Happy New Year 2026, Firofam.

Thank you for being part of this journey. Here’s to a year of building and progress.

Check out truecert.io. An early-stage, grassroots platform focused on secure communication and collaboration, protected by post-quantum encryption.

Connect, Collaborate, Explore, Work, Share and more!

You can also claim your username by anchoring it on the Firo network using Spark Names and be part of this growing community.
Learn more at: https://truecert.io

Firo v0.14.15.1 maintenance release is out 🛠🧰

✅ This maintenance and bug-fix update includes an upgrade to Qt 6 with C++20 support, Spark zero-knowledge proof verification improvements, major UI performance improvements and housekeeping fixes.

⚠️ As usual, please back up your wallet prior to updating for safety.

⬇️ Download and read the full changelogs here: https://github.com/firoorg/firo/releases/tag/v0.14.15.1

TeamBlackMiner has released a new miner that supports $FIRO's FiroPoW and works for both AMD/Nvidia cards.
Also Rplant has added a $FIRO pool.

https://firo.org/guide/how-to-mine-firo.html

🎙 KatKast Episode 8 | Privacy as Digital Sovereignty

Reuben will be joining Katherine Ng from Katashe Solutions to discuss why online and financial privacy must be built into systems from the start, how censorship and data over-collection undermine autonomy, and how privacy can coexist with innovation.

📅 January 23 (Friday) at 11:00 AM SGT
3:00 AM UTC
10 PM EST (22nd Thursday)

🎧 Watch live on:
YouTube: https://youtube.com/@katasheco
X: https://x.com/KatasheCo

🎉 Firo is now accepted on AnonBazaar

Firo joins Monero as a supported payment option on AnonBazaar.com, a privacy-first peer-to-peer marketplace for buying and selling goods and services with full support of Spark addresses! 🔐

AnonBazaar is run by the team behind xmrbazaar.com, one of the most prominent clearnet marketplaces for Monero and works like a Craigslist-style marketplace for privacy coins 🛒

Read more about it here: https://firo.org/2026/01/21/anonbazaar-firo-listing.html

Going live now! https://x.com/MoneroTalk/status/2013713029834129529

Firo v0.14.15.2 maintenance release is out! 🛠 🧰

✅ This is a maintenance and bug-fix update that adds Tor v3 support with .onion address functionality, fixes the UI missing transaction issue, and resolves a problem with the coin control tree.

A big thanks to NorseGaud for major improvements to the GitHub CI and quality-of-life enhancements for macOS installation. 🤝 🙏

⚠️ As usual, please back up your wallet prior to updating for safety.

⬇️ Download and read the full changelogs here: https://github.com/firoorg/firo/releases/tag/v0.14.15.2

Don't forget about the ongoing lucky draw, where every week, 2 listings on Anonbazaar.com accepting $FIRO will be sent 50 USD worth of $FIRO. The listings for $FIRO are growing steadily!

Our friends at Stack Wallet is organizing a donation drive to assist orphanages. All donations will be matched by Power Up Privacy up to a max of 2000 USD total!

Congratulations to our AnonBazaar Lucky Draw Week 1 winners 🎉

Ammortel and quadriocellata

Each received $50 USD worth of FIRO, sent directly to their Spark address.

Read more about it: https://firo.org/2026/02/02/anonbazaar-firo-lucky-draw-w1.html

Check out the Firo logos everywhere ! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJvFeb_hNcg

Congratulations to our AnonBazaar Lucky Draw Week 2 winners 🎉

Yiyin and stinkpretty

Each received $50 USD worth of FIRO, sent directly to their Spark address. ✨

📰 To learn more about #Firo on AnonBazaar and how you can enter the lucky draw. Read about it here: https://firo.org/2026/01/21/anonbazaar-firo-listing.html

🎥 Check out the winner selection process for Week 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFdD75II9dk

Note: Winners will not be eligible to be selected again within the same month (30 days from the start of the campaign), but eligibility will reset each month, allowing past winners to be selected again in future draws.

Join us tomorrow 11th February, Wednesday at 12:00 CET (11:00 UTC+0 / 19:00 UTC+8) on Coinomi’s XSpace as we discuss FIRO and the role of privacy-preserving technology in digital finance.

Tune in here:
https://x.com/i/spaces/1ypJdqpjqoyxW/

Now live! Coinomi x Firo Xspace.

https://x.com/i/spaces/1ypJdqpjqoyxW?s=20

Live from Monerotopia 2026!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBJH20ACXzI

Wishing the Firofam and community a Happy Lunar New Year 2026 filled with good health, abundance, and good fortune.

Congratulations to our AnonBazaar Lucky Draw Week 3 winners 🎉

XMR_Plug and SlowBearDigger

Each received $50 USD worth of FIRO, sent directly to their Spark address. ✨

📰 To learn more about #Firo on AnonBazaar and how you can enter the lucky draw. Read about it here: https://firo.org/2026/01/21/anonbazaar-firo-listing.html

🎥 Check out the winner selection process for Week 3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSu7fvcBbwY

Note: Winners will not be eligible to be selected again within the same month (30 days from the start of the campaign), but eligibility will reset each month, allowing past winners to be selected again in future draws.

🌙 Wishing our Muslim Firofam a blessed Ramadan filled with patience, gratitude, and good health.
Ramadan Kareem. 🕌✨