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Upgrade · Nov 30, 2019

RandomX mining algorithm

Name: RandomX mining algorithm
Start: 2019-11-30

Monero switches to a CPU friendly mining algorithm.

XMR close on Nov 30, 2019
$54.86
Source: Binance XMR/USDT daily close, 2019-11-30

Monero adopted RandomX on November 30, 2019 to keep specialized ASIC miners from dominating, favoring ordinary CPUs.

Monero price, USD

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Source: Binance XMR/USDT daily closes 2019-03-15 to 2024-02-20; Kraken XMR/USD daily closes 2024-10-24 to 2026-10-14. Fetched Oct 14, 2026 from free public APIs. Click a dot for the event and its price on that day.

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