Ironwood

Pirate Chain (ARRR) is bypassing Orchard entirely and building directly on Ironwood, Zcash's newest shielded pool, and the first to ship alongside a machine-checked formal verification of its own circuit design. It's an unusual move in crypto: skip a full generation of privacy technology and launch on the version that's already had its hardest problems […]

Discovery overview 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. Issue now fixed in 5.9.3 The issue pointed out a possible remote […]

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. Monthly Update Meeting Unified Wallet Progress While a new public build […]

Taylor Hornby Discovery Overview 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. The Zcash Critical Vulnerability in Detail […]

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. Monthly update meeting Unified Wallet Progress A lot of work this month focused on making the Unified Wallet more reliable, smoother to […]

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. Monthly update meeting The audio version of this monthly update is available on […]

Executive Summary 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. Technology Development Orchard Protocol […]

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. Monthly update meeting The audio version of this monthly update is available on X. Monerotopia + Anarchapulco Pirate Chain […]

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. Monthly update meeting Orchard Public Testnet Is Live Available via […]

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. Get Involved Now Join the #orchard-public-testnet channel in the Pirate Chain Discord to help participate in the testing. Get testnet coins via developers Forge or […]