Monero update on October 17 fixes bugs: What it means for Monero price

Published on 10/20/2026 at 18:36 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Network activity reached 34,667 transactions on October 19. The Monero price is 612.64 USD on October 20, 2026, up 4.34 percent.

Software, activity and market data

Monero released version 0.18.5.4 on October 17, 2026, with fixes for several software issues.
The network recorded 34,667 transactions on October 19, 2026.
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.
European rules for providers dealing with privacy-focused crypto assets apply from July 10, 2027.

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Monero (XMR) released software version 0.18.5.4 on October 17, 2026, fixing several implementation issues without changing the network rules. 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.

Version 0.18.5.4 changes wallet software

According to CryptoTicker, the October 17 release corrects the validation of DNSSEC signatures for checkpoints, blocklists and update requests. It also restores the acceptance of numbers in text form through the JSON interface, which lets software communicate with a Monero node. The report describes version 0.18.5.4 as a point release rather than a hard fork. A hard fork changes the rules for which blocks the network accepts, while a point release does not set a network-wide activation deadline.

Monero network recorded 34,667 transactions

XMRList reported 34,667 confirmed Monero transactions on October 19, 2026, compared with a 30-day average of 27,919 transactions per day. The same data showed network hashrate of 6.65 gigahashes per second for the last full day. Hashrate measures the computing power used by miners to process and secure the network. The average fee per transaction was 0.000266 XMR on October 19, 2026, according to XMRList.

A separate regulatory consideration remains dated to July 10, 2027. CryptoTicker reported that Article 90 of European Union Regulation 2024/1624 applies from that date to financial institutions and crypto service providers dealing with assets designed to anonymize users. The report said the provision concerns supervised providers and does not prohibit private ownership of XMR.

XMR market data on October 20, 2026

According to Investing.com, Monero trades at 612.64 USD as of October 20, 2026. That is 4.34 percent above the UTC daily close of October 19, 2026. The daily high is 616.80 USD and the daily low for the 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.