[ANN][PIRATE CHAIN](ARRR) A zk-SNARKS only blockchain, secured by dPoW

[Flexatron]

As some have noticed this can be mined easily with nicehash

[boomboom]

As some have noticed this can be mined easily with nicehash

Has anyone calculated the approx value for PIRATE in Bitcoin from mining on nicehash? Looks like the OTC market isn't really active yet so mining is the only way to accumulate PIRATE,  but interested to know roughly how many sats this coin costs.

[Flexatron]

As some have noticed this can be mined easily with nicehash

Has anyone calculated the approx value for PIRATE in Bitcoin from mining on nicehash? Looks like the OTC market isn't really active yet so mining is the only way to accumulate PIRATE,  but interested to know roughly how many sats this coin costs.

I got like 46 sats average yesterday, but the difficulty goes up and down. It was 20 sats few days before.

My average is 28 sats the past week

[boomboom]

As some have noticed this can be mined easily with nicehash

Has anyone calculated the approx value for PIRATE in Bitcoin from mining on nicehash? Looks like the OTC market isn't really active yet so mining is the only way to accumulate PIRATE,  but interested to know roughly how many sats this coin costs.

I got like 46 sats average yesterday, but the difficulty goes up and down. It was 20 sats few days before.

My average is 28 sats the past week

Thanks for sharing, do we know if Supernet is mining PIRATE? I better get some cheap pirate while I can!

I got a feeling a perfect storm of interest in this tech from privacy conscious investors could make it a great investment, just need a functioning market.

[Flexatron]

Especially if dpow becomes technically feasible

[wookie25]

A spreadsheet has been made to verify your airdrop address:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10D9dJSabZGK2YOWeBl-wMgPthoGVpRgV0zIMDHTSvwc

Pirate_Arr, sent you a PM!

[boomboom]

Especially if dpow becomes technically feasible

If the devs can add dPoW PIRATE would become the best anon crypto in the world, by far the best anonymity,  and with Bitcoin level security. Maybe it's not possible to notarize z transactions, but if it is, PIRATE becomes the perfect coin to store wealth in, and liquidity would grow with komodo adoption. PIRATE is a great complement to kmd, one for spending and everyday use, and one for buried treasure! If bitcoin is digital gold, PIRATE is digital buried gold.

[Flexatron]

Especially if dpow becomes technically feasible

If the devs can add dPoW PIRATE would become the best anon crypto in the world, by far the best anonymity,  and with Bitcoin level security. Maybe it's not possible to notarize z transactions, but if it is, PIRATE becomes the perfect coin to store wealth in, and liquidity would grow with komodo adoption. PIRATE is a great complement to kmd, one for spending and everyday use, and one for buried treasure! If bitcoin is digital gold, PIRATE is digital buried gold.

May not be needed according to jl777

[luksbit]

Can pirate mining be by CPU? Is other pool available for mining? The commands for cli wallet seems to be only for linux?

[boomboom]

Especially if dpow becomes technically feasible

If the devs can add dPoW PIRATE would become the best anon crypto in the world, by far the best anonymity,  and with Bitcoin level security. Maybe it's not possible to notarize z transactions, but if it is, PIRATE becomes the perfect coin to store wealth in, and liquidity would grow with komodo adoption. PIRATE is a great complement to kmd, one for spending and everyday use, and one for buried treasure! If bitcoin is digital gold, PIRATE is digital buried gold.

May not be needed according to jl777

Interested to know what jl777 means, if it's possible to secure PIRATE with bitcoin level security some day i hope it happens, but I don't fully understand Zcash tech that well, let alone this new variation with z only transactions by default. All I know is enforcing privacy by default makes PIRATE a direct competitor with monero, but with better anon tech, and without the founders tax of zcash , so PIRATE is pretty darn awesome!

[Flexatron]

It will take a while until it's needed.

The algo can be changed to verushash in 2 or 3 years

Until then mine the screws out of this

[boomboom]

It will take a while until it's needed.

The algo can be changed to verushash in 2 or 3 years

Until then mine the screws out of this

Oh that's good news, changing to verus algo would make pirate cpu friendly, brilliant!

One day tx fees alone might sustain some PoW chains, just got to get adoption going,

[Flexatron]

Integrating pirate with hushlist could be one application

Centralized exchange another

[TakeItEasy]

Ahoy, Pirates!
I can't understand what I'm doing wrong.

I create wallet in accordance with instructions.

Generate Wallet and Address
    Build Komodo
    Launch PIRATE chain:
    ./komodod -ac_name=PIRATE -ac_supply=0 -ac_reward=25600000000 -ac_halving=77777 -ac_private=1 -addnode=136.243.102.225
    Generate Z address:
    ./komodo-cli -ac_name=PIRATE z_getnewaddress
    Securely backup your private key:
    ./komodo-cli -ac_name=PIRATE z_exportkey "zaddr"

Mined PIRATE for a few days.
Today I decide to check my balance in local wallet.
I restore my z-address using private key :
komodo-cli -ac_name=PIRATE z_importkey "mykey"
There were no any messages in cmd.
After:
komodo-cli -ac_name=PIRATE getwalletinfo
And it shows that balance is 0.

komodo-cli -ac_name=PIRATE getbalance
Again 0.

Then I go to :\Users\*****\AppData\Roaming\Komodo and delete PIRATE folder.
Download blockchain from the beginning, restore wallet with priv key, checking balance...still 0.
  
Aaaarrrrgggghhhh!!!! Where is my gold ?!

[wookie25]

Ahoy, Pirates!
I can't understand what I'm doing wrong.

I create wallet in accordance with instructions.

Generate Wallet and Address
    Build Komodo
    Launch PIRATE chain:
    ./komodod -ac_name=PIRATE -ac_supply=0 -ac_reward=25600000000 -ac_halving=77777 -ac_private=1 -addnode=136.243.102.225
    Generate Z address:
    ./komodo-cli -ac_name=PIRATE z_getnewaddress
    Securely backup your private key:
    ./komodo-cli -ac_name=PIRATE z_exportkey "zaddr"

Mined PIRATE for a few days.
Today I decide to check my balance in local wallet.
I restore my z-address using private key :
komodo-cli -ac_name=PIRATE z_importkey "mykey"
There were no any messages in cmd.
After:
komodo-cli -ac_name=PIRATE getwalletinfo
And it shows that balance is 0.

komodo-cli -ac_name=PIRATE getbalance
Again 0.

Then I go to :\Users\*****\AppData\Roaming\Komodo and delete PIRATE folder.
Download blockchain from the beginning, restore wallet with priv key, checking balance...still 0.
 
Aaaarrrrgggghhhh!!!! Where is my gold ?!

use:
z_gettotalbalance

[Silasa]

Integrating pirate with hushlist could be one application

Centralized exchange another

exactly. I like the project to be listed on exchange the top 10 of coinmarketcap

[Ramone Estavez]

Arr PIRATE maties,

More than 10% of current PIRATE supply will be airdropped to those who missed out on early days mining.

There is now a public pool with working payouts to Z-addresses, if you want to mine it easily (thanks to Webworker01): https://pirate.komodostats.com
To qualify for the airdrop all you need to do is supply a Z-address in a PM.

RULES:
-> The airdrop amount is 250,000 PIRATE
-> Send your z-address in a PM to this user
-> The airdrop will happen on: 19th of September 2018
-> Cut off for supplying Z address is the day before: 18th September at 0 UTC
-> Any Z-address submitted after this time will not be included in the airdrop
-> The PIRATE will be divided evenly over the addresses supplied. If 250,000 people apply you will each get 1.
-> Any BTT accounts made after 1st September 2018 or newbie accounts, will not be included in the airdrop!

(This account will be the official PIRATE account from now on)

Thank you for doing this airdrop

I removed previous critical posts about the test launch, you guys more than compensated!

[bv68bot]

Great idea for a zcash clone, hope it gets on an exchange with some volume

[boomboom]

This is fantastic project!  When exchange? 

Yes, PIRATE is a fantastic project, afaik komodo team is working on details for how centralised exchanges could list a coin like this with only anon z transactions by default. Some technical things to work out, but hopefully soon we can trade this wonderful addition to crypto privacy, fungible digital cash!

[wookie25]

This is fantastic project!  When exchange? 

Yes, PIRATE is a fantastic project, afaik komodo team is working on details for how centralised exchanges could list a coin like this with only anon z transactions by default. Some technical things to work out, but hopefully soon we can trade this wonderful addition to crypto privacy, fungible digital cash!

Can someone explain why centralized exchanges (eg binance/bittrex) will not list a only anon z transaction coin like this?