
+# What
+
+I will maintain Revuo Monero (https://www.revuo-xmr.com/) for the next 3 months (2025 Q1): January, February and March. There is a chance I may skip one week to tend to real life issues, in such case, next issue will just cover 2 weeks instead of the usual 1.
+
+Tasks:
+
+- Daily/weekly: search, curate, structure and publish new issues.
+- As Needed: make sure the website is live and working as expected (server maintenance, billing, etc.)
+- As Needed: cover code enhancements/fixes expenses, sysadmin consultations and additional Revuo tools/services for the community. 
+
+# Who
+
+rottenwheel, I joined the Monero community some time in 2017 by jumping into IRC, attending some Workgroup meetings, volunteering at the Monero village at DEFCON 28 in 2019 (https://redlib.zaggy.nl/r/Monero/comments/cqegma/monero_village_defcon_2019_report/), participating in community events and being involved with other community-driven, smaller projects.
+
+As a proof of work for this specific proposal, I have, since January 2022 until now, written more than two hundred (200) weekly issues of the Revuo Monero newsletter, the first five (5) first published and hosted at [LocalMonero](https://localmonero.co/revuo) and the rest, 200++, were published in current Revuo's self-hosted website. About 24-25 of them had their maintenance and editorial work funded through the CCS, for 2024 Q3 and Q4; now looking to get funding secured for 2025 Q1 with this proposal. Beyond that, I have completed and deployed the following enhancements:
+
+Up to this point, all efforts behind Revuo Monero's comeback after Diego "rehrar" Salazar was let go and Revuo Monero's publication was paused for a few months, include but are not limited to:
+
+- Light/dark theme with a toggle button (mostly in CSS/HTML, minimizing the reliance in JavaScript as much as possible; site loads everything just fine in Tor browser with strict security mode on.)
+- Support and Source Code sections added.
+- RSS and Support icons.
+- Google fonts removed.
+- Twitter profile set up and posting new issues every week automatically, which often get reposted via @monero main account. Twitter: https://nitter.poast.org/revuoxmr
+- Addition of RM's group chats and social media profile links at the bottom of hamburger menu. Nostr, X, XMPP, Matrix, SimpleX and IRC.
+
+**New**: Revuo Calc. See: https://calc.revuo-xmr.com/ // Source code: https://github.com/rottenwheel/moner.ooo/ 
+[WIP] Moneroj.net maintenance and enhancements. Almost ready for relaunch/announcement, under Revuo's umbrella, as Revuo Moneroj.
+
+# Proposal
+
+I will publish weekly issues (4 per month, average) at a rate of $120 / issue. Using MA10 - Moving Average 10 (10 days) of ~$191 / XMR at the time of writing this proposal, this makes for **8 XMR** (~7.5392++...) [(120 * 4) * 3 = $1440) to be split in three (3) monthly milestones. Rounding ~7.5392++... XMR to 8 XMR even to cover for price votatility between Work In Progress phase and progressive milestone(s) payouts.

revuo-monero-maintenance-2025-q2.md

+---
+layout: wip
+title: Revuo Monero maintenance (2025 Q2)
+author: rottenwheel
+date: February 28, 2025
+amount: 7
+milestones:
+  - name: April
+    funds: 2.5
+    done:
+    status: unfinished
+  - name: May
+    funds: 2.5
+    done:
+    status: unfinished
+  - name: June
+    funds: 2
+    done:
+    status: unfinished
+payouts:
+  - date:
+    amount:
+  - date:
+    amount:
+  - date:
+    amount:
+---
+
+# What
+
+I will maintain Revuo Monero (https://www.revuo-xmr.com/) for the next 3 months (2025 Q2): April, May and June. There is a chance I may skip one week to tend to real life issues, in such case, next issue will just cover 2 weeks instead of the usual 1, which usually translates to reporting 3 issues instead of average 4 for milestones, this is usually to report on the 4 weeks each month usually has; at times, there have been 5 issues covering the month instead of 4 or 3. Goes both ways.
+
+Tasks:
+
+- Daily/weekly: search, curate, structure and publish new issues.
+- As Needed: make sure the website is live and working as expected (server maintenance, billing, etc.)
+- As Needed: cover code enhancements/fixes expenses, sysadmin consultations and additional Revuo tools/services for the community. 
+
+# Who
+
+rottenwheel, I joined the Monero community some time in 2017 by jumping into IRC, attending some Workgroup meetings, volunteering at the Monero village at DEFCON 28 in 2019 (https://redlib.zaggy.nl/r/Monero/comments/cqegma/monero_village_defcon_2019_report/), participating in community events and being involved with other community-driven, smaller projects.
+
+As a proof of work for this specific proposal, I have, since January 2022 until now, written more than two hundred (200) weekly issues of the Revuo Monero newsletter, the first five (5) first published and hosted at [LocalMonero](https://localmonero.co/revuo) and the rest, 200++, were published in current Revuo's self-hosted website. More than 20 of them had their maintenance and editorial work funded through the CCS, since 2024 Q3; now looking to get funding secured for 2025 Q2 with this proposal. Beyond that, I have completed and deployed the following enhancements:
+
+Up to this point, all efforts behind Revuo Monero's comeback after Diego "rehrar" Salazar was let go and Revuo Monero's publication was paused for a few months, include but are not limited to:
+
+- Light/dark theme with a toggle button (mostly in CSS/HTML, minimizing the reliance in JavaScript as much as possible; site loads everything just fine in Tor browser with strict security mode on.)
+- Support and Source Code sections added.
+- RSS and Support icons.
+- Google fonts removed.
+- Twitter profile set up and posting new issues every week automatically, which often get reposted via @monero main account. Twitter: https://nitter.poast.org/revuoxmr
+- Addition of RM's group chats and social media profile links at the bottom of hamburger menu. Nostr, X, XMPP, Matrix, SimpleX and IRC.
+- Revuo Calc. See: https://calc.revuo-xmr.com/ // Source code: https://github.com/rottenwheel/moner.ooo/ 
+- Unfortunately, still [WIP] Moneroj.net maintenance and enhancements. Almost ready for relaunch/announcement, under Revuo's umbrella, as Revuo Moneroj. Widely used on the subreddit and other XMR-adjacent communities often, as I've seen the link in the wild more than once.
+
+# Proposal
+
+I will publish weekly issues (4 per month, average) at a rate of $120 / issue. Using MA10 - Moving Average 10 (10 days) of ~$211 / XMR at the time of writing this proposal, this makes for **7 XMR** (~6.8246++...) [(120 * 4) * 3 = $1440) to be split in three (3) monthly milestones. Rounding ~6.8246++... XMR to 7 XMR even to cover for price votatility between Work In Progress phase and progressive milestone(s) payouts.

sarang-2019-q3.md

 ---
-layout: wip
+layout: cp
 title: "Sarang: research funding for 2019 Q3"
 author: Sarang Noether
 date: 3 June 2019
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ milestones:
     status: finished
   - name: Work is done
     funds: 0% (0 XMR)
-    done:
-    status: unfinished
+    done: 30 September 2019
+    status: finished
 payouts:
   - date: 14 June 2019
     amount: 355 XMR

sarang-2019-q4.md

 ---
-layout: fr
+layout: cp
 title: "Sarang: research funding for 2019 Q4"
 author: Sarang Noether
 date: 6 September 2019
@@ -7,15 +7,15 @@ amount: 417
 milestones:
   - name: Funding is released
     funds: 100% (417 XMR)
-    done:
-    status: unfinished
+    done: 23 September 2019
+    status: finished
   - name: Work is done
     funds: 0% (0 XMR)
-    done:
-    status: unfinished
+    done: 31 December 2019
+    status: finished
 payouts:
-  - date:
-    amount:
+  - date: 23 September 2019
+    amount: 417
 ---
 Hello! Dr. Sarang Noether here, excited to continue full-time research, development, and analysis in privacy-focused cryptography and applications. You can read my previous monthly reports for [July](https://repo.getmonero.org/monero-project/ccs-proposals/merge_requests/77#note_6916) and [August](https://repo.getmonero.org/monero-project/ccs-proposals/merge_requests/77#note_7105) to see what I've been up to recently.
 

sarang-2020-q1.md

+---
+layout: cp
+title: "Sarang: research funding for 2020 Q1"
+author: Sarang Noether
+date: 16 December 2019
+amount: 695
+milestones:
+  - name: Funding is released
+    funds: 100% (695 XMR)
+    done: 9 January 2020
+    status: finished
+  - name: Work is done
+    funds: 0% (0 XMR)
+    done: 31 March 2020
+    status: finished
+payouts:
+  - date: 9 January 2020
+    amount: 695
+---
+Hello! Dr. Sarang Noether here, ready to continue full-time research, development, and analysis in privacy-focused cryptography and applications. You can read my previous monthly reports for [October](https://repo.getmonero.org/monero-project/ccs-proposals/merge_requests/96#note_7573) and [November](https://repo.getmonero.org/monero-project/ccs-proposals/merge_requests/96#note_7842) to see what I've been up to recently.
+
+This funding request covers the period from January through March 2020. There's plenty to do.
+- Protocol research. Most work will likely focus on continuing updates to security models, proofs, and preprints for [CLSAG](https://eprint.iacr.org/2019/654), [DLSAG](https://eprint.iacr.org/2019/595), and [Triptych](https://github.com/SarangNoether/skunkworks/tree/triptych). Additionally, I am working to add multisignature support for Triptych and [RingCT 3.0](https://eprint.iacr.org/2019/508) to extend functionality.
+- Graph-theoretic analysis. This research is ongoing with colleague Surae Noether, with a lot of new code and math to review relating to blockchain analysis.
+
+There is always plenty to do that arises unexpectedly. Expect code review, the usual updates and changes, outreach, literature review, proof-of-concept code and testing, documentation, and more.
+
+I work hard to provide value in my research for the value provided here. As before, this request is for the equivalent of 10415 USD monthly, my assessment of fair market compensation for an independent Ph.D. researcher in the United States. Therefore, using a 14-day EMA of 49.46 USD/XMR from Kraken with a 10% buffer to account for large recent volatility, the request total is **695 XMR**. Further, note that this request will be paid in full as soon as it is funded, in order to reduce the effects of price fluctuations and ensure that contributed value is the value that reaches me.
+
+Questions, comments, and feedback about this request are welcome.

sarang-2020-q2.md

+---
+layout: cp
+title: "Sarang: research funding for 2020 Q2"
+author: Sarang Noether
+date: 9 March 2020
+amount: 845
+milestones:
+  - name: Funding is released
+    funds: 100% (845 XMR)
+    done: 19 March 2020
+    status: finished
+  - name: Work is done
+    funds: 0% (0 XMR)
+    done:
+    status: unfinished
+payouts:
+  - date: 19 March 2020
+    amount: 845
+---
+Hello! Dr. Sarang Noether here, ready to continue full-time research, development, and analysis in privacy-focused cryptography and applications. You can read my previous monthly reports for [January](https://repo.getmonero.org/monero-project/ccs-proposals/-/merge_requests/110#note_8753) and [February](https://repo.getmonero.org/monero-project/ccs-proposals/-/merge_requests/110#note_9123) to see what I've been up to recently. A report for March is forthcoming at the end of this month.
+
+This funding request covers the period from April through June 2020. There's plenty to do.
+- CLSAG testing and deployment. The [CLSAG](https://eprint.iacr.org/2019/654) signature construction has undergone major work on its security model, development, and testing to make it faster and safer. It's expected to undergo final external review and deployment.
+- Triptych research and testing. The [Triptych](https://eprint.iacr.org/2020/018) proving system has been revised and released as a preprint. Research continues on a more efficient version that looks promising.
+- Protocol updates. Research is ongoing to determine safe and efficient ways to improve transaction privacy, fungibility, and functionality through things like improved multisignature support and cross-chain interactions.
+
+And of course, there is always research and development that arises as we go. Expect code review, the usual updates and changes, outreach, literature review, proof-of-concept code and testing, documentation, and more.
+
+I work hard to provide value in my research for the value provided here. As before, this request is for the equivalent of 10415 USD monthly, my assessment of fair market compensation for an independent Ph.D. researcher in the United States. Therefore, using a 7-day EMA of 48.80 USD/XMR from Kraken with a 10% buffer to account for recent major volatility, the request total is **704 XMR**. Further, note that this request will be paid in full as soon as it is funded, in order to reduce the effects of price fluctuations and ensure that contributed value is the value that reaches me.
+
+Questions, comments, and feedback about this request are welcome.

sarang-2020-q3.md

+---
+layout: cp
+title: "Sarang: research funding for 2020 Q3"
+author: Sarang Noether
+date: 28 May 2020
+amount: 518
+milestones:
+  - name: Funding is released
+    funds: 100% (475.21 XMR @ $65.75)
+    done: 22 June 2020
+    status: finished
+  - name: Work is done
+    funds: 0% (0 XMR)
+    done: 30 September 2020
+    status: finished
+payouts:
+  - date: 22 June 2020
+    amount: 475.21
+---
+Hello! Dr. Sarang Noether here, ready to continue full-time research, development, and analysis in privacy-focused cryptography and applications. You can read my previous monthly reports for [April](https://repo.getmonero.org/monero-project/ccs-proposals/-/merge_requests/131#note_9896) and [May](https://repo.getmonero.org/monero-project/ccs-proposals/-/merge_requests/131#note_9975) to see what I've been up to recently. A report for June is forthcoming at the end of the quarter.
+
+This funding request covers the period from July through September 2020. There's plenty to do, with a few big-ticket items in particular:
+- CLSAG audit. The [CLSAG](https://eprint.iacr.org/2019/654) audit planning process (which has been quite the endeavor) is being finalized, and I will coordinate the technical efforts for this process.
+- Arcturus applications. The [Arcturus](https://eprint.iacr.org/2020/312) proving system leads naturally to an efficient transaction protocol. Math and implementation involving multisignatures, cooperative signing, and anonymity set selection are ongoing.
+- Protocol improvements. As always, research and development are ongoing to determine safe and efficient ways to improve transaction privacy, fungibility, and functionality while mitigating different types of adversarial heuristics.
+
+And of course, there is always research and development that arises as we go. Expect code review, the usual updates and changes, outreach, literature review, proof-of-concept code and testing, documentation, and more.
+
+I work hard to provide value in my research for the value provided here. As before, this request is for the equivalent of 10415 USD monthly, my assessment of fair market compensation for an independent Ph.D. researcher in the United States. Therefore, using an SMA-20 of 66.37 USD/XMR from Kraken with a 10% volatility buffer, the request total is **518 XMR**. To reduce the effects of price fluctuation, the XMR equivalent of the USD total for this request will be used to determine the amount for full payment when the request is filled. Any shortfall or excess at that time will be taken up by the general fund, as agreed to by the Monero core team.
+
+Questions, comments, and feedback about this request are welcome.

sarang-vacations.md

+---
+layout: cp
+title: Sarang Vacation Days
+author: The Core Team
+date: October 8, 2020
+amount: 200
+milestones:
+  - name: Release the funds to sarang
+    funds: 100%
+    done: 14 October 2020
+    status: finished
+payouts:
+  - date: 14 October 2020
+    amount: 200.4
+---
+
+To the Monero Community,
+
+As many of you know, MRL's full time researcher, Sarang Noether stepped down from his position this past month. After looking back across the history of the project, we are humbled to realize he has been working on the Monero Project on and off, full time and part time, for over six years, three of which were in a full time position, paid for by the CCS. His initial proposal can still be viewed on the old Forum Funding System here: https://forum.getmonero.org/22/completed-tasks/87856/hire-mathematician-and-computational-physicist-to-join-research-team
+
+Because of the contractual nature of the CCS, the written proposals, and indeed, freelance work in general, many benefits offered by traditional jobs do not exist within the ecosystem. Benefits such as vacation days and paid time off. 
+
+While we do not expect to make a habit of this, we feel the length of time worked, the quality of work given, and the person themself are all worthy of breaking out of the traditional CCS mold to raise money for sarang to take some 'paid time off'. We understand that he has already made the decision to step back down, and this proposal is not trying to bring him back into the fold (although we would of course be thrilled if one day he returned), but rather to give what we feel is due for six years of labor.
+
+We ask the community to crowdfund 200 XMR that we can give him, so his initial days after his departure can be restful and he would not have to worry about making money to live.
+
+This proposal will remain open in funding required for one month or until the goal is met. Whichever comes first. After either condition is met, the funds will be given to sarang, including any overfunding.
+
+We hope the community will join us in doing good for someone who has done so much good for us.
+
+The Monero Core Team

savandra-videos-for-monero.md

+---
+layout: cp
+title: New Animated Videos
+author: savandra
+date: April 7, 2022
+amount: 45
+milestones:
+  - name: Complete Video 1
+    funds: 20% (9 XMR)
+    done: 22 March 2023
+    status: finished
+  - name: Complete Video 2
+    funds: 20% (9 XMR)
+    done:
+    status: unfinished
+  - name: Complete Video 3
+    funds: 20% (9 XMR)
+    done:
+    status: unfinished
+  - name: Complete Video 4
+    funds: 20% (9 XMR)
+    done:
+    status: unfinished
+  - name: Complete Video 5
+    funds: 20% (9 XMR)
+    done:
+    status: unfinished
+payouts:
+  - date: 3 April 2023
+    amount: 9
+  - date:
+    amount:
+  - date:
+    amount:
+  - date:
+    amount:
+  - date:
+    amount:
+---
+
+### Proposal closed
+
+The remaining funds (36XMR) have been absorbed by https://ccs.getmonero.org/proposals/VOSTOEMISIO-Continuation-of-Core-Monero-Concepts-A-Series-of-Animated-Explainers.html
+
+Hello guys,
+
+It's savandra, who created animated explainer videos,
+
+here's a link to our channel.
+
+I contacted u/dsmlegend, https://www.reddit.com/u/dsmlegend/ and he developed an awesome draft of probably anything should be covered on the topic (though it's a bit business-focused).
+
+Here's a link to the document https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnjUpT9gGxyQ_lud7uKoTCg
+
+I'd like to add, that since then, we improved on the animations a lot and we hope Monero will benefit from it!
+
+
+Our proposal is to be billed per minute of the animation, which covers:
+
+script development ( with implementing all the feedback from the community)
+
+illustrations development
+
+animations
+
+voice-over
+
+sound effects
+
+Considering the above, I think $400 per minute of the animation should work out nicely.
+Also, it's been a while since the last video, so let me know if there are any updates on how the pitch should be handled.
+
+It is expected to complete one video a month
+An expiration date for the proposal: June, 7

selsta-10p.md

+---
+layout: cp
+title: selsta part-time monero development (3 months) (10)
+author: selsta
+date: 31 July 2023
+amount: 115
+milestones:
+  - name: August
+    funds: 33% (39 XMR)
+    done: 7 September 2023
+    status: finished
+  - name: September
+    funds: 33% (38 XMR)
+    done: 3 October 2023
+    status: finished
+  - name: October
+    funds: 33% (38 XMR)
+    done: 2 November 2023
+    status: finished
+payouts:
+  - date: 12 September 2023
+    amount: 39
+  - date: 3 November 2023
+    amount: 76
+---
+
+## What
+
+- Continue the planning of a network upgrade with RandomX changes (https://github.com/monero-project/monero/issues/8827) and Bulletproofs++
+- Smaller dev work on CLI and GUI
+  - Put effort where necessary
+- Testing and reviewing pull requests (CLI, GUI, site)
+- Monero release engineering for CLI and GUI
+  - Organizing what goes into a release
+  - Compiling CLI and GUI, packaging for distribution
+  - Writing release notes
+- Misc work (user support, issue tracker maintanace, HackerOne)
+
+## Who
+
+selsta, I have been contributing to monero since around 2018 with over 628 merged commits. Here is a list of my previous work:
+
+- CLI contributions: https://github.com/monero-project/monero/pulls?q=is%3Apr+author%3Aselsta
+- GUI contributions: https://github.com/monero-project/monero-gui/pulls?q=is%3Apr+author%3Aselsta
+- Previous CCS: https://ccs.getmonero.org/proposals/selsta-9p.html
+
+If funded I will provide monthly updates in the CCS comment section.
+
+## Proposal
+
+Work for 30 hours per week over the next 3 months (from August to end of October) at a rate of 45€ / hour. At 141€ / XMR this makes 115 XMR.

selsta-11p.md

+---
+layout: cp
+title: selsta part-time monero development (3 months) (11)
+author: selsta
+date: 02 November 2023
+amount: 105
+milestones:
+  - name: November
+    funds: 33% (35 XMR)
+    done: 12 December 2023
+    status: finished
+  - name: December
+    funds: 33% (35 XMR)
+    done: 1 January 2024
+    status: finished
+  - name: January
+    funds: 33% (35 XMR)
+    done: 2 February 2024
+    status: finished
+payouts:
+  - date: 2 January 2024
+    amount: 70
+  - date: 15 February 2024
+    amount: 35
+---
+
+## What
+
+- Continue the planning of a network upgrade with RandomX changes (https://github.com/monero-project/monero/issues/8827) and Bulletproofs++
+- Smaller dev work on CLI and GUI
+  - Put effort where necessary
+- Testing and reviewing pull requests (CLI, GUI, site)
+- Monero release engineering for CLI and GUI
+  - Organizing what goes into a release
+  - Compiling CLI and GUI, packaging for distribution
+  - Writing release notes
+- Misc work (user support, issue tracker maintanace, HackerOne)
+
+## Who
+
+selsta, I have been contributing to monero since around 2018 with over 645 merged commits. Here is a list of my previous work:
+
+- CLI contributions: https://github.com/monero-project/monero/pulls?q=is%3Apr+author%3Aselsta
+- GUI contributions: https://github.com/monero-project/monero-gui/pulls?q=is%3Apr+author%3Aselsta
+- Previous CCS: https://ccs.getmonero.org/proposals/selsta-10p.html
+
+If funded I will provide monthly updates in the CCS comment section.
+
+## Proposal
+
+Work for 30 hours per week over the next 3 months (from November to end of January) at a rate of 45€ / hour. At 154€ / XMR (14-day EMA) this makes 105 XMR.

selsta-12p.md

+---
+layout: cp
+title: selsta part-time monero development (3 months) (12)
+author: selsta
+date: 02 February 2023
+amount: 153
+milestones:
+  - name: Februrary
+    funds: 33% (51 XMR)
+    done: 4 March 2024
+    status: finished
+  - name: March
+    funds: 33% (51 XMR)
+    done: 1 April 2024
+    status: finished
+  - name: April
+    funds: 33% (51 XMR)
+    done: 30 April 2024
+    status: finished
+payouts:
+  - date: 7 March 2024
+    amount: 51
+  - date: 9 April 2024
+    amount: 51
+  - date: 3 May 2024
+    amount: 51
+---
+
+## What
+
+- Continue the planning of a network upgrade with RandomX changes (https://github.com/monero-project/monero/issues/8827) and Bulletproofs++
+- Smaller dev work on CLI and GUI
+  - Put effort where necessary
+- Testing and reviewing pull requests (CLI, GUI, site)
+- Monero release engineering for CLI and GUI
+  - Organizing what goes into a release
+  - Compiling CLI and GUI, packaging for distribution
+  - Writing release notes
+- Misc work (user support, issue tracker maintanace, HackerOne)
+
+## Who
+
+selsta, I have been contributing to monero since around 2018 with over 656 merged commits. Here is a list of my previous work:
+
+- CLI contributions: https://github.com/monero-project/monero/pulls?q=is%3Apr+author%3Aselsta
+- GUI contributions: https://github.com/monero-project/monero-gui/pulls?q=is%3Apr+author%3Aselsta
+- Previous CCS: https://ccs.getmonero.org/proposals/selsta-11p.html
+
+If funded I will provide monthly updates in the CCS comment section.
+
+## Proposal
+
+Work for 30 hours per week over the next 3 months (from Februrary to end of April) at a rate of 50€ / hour. At 118€ / XMR this makes ~153 XMR.

selsta-13p.md

+---
+layout: cp
+title: selsta part-time monero development (3 months) (13)
+author: selsta
+date: 01 May 2023
+amount: 159
+milestones:
+  - name: May
+    funds: 33% (53 XMR)
+    done: 31 May 2024
+    status: finished
+  - name: June
+    funds: 33% (53 XMR)
+    done: 4 July 2024
+    status: finished
+  - name: July
+    funds: 33% (53 XMR)
+    done: 3 August 2024
+    status: finished
+payouts:
+  - date: 9 June 2024
+    amount: 53
+  - date: 16 July 2024
+    amount: 53
+  - date: 11 August 2024
+    amount: 53
+---
+
+## What
+
+- Smaller dev work on CLI and GUI
+  - Put effort where necessary
+- Testing and reviewing pull requests (CLI, GUI, site)
+- Monero release engineering for CLI and GUI
+  - Organizing what goes into a release
+  - Compiling CLI and GUI, packaging for distribution
+  - Writing release notes
+- Misc work (user support, issue tracker maintanace, HackerOne)
+
+## Who
+
+selsta, I have been contributing to monero since around 2018 with over 663 merged commits. Here is a list of my previous work:
+
+- CLI contributions: https://github.com/monero-project/monero/pulls?q=is%3Apr+author%3Aselsta
+- GUI contributions: https://github.com/monero-project/monero-gui/pulls?q=is%3Apr+author%3Aselsta
+- Previous CCS: https://ccs.getmonero.org/proposals/selsta-12p.html
+
+If funded I will provide monthly updates in the CCS comment section.
+
+## Proposal
+
+Work for 30 hours per week over the next 3 months (from May to end of July) at a rate of 50€ / hour. At 113€ / XMR (14-day EMA) this makes ~159 XMR.

selsta-14p.md

+---
+layout: cp
+title: selsta part-time monero development (3 months) (14)
+author: selsta
+date: 03 August 2024
+amount: 134
+milestones:
+  - name: August
+    funds: 33% (45 XMR)
+    done: 6 September 2024
+    status: finished
+  - name: September
+    funds: 33% (45 XMR)
+    done: 5 October 2024
+    status: finished
+  - name: October
+    funds: 33% (44 XMR)
+    done: 30 October 2024
+    status: finished
+payouts:
+  - date: 10 September 2024
+    amount: 45
+  - date: 10 October 2024
+    amount: 45
+  - date: 30 October 2024
+    amount: 44
+---
+
+## What
+
+- Smaller dev work on CLI and GUI
+  - Put effort where necessary
+- Testing and reviewing pull requests (CLI, GUI, site)
+- Monero release engineering for CLI and GUI
+  - Organizing what goes into a release
+  - Compiling CLI and GUI, packaging for distribution
+  - Writing release notes
+- Misc work (user support, issue tracker maintanace, HackerOne)
+
+## Who
+
+selsta, I have been contributing to monero since around 2018 with over 670 merged commits. Here is a list of my previous work:
+
+- CLI contributions: https://github.com/monero-project/monero/pulls?q=is%3Apr+author%3Aselsta
+- GUI contributions: https://github.com/monero-project/monero-gui/pulls?q=is%3Apr+author%3Aselsta
+- Previous CCS: https://ccs.getmonero.org/proposals/selsta-13p.html
+
+If funded I will provide monthly updates in the CCS comment section.
+
+## Proposal
+
+Work for 30 hours per week over the next 3 months (from August to end of October) at a rate of 50€ / hour. At 134€ / XMR this makes ~134 XMR.

selsta-15p.md

+---
+layout: cp
+title: selsta part-time monero development (3 months) (15)
+author: selsta
+date: November 28, 2024
+amount: 130
+milestones:
+  - name: December
+    funds: 33% (44 XMR)
+    done: 14 January 2025
+    status: finished
+  - name: January
+    funds: 33% (43 XMR)
+    done: 11 February 2025
+    status: finished
+  - name: Feburary
+    funds: 33% (43 XMR)
+    done: 10 March 2025
+    status: finished
+payouts:
+  - date: 22 January 2025
+    amount: 44
+  - date: 24 February 2025
+    amount: 44
+  - date: 19 March 2025
+    amount: 44
+---
+
+## What
+
+- Smaller dev work on CLI and GUI
+  - Put effort where necessary
+- Testing and reviewing pull requests (CLI, GUI, site)
+- Monero release engineering for CLI and GUI
+  - Organizing what goes into a release
+  - Compiling CLI and GUI, packaging for distribution
+  - Writing release notes
+- Misc work (user support, issue tracker maintanace, HackerOne)
+
+## Who
+
+selsta, I have been contributing to monero since around 2018 with over 677 merged commits. Here is a list of my previous work:
+
+- CLI contributions: https://github.com/monero-project/monero/pulls?q=is%3Apr+author%3Aselsta
+- GUI contributions: https://github.com/monero-project/monero-gui/pulls?q=is%3Apr+author%3Aselsta
+- Previous CCS: https://ccs.getmonero.org/proposals/selsta-14p.html
+
+If funded I will provide monthly updates in the CCS comment section.
+
+## Proposal
+
+Work for 30 hours per week over the next 3 months (from December to end of Feburary) at a rate of 50€ / hour. At 150€ / XMR this makes ~130 XMR.

selsta-16p.md

+---
+layout: wip
+title: selsta part-time monero development (3 months) (16)
+author: selsta
+date: March 2, 2025
+amount: 104.1
+milestones:
+  - name: March
+    funds: 33% (34.7 XMR)
+    done: 5 April 2025
+    status: finished
+  - name: April
+    funds: 33% (34.7 XMR)
+    done:
+    status: unfinished
+  - name: May
+    funds: 33% (34.7 XMR)
+    done:
+    status: unfinished
+payouts:
+  - date: 8 April 2025
+    amount: 32.7
+  - date:
+    amount:
+  - date:
+    amount:
+---
+
+## What
+
+- Smaller dev work on CLI and GUI
+  - Put effort where necessary
+- Testing and reviewing pull requests (CLI, GUI, site)
+- Monero release engineering for CLI and GUI
+  - Organizing what goes into a release
+  - Compiling CLI and GUI, packaging for distribution
+  - Writing release notes
+- Misc work (user support, issue tracker maintanace, HackerOne)
+
+## Who
+
+selsta, I have been contributing to monero since around 2018 with over 683 merged commits. Here is a list of my previous work:
+
+- CLI contributions: https://github.com/monero-project/monero/pulls?q=is%3Apr+author%3Aselsta
+- GUI contributions: https://github.com/monero-project/monero-gui/pulls?q=is%3Apr+author%3Aselsta
+- Previous CCS: https://ccs.getmonero.org/proposals/selsta-15p.html
+
+If funded I will provide monthly updates in the CCS comment section.
+
+## Proposal
+
+Work for 30 hours per week over the next 3 months (from March to end of May) at a rate of 50€ / hour. At 188€ / XMR this makes ~104.10 XMR.

selsta-1p.md

+---
+layout: cp
+title: selsta part-time monero development (3 months) (1)
+author: selsta
+date: 8 Apr 2021
+amount: 76
+milestones:
+  - name: April
+    funds: 33% (26 XMR)
+    done: 18 May 2021
+    status: finished
+  - name: May
+    funds: 33% (25 XMR)
+    done: 31 May 2021
+    status: finished
+  - name: June
+    funds: 33% (25 XMR)
+    done: 30 June 2021
+    status: finished
+payouts:
+  - date: 21 May 2021
+    amount: 26
+  - date: 15 June 2021
+    amount: 25
+  - date: 26 July 2021
+    amount: 25
+---
+
+## What
+
+- Smaller dev work on CLI and GUI
+  - Some ideas I want to work on
+    - Update monero unbound submodule to upstream (CLI)
+    - Set up a depends package source backup (CLI)
+    - Fix clang warnings (CLI)
+    - Set minimum Qt version to 5.12, cleanup codebase and cmake file (GUI)
+    - Fix small design inconsistencies (GUI)
+  - Put effort where necessary
+- Testing and reviewing pull requests (CLI, GUI, site)
+- Monero release engineering for CLI and GUI
+  - Organizing what goes into a release
+  - Compiling CLI and GUI, packaging for distribution
+  - Writing release notes
+- Misc work (user support, issue tracker maintanace)
+
+## Who
+
+selsta, I have been contributing to monero since around 2018 with over 340 merged commits. Here is a list of my previous work:
+
+- CLI contributions: https://github.com/monero-project/monero/pulls?q=is%3Apr+author%3Aselsta
+- GUI contributions: https://github.com/monero-project/monero-gui/pulls?q=is%3Apr+author%3Aselsta
+
+If funded I will provide monthly updates in the CCS comment section.
+
+## Proposal
+
+Work for 30 hours per week over the next 3 months (from Mid April to Mid June) at a rate of 45€ / hour. At 212€ / XMR (14 day EMA) this makes 76 XMR.