Monero (XMR) is expected to undergo a hard fork upgrade today.

[Monero (XMR) is expected to undergo a hard fork upgrade today] Jinse Finance reported that the privacy project Menero has officially released GUI 'Fluorine Fermi' v0.18.1.0, aiming to be accurate for the upcoming hard fork. The upgrade is expected to be completed on August 13. The main updates include increasing the number of signers for each transaction’s ring signature from 11 to 16, upgrading Bulletproofs to Bulletproofs+, adding security patches, etc. (coindesk)

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