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$ARRR @PirateChain is the world's most anonymous digital cash; providing transactional privacy in totality through mandatory zero-knowledge shielding, Tor/I2P network privacy, plus major upgrades coming soon!
Learn more in the August monthly update below.
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August 2026 Monthly Update | Pirate Chain $ARRR teapaw.org/i/broadcasts/1MKgNbNjZ…
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Happy Halloween from the Pirate Chain crew!
May your night be full of tricks, treats, and fully shielded treasures. Stay spooky, stay private. ARRR!
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Pirate Chain ($ARRR) — October 14 Exploit: Full Incident Report
We are publishing a comprehensive report detailing the October 14 consensus exploit, the network recovery process, and what it means for ARRR holders.
On October 14, an attacker exploited two vulnerabilities in Pirate Chain's consensus code to create approximately 39.8 million ARRR.
Key takeaways:
No wallets were drained, and no user funds were stolen.
The exploit-minted coins are not part of the current blockchain.
The vulnerabilities were identified and patched.
The network successfully restarted on October 19.
Users should update to v6.0.14 and verify transactions from October 14–19.
Our full report provides a transparent account of what happened, how the exploit worked, the steps taken to secure and restore the network, and the lessons learned.
We encourage the entire community to read the report to better understand the incident and recovery.
Read the full incident report on Medium: medium.com/piratechain/conse…
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Pirate Chain ($ARRR) – Exchange Reconciliation Update
Following the recent blockchain rollback, we confirm that reconciliation has been completed in coordination with the affected exchanges, and all identified transactions requiring resubmission have been resent.
Deposits and withdrawals are expected to resume as each exchange completes its internal procedures.
We appreciate everyone's patience and cooperation throughout this process.
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If you're running a Pirate Chain Treasure Chest full node, please shut it down, and immediately install the following mandatory update to v6.0.14 which patches the inflation bug and restores the blockchain back to block 4,176,944 (October 14 at 19:55:14 UTC), immediately prior to last week's inflation bug exploit.
This mandatory update will require a blockchain reindex. Once complete, you can continue using Pirate Chain normally.
For more details, please read the full announcement.
Mandatory Update: Pirate Chain v6.0.14 is Now Available
The Pirate Chain team is pleased to announce that our development team has given the all-clear for the community to resume normal activity once the following mandatory update is completed.
All users, Treasure Chest and CLI node operators, miners, pools, exchanges, and service operators must suspend operations on previous versions and update to version 6.0.14 (or greater) immediately. Do not continue running any older versions.
Download Links:
GitHub:
github.com/PirateNetwork/pir…
Pirate Chain Website:
piratechain.com/wallets/#ful…
Re-Index & Bootstrap Instructions:
Please note that this update will trigger an automatic, one-time full chain re-index on first start, followed by a wallet scan to reconstruct shielded balances.
Please be patient and do not interrupt the process, as this can take some time to complete.
To speed up recovery: Users can select the built-in “Reindex and Rescan with Bootstrap” option. Version 6.0.14 utilizes a pre-indexed bootstrap to shorten recovery time and handle the wallet rebuild automatically.
Incident Summary & Network Consensus:
On October 14, an attacker combined two validation flaws to mint approximately 39.82 million counterfeit ARRR in the transparent coinbase pool, temporarily inflating the supply by ~20%. Both flaws have been patched in record time, closing the exploit path that allowed unauthorized coins to be created and spent, and preventing any permanent economic damage to the chain and its users.
Through consensus among the community, node operators, pools, exchanges, and dPoW notaries, the chain has been rolled back to block 4,176,944 (October 14 at 19:55:14 UTC), immediately prior to the exploit:
• Exploit Rejection: Version 6.0.14 causes nodes to automatically reject the exploit block and all subsequent blocks built on it.
• dPoW Notarizations: The dPoW notaries have agreed to resume notarizing this corrected chain. The old branch will receive no further dPoW notarizations.
• Supply Integrity: The counterfeit coin issuance has been completely removed, and all transactions and balances return to their pre-exploit state. Pirate Chain's maximum supply remains strictly at 200M ARRR.
We also identified and resolved several minor bugs related to the P2P networking layer. All changelogs from release-notes-6.0.10 onwards are available to read here:
github.com/PirateNetwork/pir…
Our sincere thanks to the community for its patience and composure throughout this incident, and to our development team for its outstanding response under pressure. We also extend our gratitude to all team members, exchanges, pools, and partners who assisted in containing the incident so promptly and successfully.
A comprehensive technical postmortem detailing the exploit, the sequence of events, and our response and recovery measures is currently being compiled and will be published in due course.
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Let’s go! Now that’s how you alert the community of an issue, work on a fix, and maturely and responsibly keep pushing forward. Proud to be a Pirate 🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️
Thank you to the team for all your consistent hard work at making the world free again 🙏🏼
When they say Pirate devs are world class, they ain't kidding! $ARRR
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Mandatory Update: Pirate Chain v6.0.14 is Now Available
The Pirate Chain team is pleased to announce that our development team has given the all-clear for the community to resume normal activity once the following mandatory update is completed.
All users, Treasure Chest and CLI node operators, miners, pools, exchanges, and service operators must suspend operations on previous versions and update to version 6.0.14 (or greater) immediately. Do not continue running any older versions.
Download Links:
GitHub:
github.com/PirateNetwork/pir…
Pirate Chain Website:
piratechain.com/wallets/#ful…
Re-Index & Bootstrap Instructions:
Please note that this update will trigger an automatic, one-time full chain re-index on first start, followed by a wallet scan to reconstruct shielded balances.
Please be patient and do not interrupt the process, as this can take some time to complete.
To speed up recovery: Users can select the built-in “Reindex and Rescan with Bootstrap” option. Version 6.0.14 utilizes a pre-indexed bootstrap to shorten recovery time and handle the wallet rebuild automatically.
Incident Summary & Network Consensus:
On October 14, an attacker combined two validation flaws to mint approximately 39.82 million counterfeit ARRR in the transparent coinbase pool, temporarily inflating the supply by ~20%. Both flaws have been patched in record time, closing the exploit path that allowed unauthorized coins to be created and spent, and preventing any permanent economic damage to the chain and its users.
Through consensus among the community, node operators, pools, exchanges, and dPoW notaries, the chain has been rolled back to block 4,176,944 (October 14 at 19:55:14 UTC), immediately prior to the exploit:
• Exploit Rejection: Version 6.0.14 causes nodes to automatically reject the exploit block and all subsequent blocks built on it.
• dPoW Notarizations: The dPoW notaries have agreed to resume notarizing this corrected chain. The old branch will receive no further dPoW notarizations.
• Supply Integrity: The counterfeit coin issuance has been completely removed, and all transactions and balances return to their pre-exploit state. Pirate Chain's maximum supply remains strictly at 200M ARRR.
We also identified and resolved several minor bugs related to the P2P networking layer. All changelogs from release-notes-6.0.10 onwards are available to read here:
github.com/PirateNetwork/pir…
Our sincere thanks to the community for its patience and composure throughout this incident, and to our development team for its outstanding response under pressure. We also extend our gratitude to all team members, exchanges, pools, and partners who assisted in containing the incident so promptly and successfully.
A comprehensive technical postmortem detailing the exploit, the sequence of events, and our response and recovery measures is currently being compiled and will be published in due course.
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Unauthorized supply will be eliminated with the update. After the update is complete, we will be investigating the legitimate transactions that occired during that time period. It was a short time period, and few people were affected. Independent observers can verify the outcome with a block explorer, or through their own full node.
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Update: The Pirate Chain team is finalizing the upcoming release for Treasure Chest full node operators, exchanges, and mining pools. Keep an eye on official Pirate Chain social media accounts for announcements. Please refrain from operating full nodes during this period. We appreciate your patience and thank our team and community for their continued support.
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Its unfortunate, no doubt. There is a serious attack specifically on the privacy coin space. It seems an entity is trying to cripple the privacy coin industry.
That said, there is a clear remedy for this and users should not freak out. Lots of coordination is in place by the Pirate team and supply will be remedied by a consensus of node operators, exchanges and miners.
We are numb to this now as we have seen Firo, Beam, Litecoin, Zano, Zcash and now Pirate Chain all hit with inflation bugs in the last 6 months.
The privacy space is being battle tested and since there is a solution to the problem, the chains will keep on truckin' only to become more resilient against future adversaries.
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Pirate Chain Import Exploit Update
On 14 October 2026, a transaction validation vulnerability in Pirate Chain source code was discovered which allowed the unauthorized creation of approximately 39.8 million ARRR, increasing the supply by approximately 20%. The newly minted funds were immediately transferred into the Sapling shielded pool. NonKYC subsequently identified suspicious deposits and acted quickly to restrict the associated account and prevent withdrawals. Due to the nature of shielded transactions, the full subsequent movement of the funds cannot be traced, but we believe activity related to the unauthorized issuance was otherwise restricted primarily to on-chain transactions.
The exploit combined two validation failures bypassing the issuance check and incorrect interpretation of the output scripts. Evidence does not indicate any compromise of notary keys or the cryptography underlying Pirate Chain's shielded transactions.
As a voluntary precaution, dPoW operators have collectively agreed to temporarily suspend notarizations, while exchanges and mining pools have been asked to voluntarily pause operations as a recovery plan is developed.
Because Pirate Chain is decentralized, it is not possible to freeze the network or unilaterally rollback its blockchain history. Pirate Chain remains operational, but we ask that all users temporarily refrain from sending or moving funds. The Pirate Chain team is currently investigating the event and developing solutions in collaboration with other communities.
Further technical details and recovery instructions will be provided in the forthcoming post-mortem.
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Lately, several privacy projects have been hit by vulnerabilities, Zano included. Too often, some communities treat it as a chance to attack another coin and promote their own.
The uncomfortable truth: most privacy projects have faced serious incidents at some point, and as AI tools improve, people will only find vulnerabilities more often. The question isn't whether more will be found, but who finds them, how fast they get fixed, and how a project handles the incident.
So let's stop the infighting. The privacy space is already small, and we share the same goal: decentralized, censorship-resistant, private money. We're stronger together than fragmented.
You might laugh at a project's vulnerability today. Tomorrow, it could happen to the one you support.
What actually matters when (and before) it happens:
- Strong audits, security checks, and review processes
- Transparent, honest communication
- Making affected users whole
That's how a project earns back trust. We learned that the hard way.
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Most projects in the cryptospace have experienced some kind of exploit in one way or another. What matters is how developers respond so such cases and in this case I must say the Pirate Chain devs have been very professional and responsive. They have my respect and trust $ARRR
This is a good thing. Someone just exposed a weakness, the protocol will be stronger 💪 the main thing is that the team spotted it within hours.
Excellent job @PirateChain $ARRR
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We regret to inform you that an exploit in the new transparent layer related to the Ironwood turnstile for supply accounting has been identified. The developers will be rolling the chain back to 14 October 2026, 1:00 PM Pacific Time. All exchanges have been notified and are temporarily suspending deposits and withdrawals. Please refrain from sending or receiving funds and avoid using your wallet in the meantime. We appreciate your patience while we resolve the issue. Our developers are already working on a fix. Further details will follow once the rollback is complete and an investigation has concluded.
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When physical cash is mostly gone & every digital payment is tracked by default, true private money becomes scarce
$ARRR =Private money/Decentralized money/100% shielded transactions. Insurance prepared for a world that wants to take away financial privacy
Position Accordingly
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#Stashi is the fastest private wallet out
right now🥇
Even on slow internet, it synced from block 1 and just worked.
Fast. Clean. Simple.
This is what money should feel like. 🏴☠️
#PirateChain #ARRR #Privacy
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I'm going on this space tomorrow! Don't miss it!
🔓 As crypto moves toward mass adoption, where does privacy fit in, and what comes next?
🎙️ Join Exolix Roundtable to discuss the future of privacy with @zelcore_io, @PirateCash_NET, @monerujowallet & @PirateChain on Oct 7 at 14:00 UTC.
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