Why the Monero fork on October 5 leaves your XMR untouched: FCMP++ hits the stressnet

The information provided in this article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. Cryptocurrency investments carry a high degree of risk. Always conduct your own research.On October 5, 2026 a network forks at Monero, but not the main network: it is the FCMP++ and Carrot stressnet, at block height 3102800. For holders that means nothing to do on the day, and the rebuild behind it still has no mainnet date.On Monday, October 5, 2026, a network forks at Monero. What it affects is not the main network where your XMR sits: a separate test network forks, one the developers call a stressnet. Anyone holding Monero therefore has nothing to do on that day: no wallet action, no withdrawal from an exchange, no swapping. The changeover this test is working towards is nonetheless the most far-reaching alteration to Monero's privacy in years, and it still has no date for the main network. That separation is the whole core of the story. There is a hard, documented date, and it concerns a test environment. And there is a rebuild with an open date that decides how anonymous Monero will be in a few years and how exchanges in the EU will deal with it. This article s...