Monero software update on October 17 fixes DNS checks: What it means for the Monero price

Published on 10/20/2026 at 13:24 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Monero processed 34,667 transactions on October 19. The Monero price stands at 612.64 USD as of October 20, 2026, up 4.34 percent.

Network usage and regulation

A maintenance version released October 17, 2026, corrected DNSSEC validation and JSON request handling.
Monero recorded 34,667 transactions on October 19, 2026, versus a 27,919 transaction 30-day average.
The Monero price stands at 612.64 USD as of October 20, 2026, 4.34 percent above the UTC daily close of October 19, 2026.

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Monero (XMR) released software version 0.18.5.4 on October 17, 2026, with fixes for DNSSEC validation and JSON requests, according to the Monero Project. The Monero price stands at 612.64 USD as of October 20, 2026, up 4.34 percent compared with the UTC daily close of October 19, 2026, according to Investing.com.

Monero also recorded 34,667 transactions on October 19, 2026, according to XMRList.

Version 0.18.5.4 fixes two software issues

The October 17 release is a minor software update rather than a change to Monero consensus rules. The official release notes identify two main corrections: the daemon, the program that maintains and synchronizes a full copy of the blockchain, now fixes DNSSEC validation for checkpoints, blocklists and update checks. DNSSEC is a signature system that helps verify that a domain lookup has not been altered. The release also restores string-to-integer conversion in JSON requests, a format used by software to communicate with a Monero node. The release notes say that this conversion will be removed in version 0.19 as a breaking change, according to the Monero Project.

34,667 transactions mark the latest network reading

XMRList reports a 30-day average of 27,919 transactions per day through October 19, 2026. The same source records a daily average hashrate of 6.65 GH/s for the latest full day. Hashrate is the computing power used by miners to secure the network. XMRList calculates its daily figures from public Monero block headers and excludes the partial current day, according to XMRList.

The regulatory backdrop includes a separate October 5, 2026, action by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. FinCEN said it withdrew proposed requirements covering recordkeeping, verification and reporting for certain convertible virtual currency transactions involving unhosted wallets, along with a proposed special measure concerning cryptocurrency mixing, according to FinCEN.

Monero price reaches 612.64 USD

The Monero price stands at 612.64 USD as of October 20, 2026, up 4.34 percent compared with the UTC daily close of October 19, 2026, according to Investing.com. The daily high is 616.80 USD and the daily low (UTC day) is 598.27 USD. Market capitalization is 11.57 billion USD, ranking Monero 12th, while 24-hour volume is 175.99 million USD. Circulating supply is 18.82 million XMR.