Firo Frontier Newsletter - Vol. 2 No. 8
Firo Frontier · May 26, 2025
Firo Frontier provides a brief summary of what's been happening in Firo over the past two weeks.
How to trade Firo without middlemen
There are many ways of trading or using Firo without needing an intermediary - these include DEXs like FiroDex or swap services like WizardSwap. Reuben discusses these and other options in a video you can watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvmGqL7piCA
Spark Names activating soon on Mainnet!
Spark Names will officially launch at block 1,104,500, expected around May 28, 2025!
To ensure a smooth transition, all QT (Desktop) users must upgrade to Firo v0.14.14.1 before the activation block.
Watch for updates for Campfire Wallet and Stack Wallet by the activation date or shortly thereafter.
QT wallet update can be found here:
https://github.com/firoorg/firo/releases/latest
Reminder - We have a video promoting Spark Names and showing how it works.
Watch how it works on YouTube.
Watch a video about Firo’s game-changer for private, human-readable addresses here:
Read more about Spark Names here.
Reminder to transfer your Firo off of Bnance NOW
Just a reminder - please transfer your FIRO off of Bnance (purposely misspelt as the proper name is banned in our newsletter software) - Now. Don't let Bnance dump it for you (their deadline for removal is June 16th). You should only keep your Firo on an exchange while you are trading it. You should move it to your QT, Campfire, or Stack Wallet where it belongs. Remember - Not your keys, not your crypto.
Official Firo Wallets are available here:
https://firo.org/get-firo/download/
Additional reminder - you should convert your BEP20-Firo to native Firo ASAP as well since this is Bnance's wrapped version of FIRO and is not native FIRO. BEP20 FIRO lacks privacy features, is not real FIRO and is just a Bnance-issued IOU, and also doesn’t support Firo’s Spark/privacy features.
Our Project Steward attends ETHDamIII - Firo integrating with mainstream adoption
Privacy in Crypto shouldn't mean Isolation - Reuben Yap attended ETHDamIII in Amsterdam and explores how privacy coins can integrate into mainstream adoption — without compromising core values. Cutting through myths to reveal practical solutions for a more private future.
Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ty50kXR--Y8
Thanks to: CryptoCanal
Firo is now live on Bison Wallet
Bison Wallet is a community-driven, self-custodial wallet from the Decred ecosystem - and now supports Firo.
Trade securely, privately, and trustlessly via DCRDEX, now with FIRO support!
Read more here: https://firo.org/2025/05/07/firo-live-on-bison-wallet.html
Reminder - Firo’s mining VRAM poll will wind-up very soon:
Info can be found here: https://firo.org/2025/01/30/firopow-vram-requirement
If you are a Firo miner - please weigh in with your vote and comments in the Firo Forum poll here.
Updates from the Firo core developers
Weekly Firo development updates are live on the Firo forums!
The current major highlight is that Spark Names has been fully tested and is now ready to be implemented on Firo’s mainnet at block 1,104,500, expected around May 28, 2025!
You can catch up on dev progress details here.
Other News
Firo MasterNode hosting
Nodehub.io has revised their Firo masternode hosting price to $2.49/mo and they accept $FIRO for payment. More info can be found here: https://nodehub.io/dashboard/view_coin?coin=firo
Disclaimer:
This is for informational purposes and not an endorsement. Keep Firo's masternode ecosystem healthy by picking providers that have high uptime and diverse locations.Privacy Roundtable
The next Privacy Roundtable, featuring Edge Wallet, will be held on June 12th, with hosts from firo.org, @ParticlProject, @BasicSwapDEX and @_PIVX.If you missed it - the most recent Privacy RoundTable from March 19th (Featuring Coinomi) can be seen on X here.
Did you know?
More information about Firo is available at: https://firo.org
The Firo Telegram news channel is: https://t.me/fironews
Archive copies of previous Firo Frontier Newsletters can be found at:
https://newsletter.firo.org/archive