Monero price: THORChain integration awaits node churn
Published on 11/10/2026 at 18:42 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSWhat XMR investors should watch
- THORChain has completed the development work for Monero support in v3.21.1, but XMR swaps are not live.
- A node churn and the generation of a new private key must happen before a small mainnet test pool can open.
- Investing.com displayed Monero at 598.892 USD when reviewed, while no UTC day-close comparison is established here.
Monero price is being assessed alongside a potentially important liquidity development: THORChain has completed the development work needed for Monero support, but native XMR swaps have not yet been activated. The next step is a node churn that can generate a new private key for the asset.
When reviewed for this report, the Investing.com Monero page displayed a price of 598.892 USD. The page also showed a 24-hour volume of 110.33 million USD, a market capitalization of 11.25 billion USD, a rank of 11 and 18.83 million XMR in circulation. Because the page did not provide a dated UTC day-close basis in the reviewed content, the displayed 0.21 percent move is not presented here as a verified daily change against the previous UTC close.
THORChain integration remains pending
According to TokenPost, THORChain's v3.21.1 development work for Monero is complete. The report stresses that this does not activate XMR swaps. Node operators must first rotate the active set and generate a new private key. THORChain developer Chad Barraford estimated on November 5 that resuming the rotation could take at least one week and possibly two, with issues involving Solana and Base holding up the process.
The THORChain update likewise says that the network still needs a working churn before it can add XMR. After that step, the initial plan is a small mainnet pool with only a few hundred dollars for test trades. Larger liquidity would be a separate decision by the network's node operators.
What the development means for investors
The Monero price may receive a new trading-access narrative if the test pool opens successfully, but that outcome and its market effect are not yet confirmed. For now, the integration is an engineering milestone rather than a live swap venue. Investors should therefore distinguish between completed code, mainnet testing and eventual meaningful liquidity.
Monero's own project website describes XMR as a private, decentralized cryptocurrency used for payments and exchange. That privacy focus remains central to its investment case, while the pending THORChain rollout could broaden non-custodial swap access if the remaining technical steps are completed. Track further progress on the Monero topic page.
