Monero price: THORChain integration advances, but swaps remain pending
Published on 11/09/2026 at 18:31 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSTHORChain progress meets pending testing
- THORChain says its v3.21.1 development work for Monero is complete, but XMR swaps are not yet active.
- Node churn and generation of a new private key must come before a small mainnet test pool can open.
- Investing.com displayed Monero at 598.892 USD in a November 9 snapshot, with a 52-week range of 277.507 to 798.868 USD.
Monero price is in focus as a planned THORChain integration moves closer to testing, while the technical launch remains unfinished. Investing.com displayed Monero at 598.892 USD in a November 9 snapshot and showed a 52-week range of 277.507 to 798.868 USD. The page also listed a 24-hour volume of 110.33 million USD and a market capitalization of 11.25 billion USD.
The price data is a snapshot rather than a verified UTC day-close comparison. Accordingly, the current level should not be presented as a calculated daily gain or loss against a previous UTC close. The figures also do not, by themselves, establish that the THORChain development caused a price move.
Integration work is complete
In a November 5 post, THORChain said version 3.21.1 completed the development work needed to add XMR. That is an important infrastructure milestone, but it is not the same as activating Monero swaps on the network.
The remaining step is network churn. THORChain needs node operators to rotate the nodes and generate an entirely new private key before the first mainnet test pool can open. The project said that the initial pool would contain only a few hundred dollars for real test trades. Developer Chad Barraford estimated that resuming the rotation could take at least one week and possibly two, according to the same THORChain update.
Testing remains the next trigger
For XMR holders, the immediate distinction is between completed software preparation and usable cross-chain liquidity. Monero swaps through THORChain are not available merely because the v3.21.1 development work is finished. The first test phase is intended to expose operational issues before larger liquidity commitments are considered.
That staged approach leaves the timing uncertain. It also means that any market interpretation of the integration should distinguish a technical advance from a live service. The THORChain post says the integration has been in development for months and is separate from recent market headlines involving Monero, while its launch timing remains dependent on the network's node process.
Broader Monero development context
Recent project activity extends beyond THORChain. Monero.com listed a Bitcart release with a Monero bug fix on November 8, an October developer report, and an upcoming Monero Tech meeting scheduled for November 9 at 18:00 UTC. The same page also listed continuing work related to FCMP++ support.
Investors tracking the Monero price should therefore watch two separate milestones: completion of THORChain's node churn and the start of small-scale XMR test swaps. Neither milestone has yet been reported as fully completed in the sources reviewed. Further progress could improve access infrastructure, but the available information does not establish a guaranteed effect on valuation.
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