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 is fully independent

Pirate Chain remains fully independent and unaffected by any organizational changes at Komodo.
Pirate Chain (ARRR) was originally launched as an asset chain of the Komodo Platform. It was the first (and only) fully shielded network to utilize Komodo's dPoW service. Those early years were an exciting time, and since then Pirate Chain has continued to evolve its own independent blockchain, protocol, and development path.

dPow continues as normal

While our origins in the Komodo codebase are well known, Pirate Chain does not depend on the Komodo Platform for its continued operation or development. The current dPoW consensus mechanism provided by Komodo is an optional added security layer, which remains fully operational.

The Komodo Wallet (AtomicDEX) continues to provide support for Pirate Chain swaps through the existing web version, as well as alternative builds FiroDEX, CheetahDEX, and the Community Edition (0.9.2).

The priority of this community has always been, and continues to be, building a stable and secure privacy first network that is independent from any external networks or controls.