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# Pirate Chain: The ultimate private, fungible, digital gold; utilising class leading, cutting edge privacy protocols.

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## Posts
- [Pirate Chain Issues Version 5.9.3 Signed Release - Fixes Medium Security Issues](https://piratechain.com/blog/pirate-chain-issues-version-5-9-3-signed-release-fixes-medium-security-issues/): Pirate Chain was contacted in early June by a security researcher regarding a security issue identified during an investigation using security-enabled AI. The security researcher, Antics Decoded, discovered a medium-level networking issue while doing an investigation of the Pirate Chain code.
- [Pirate Chain Monthly Update | June 2026](https://piratechain.com/blog/pirate-chain-monthly-update-june-2026/): We're moving closer to the release of one of our Unified Wallet's most exciting features: built-in atomic swaps to ARRR. Our focus this month also continues to be around our event sponsorships, new media appearances, sponsorship of Sal the Agorist, and continued AnonBazaar fundraising.
- [Pirate Chain (ARRR) Not Affected by Critical Zcash Orchard Vulnerability](https://piratechain.com/blog/pirate-chain-arrr-not-affected-by-critical-zcash-orchard-vulnerability/): On 29 May 2026, security engineer Taylor Hornby, engaged by Shielded Labs, discovered a critical vulnerability in Zcash's Orchard shielded pool using AI-assisted cryptographic analysis. Full details were disclosed publicly on 5 June 2026, following an emergency remediation hard fork activated on 3 June 2026.
- [Pirate Chain monthly update | May 2026](https://piratechain.com/blog/pirate-chain-monthly-update-may-2026/): The main focus this month is continued progress on the Unified Wallet, ongoing Orchard testing, the newly completed Sal the Agorist sponsorship, and the continued push to get Pirate Chain listed on AnonBazaar.
- [Pirate Chain monthly update | April 2026](https://piratechain.com/blog/pirate-chain-monthly-update-april-2026/): April brought one of the most important milestones for Pirate Chain so far this year, and things are moving fast. From major wallet progress to public testing and continued ecosystem growth, it’s clear we’re entering a critical phase for Pirate Chain adoption.
- [Pirate Chain Quarterly Report: Q1 2026](https://piratechain.com/blog/pirate-chain-quarterly-report-q1-2026/): Q1 2026 for Pirate Chain included major progress on the Orchard protocol upgrade, continued development of the Unified Light Wallet, participation in key events, and strengthened community initiatives. These developments reinforce Pirate Chain's continued progress as the most private digital currency using zero-knowledge proofs where transactions are always private.
- [Pirate Chain monthly update | March 2026](https://piratechain.com/blog/pirate-chain-monthly-update-march-2026/): We've made strong progress across events, development, and ecosystem growth. From conferences to ongoing Orchard testing and wallet development, momentum is clearly building as we move further into 2026.
- [ARRR Promotion](https://piratechain.com/blog/arrr-promotion/): Download a Pirate Chain wallet and we'll help you practise a transaction by sending you 10 ARRR.
- [Pirate Chain monthly update | February 2026](https://piratechain.com/blog/pirate-chain-monthly-update-february-2026/): February brought something we’ve been eyeing for a long time: the Orchard public testnet is now live. Alongside that, we’re heading into a busy stretch of events in Mexico, crowdfunding on real-world utility, and the unified wallet continues to level up with serious privacy-by-default features.
- [Orchard Public Testnet Now Live!](https://piratechain.com/blog/orchard-public-testnet-now-live/): Pirate Chain Orchard Public Testnet is LIVE! Come take part in testing the future of private digital money. Powered by zero-knowledge proofs, Orchard marks a major milestone for Pirate Chain.
- [Pirate Chain monthly update | January 2026](https://piratechain.com/blog/pirate-chain-monthly-news-january-2026/): Privacy is firmly back in the public conversation and zero-knowledge technology is gaining mainstream attention. This month’s update covers major progress on the unified wallet, Orchard development, network security updates, community-led funding initiatives, and a busy events calendar ahead.
- [Pirate Chain monthly update | December 2025](https://piratechain.com/blog/pirate-chain-monthly-update-december-2025/): Happy New Year! We’re prioritizing two game-changers for 2026: a unified light wallet and the Orchard upgrade, while the community keeps building on hardware, events, and merchant tools. Here’s what’s new and what you can do next.
- [Community Update: Komodo Acquisition](https://piratechain.com/blog/community-update-komodo-acquisition/): A recent announcement was made by the Komodo Platform (KMD) that Gleec has acquired the Komodo technology stack, including its cross-chain framework and AtomicDEX infrastructure. We want to clarify what this means for Pirate Chain.
- [Pirate Chain monthly update | November 2025](https://piratechain.com/blog/pirate-chain-monthly-update-november-2025/): Interest in ARRR has been climbing: more wallet installs, more merchant inquiries, and more everyday transactions. Our BTCPay Server integration for ARRR is complete. Other updates include information about Meile dVPN and the community hardware wallet beta. Events are happening for Black Friday season (#ShopARRR) and Anarchapulco 2026 plans. And a big announcement - our new and exciting unified wallet.
- [Pirate Chain monthly update | October 2025](https://piratechain.com/blog/pirate-chain-monthly-update-october-2025/): Pirate Chain has been busy on media, events, and technology, from meme contests and conferences to mining, full nodes, and new hardware. Read, share, and take part. Here’s what happened in October.
- [Pirate Chain Meme & Infographic Contest!](https://piratechain.com/blog/pirate-chain-october-meme-infographic-contest/): Show off your creativity and knowledge for a chance to win $500 in $ARRR! Create a compelling meme or infographic that captures the technology, spirit, or vision of Pirate Chain.
- [Pirate Chain monthly update | September 2025](https://piratechain.com/blog/pirate-chain-monthly-update-september-2025/): It's autumn, the leaves are changing and Halloween is not too far. In celebration of this and Pirate Chain turning 7 years old, we're hosting a Pirate Chain meme and infographic contest for the month of October. Continue reading for details, including some updates on exchanges and other events this past month.
- [Pirate Chain monthly update | August 2025](https://piratechain.com/blog/pirate-chain-monthly-update-august-2025/): Pirate Chain was born on 29 August, 2018 in a Discord conversation as a chain concept with required encrypted, shielded transactions using zk-SNARK proofs with no optional transparent end points. We have come a long way in the past seven years. From Sprout to Sapling and now onwards to Orchard, Pirate Chain is still forging ahead to bring users the very best in privacy technology for peer-to-peer transactions. August has been a busy month for Pirate Chain. Pirates went to Las Vegas with Null:404 and came back to host other events such as an X space on Meile's dVPN service. Also in this month's newsletter is a description of how Pirate Chain's Delayed Proof of Work (dPow) helps to prevent against 51% attacks against the network.
- [Pirate Chain monthly update | July 2025](https://piratechain.com/blog/pirate-chain-monthly-update-july-2025/): July has been a busy month - the community crowdfunding page is live, PorcFest put ARRR to work in real-world trades, we’re gearing up for the Null:404 party at DEFCON, and Orchard is currently being tested in private testnet.
- [Pirate Chain Monthly Update | June 2025](https://piratechain.com/blog/pirate-chain-monthly-update-june-2025/): Summer is in full swing and June has delivered a treasure trove of milestones: our crew stormed PorcFest with packed workshops, Lite Wallet v1.0.12 and the freshly rebuilt Ubuntu daemon are out in the wild, and Meile the first VPN you can pay for with ARRR is charting a brand-new course for real-world privacy.
- [Pirate Chain Monthly Update | May 2025](https://piratechain.com/blog/pirate-chain-monthly-update-may-2025/): Welcome to the Pirate Chain May 2025 Monthly Update! In this month’s newsletter, we’re excited to announce the release of the Pirate Chain Lite Wallet v1.0.12 featuring updated build scripts, dependencies, and enhanced security. Stay on top of the latest tools to safeguard your privacy.
- [Pirate Chain Monthly Update | April 2025](https://piratechain.com/blog/pirate-chain-monthly-update-april-2025/): Welcome! We're excited to share some developments and activities this past month that highlights Pirate Chain's commitment to privacy and community engagement. From discussions on privacy to upcoming events, we're here to promote the importance of digital privacy.
- [Pirate Chain Monthly Update | March 2025](https://piratechain.com/blog/pirate-chain-monthly-update-march-2025/): Development continues on the Orchard implementation and some minor work on the lite wallet. Edge for iOS wallet has listed $ARRR back again. The Anarchapulco 2025 event was another great success for Pirate Chain.
- [Pirate Chain Monthly Update | February 2025](https://piratechain.com/blog/pirate-chain-monthly-update-february-2025/): Pirate Chain vARR coin was included in a Verus currency trade basket with a bigger market. Pirate Chain sponsored the Counterparty event in Miami, including the Freenauts musical rap group which performed at the event. Anarchapulco was very productive.
- [Pirate Chain News | January 2025 Key Insights](https://piratechain.com/blog/pirate-chain-news-january-2025-key-insights/): Happy New Year! We're back with our first monthly update of 2025. This time we are focusing on the current month, rather than the previous month we'd previously been doing.
- [Pirate Chain News | November 2024 Key Insights](https://piratechain.com/blog/pirate-chain-news-november-2024-key-insights/): Great progress is being made for the Pirate Chain implementation of Orchard. Pirate Chain was also represented at privacy events such as MoneroTopia in Mexico City. We are also looking forward to supporting our ARRRmada.com merchants as part of Pirate Black Friday in preparation for the holidays. Stay tuned for an upcoming X space highlighting vendors who accept ARRR for the holiday shopping season in December.
- [Pirate Chain News | October 2024 Key Insights](https://piratechain.com/blog/pirate-chain-news-october-2024-key-insights/): Welcome to our October 2024 update on the Pirate Chain ecosystem! This month brings exciting developments that strengthen our commitment to privacy-focused digital commerce. From significant technical advancements to community initiatives and upcoming events, we're seeing momentum build for our project. As privacy becomes increasingly crucial, Pirate Chain continues to evolve and adapt to meet these challenges head-on.
- [Pirate Chain News | September 2024 Key Insights](https://piratechain.com/blog/pirate-chain-news-september-2024-key-insights/): This September saw another halving of ARRR, which doubled its stock-to-flow ratio and made newly mined ARRR 50% rarer. Our committed teams keep working to improve various areas.
- [Pirate Chain News | August 2024 Key Insights](https://piratechain.com/blog/pirate-chain-news-august-2024-key-insights/): While community teams continue to work on our marketing and social media, developers are working on chain enhancements. The goal is to make things more seamless and community-focused, with a stronger focus on brand awareness and cohesion throughout our sites.
- [Hard, Soft, and Junk Currencies: What's the Difference?](https://piratechain.com/blog/hard-soft-junk-currencies-whats-the-difference/): Historically, currencies like the US Dollar, Euro, and the Japanese Yen have long been, and still are classified by economists to assess and manage currency risk. Currency classification, a term adopted by economists of all economic trains of thought to determine the soundness of traditional fiat currencies falls under three categories:
- [Pirate Chain News | July 2024 Key Insights](https://piratechain.com/blog/pirate-chain-news-july-2024-key-insights/): Pirate Chain is always working hard to establish our presence and be a leader in the privacy cryptocurrency space and July was no different.
- [Pirate Chain News | June 2024 Key Insights](https://piratechain.com/blog/pirate-chain-news-june-2024-key-insights/): This month: Dajohns, a Pirate Chain First Mate, is interviewed by Crypto Rich about Pirate Chain and the importance of privacy. Pirate Sponsors Copa Monero's winning team. The Pirate Chain fleet, the Atlantic Fleet, talk about the "importance of perfect fungibility". More listings on the Pirate Chain marketplace ecosystem.
- [Pirate Chain News | May 2024 Exciting Essential Updates](https://piratechain.com/blog/pirate-chain-news-may-2024/): Pirate Chain News: We sponsored Enemies of the State, the largest party of Libertarians in the World. A nice new wallet update. We are now on Monezon so you can shop on Amazon anonymously with ARRR and lots more.
- [Pirate Chain News | April 2024 Key Insights](https://piratechain.com/blog/pirate-chain-news-april-2024-key-insights/): Pirate Chain News: The new Orchard trustless setup, additional marketing initiatives, new exchange listings and the MEXC Exchange is back.
- [Pirate Chain News | March 2024 Key Insights](https://piratechain.com/blog/pirate-chain-news-march-2024/): Pirate Chain News: Our decentralized exchange (DEX) launches soon. We are going trustless. The official vARRR PBaaS launch, new community fleets, and much more
- [Pirate Chain Monthly News | February 2024 Highlights](https://piratechain.com/blog/pirate-chain-monthly-news-february-2024-highlights/): Ahoy Pirates! The Pirate Chain Treasure Chest full node wallet just received a robust upgrade for speed and security, and it is now easier to be used on air-gapped (isolated) computers. The vARRR coin on Verus (to be traded 1 for 1 with ARRR) is in its final test stages; stay tuned for its debut day!
- [7 Reasons Why Privacy is Important for Cryptocurrency Transactions](https://piratechain.com/blog/7-reasons-why-privacy-is-important-for-cryptocurrency-transactions/): Not everyone understands the importance of privacy in cryptocurrency transactions, not only for security reasons but also to protect personal privacy, much like the level of privacy enjoyed with traditional fiat currency transactions. Let's examine some key reasons why privacy is crucial in the cryptocurrency space:
- [Has Privacy Become A Luxury?](https://piratechain.com/blog/has-privacy-become-a-luxury/): Talking about online privacy is a tricky subject. For years, we have been persuaded to believe that we are in control of our data. However, the harsh truth is that everything is screened. 
- [Pirate Chain Newsletter — August 2022 Edition](https://piratechain.com/blog/pirate-chain-newsletter-august-2022-edition/): Ahoy, Pirates! We celebrated ARRR integration into the Qortal DEX Ecosystem and Pirate Chain’s 4th anniversary in August!!! Developers are working on adding another wARRR bridge, on ETH network this time, while continuing work on the Hardware Wallet.
- [Bitcoin Vs. Pirate Chain: The Ultimate Fight for Financial Freedom](https://piratechain.com/blog/bitcoin-vs-pirate-chain-the-ultimate-fight-for-financial-freedom/): You read it right. Bitcoin has a rival, Pirate Chain, the most secure privacy-focused blockchain that ensures your financial freedom.
- [Code Security Review](https://piratechain.com/blog/code-security-review-pirate-wallet/): Making sure that the code functions as it should and has no security holes are critical development stages for any piece of software or hardware. Likewise, with blockchain it is important to have thorough reviews to ensure that hacks and double-spend attacks are impossible to achieve. So how many levels of audits does technology such as Pirate Chain undergo?
- [Pirate Chain Miami Meet Up](https://piratechain.com/blog/pirate-chain-miami-meet-up/): We are delighted to announce that Pirate Chain Community event aficionado Benny is hosting a meet-up on Tuesday 9th of November, from 7 to 11 PM.
- [Treasure Chest Full Node Wallet Encryption Added](https://piratechain.com/blog/treasure-chest-full-node-wallet-encryption-added/): The Pirate Chain development team led by Forge has been working hard the past 6 months to release the newest version of the Treasure Chest full node wallet aka v.5.3.0.
- [Pirate Chain: NgU technology](https://piratechain.com/blog/pirate-chain-ngu-technology/): Everything in this world that is scarce, by definition, can have a price put on it. The air we breathe has no price because it is superabundant — but given the right conditions, it can be transformed into the most valuable commodity (many who have walked the plank found this out the hard way). And so it is with bits, bits that become “information objects which are provably costly to create” once you attach proof of work (PoW) to them (Finney, 2007).
- [The Pirate Chain PGP Public Key](https://piratechain.com/blog/the-pirate-chain-pgp-public-key/): For those that would like to contact us securely and with full encryption we are sharing the Pirate Chain Public PGP key for you to do so.
- [Pirate Chain Celebrates 3 Years of Financial Freedom](https://piratechain.com/blog/pirate-chain-celebrates-3-years-of-financial-freedom/): Ahoy Pirates!
- [Pirate Chain At The Freedom Fest 2021 Event](https://piratechain.com/blog/pirate-chain-at-the-freedom-fest-2021-event/): Our lovely team of scallywags and deckhands has put together an overview video of the best moments at the Freedom Fest event in South Dakota in 2021.
- [The Pirate Post - August 2021 edition](https://piratechain.com/blog/the-pirate-post-august-2021-edition/): Illustration courtesy of Dreamtim
- [The Pirate Post - July 2021 edition](https://piratechain.com/blog/the-pirate-post-july-2021-edition/): Graphics courtesy of DreamTim
- [Pirate Life Now Includes A Casino](https://piratechain.com/blog/pirate-life-now-includes-a-casino/): Whilst many cryptocurrency projects try to find utility for their coins, few actually make successful steps in that direction. Pirate Chain has been making considerable headways both with technological support for merchants and service providers, as well as initiatives such as the ARRRmada.com where all participants accept ARRR as a payment.

## Pages
- [Crowdfunding-test](https://piratechain.com/crowdfunding-test/)
- [Roadmap](https://piratechain.com/roadmap/)
- [Team Leaders / Contacts](https://piratechain.com/team/): For Pirate Chain enquiries, please email business@piratechain.com.
- [Crowdfunding](https://piratechain.com/crowdfunding/): The Pirate Chain Community Crowdfunding page is for the Pirate Chain project and community projects actively looking for funding.
- [Pirate Chain Events](https://piratechain.com/events/)
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- [Mining](https://piratechain.com/mining/)
- [Crypto Exchanges](https://piratechain.com/exchanges/)
- [Home](https://piratechain.com/)

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