Monero price: THORChain integration awaits node churn
Published on 11/12/2026 at 07:15 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSTHORChain Progress, Swaps Still Pending
- THORChain says its v3.21.1 development work for Monero is complete, but a node churn must generate a new private key before testing can begin.
- Investing.com displayed Monero at 565.526 USD, with a market capitalization of 10.66 billion USD and 24-hour volume of 155.82 million USD at the retrieved snapshot.
- Native XMR swaps are not yet active, and the timing of the first test pool remains open.
The Monero price remains tied to a technical development rather than a completed product launch. THORChain says the development work for Monero was completed in version v3.21.1, but native XMR swaps have not been enabled. A node churn and the generation of a new private key are still required before mainnet testing can start.
At the time of the retrieved page snapshot, Investing.com displayed Monero at 565.526 USD. The page showed a displayed change of -0.80 percent and a timestamp of 04:40:41, but it did not provide a UTC closing basis that would support presenting this as the previous day's UTC performance. The same snapshot listed a market capitalization of 10.66 billion USD, 24-hour volume of 155.82 million USD, circulating supply of 18.83 million XMR and a rank of 12.
Why the THORChain Step Matters
According to THORChain, Monero needs an entirely new private key, which can only be generated during a churn. The protocol's update says that the network still needs a working churn, while issues involving Solana and Base have delayed the process. Developer Chad Barraford estimated that resuming the rotation could take at least one week and possibly two, according to the same THORChain publication dated November 5, 2026.
The planned sequence is important for investors. First, the nodes must rotate and create the Monero key. THORChain then expects to open a small mainnet pool for test trades, with only a few hundred dollars initially. That would be a testing phase, not evidence that full-scale XMR liquidity or unrestricted trading is available. The date for broader liquidity has not been fixed.
Price Context for XMR
The current Monero price snapshot also showed a 52-week range of 277.507 to 798.868 USD. These figures place the displayed price well above the period low but below the reported high, without establishing a reason for the latest movement. The Investing.com page also listed a seven-day change of -11.7468 percent and a one-year change of 53.9757 percent; those figures are separate from a UTC day-to-day comparison.
Monero's own official website describes XMR as a private, decentralized cryptocurrency and identifies exchanges, mining and payments as ways to use the asset. The THORChain development would add another native cross-chain route, but that route remains prospective until the churn, key generation and test pool are completed.
Further coverage and updates are available on the Monero topic page.
