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Monero in 2019

2 key events this year.

Here is what happened to Monero in 2019, in date order, with the daily close from our price data where it covers the date.

First close of 2019$52.10Binance XMR/USDT daily close, 2019-03-15
Highest close$117.86Binance XMR/USDT daily close, 2019-06-24
Lowest close$44.69Binance XMR/USDT daily close, 2019-12-31
Last close of 2019$44.69Binance XMR/USDT daily close, 2019-12-31
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.

Events in 2019

  1. Mar 15, 2019milestone
    First daily close in our data $52.10 (Binance XMR/USDT daily close, 2019-03-15)
    Our sourced XMR price history begins on this day.
  2. Nov 30, 2019upgrade
    RandomX mining algorithm $54.86 (Binance XMR/USDT daily close, 2019-11-30)
    Monero switches to a CPU friendly mining algorithm.

First daily close in our data Mar 15, 2019

Monero has a daily close from Binance (XMR/USDT) starting 2019-03-15. Earlier trading may exist on other markets, but we only show prices we can source. Treat early closes with care: new listings often trade thinly.

RandomX mining algorithm Nov 30, 2019

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

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Sources

Facts written in our own words. Last checked Oct 14, 2026.