Wallet FAQ

We Recommend to install the full node wallet https://pirate.black/wallets/treasure-chest/

Pirate provides several wallet options for different needs. The Treasure Chest wallet secures your funds by managing the Pirate blockchain on your computer.

The Lite wallet uses an offsite blockchain and is ideal for computers with lower resources.

First things first, you should always back up your private key. To find it, go to your receiving addresses, right click on your z-address (every single z-address has it's own private key) and click export private key.

This will bring up a screen where you can copy it and save it. It is highly recommended that you Encrypt the wallet and save it on a USB drive that you never plug in unless you need to retrieve your private key.

There is little to no compromise on anonymity. There is a small amount of metadata leakage to the insight server. The insight server will know the IP address associated with wallet transactions, based on the witnesses requested by the wallet.

However, using a VPN would protect the user against that leakage.

You can download the bootstrap file for the Pirate Chain wallets here:

https://eu.bootstrap.dexstats.info/ARRR-bootstrap.tar.gz

Read this blog post for detailed instructions on how to install the bootstrap file:

https://pirate.black/bootstrap-zcash-parameters-installation-guide/

Read this blog post for detailed instructions on how to install the zcash parameters file:

https://pirate.black/bootstrap-zcash-parameters-installation-guide/

Whilst this is best practice with other coins due to the anonymity features of ARRR you do not have to do this. 

Of course exceptions apply, especially in the case when you have used an address to send funds to an exchange or posted it anywhere online. In these cases we do recommend generating a new address.

Please note, that by having too many addresses in a wallet holding ARRR, you are likely to negatively impact the performance of that wallet.

Is possible to sync faster by using the Bootstrap

(GUI)

• Click on Settings option
• Click on the Wallet tab
• Use the Reindex and Rescan with bootstrap option.
• Click on OK
• Restart the wallet

(CLI) start the daemon with ./pirated -bootstrap=2

Note: The bootstrap is only supported on full node wallet

Yes, if you prefer running your wallet with the command line, the updated instructions can be found here: Run Pirate using CLI

Watch the how-to video here: https://pirate.black/how-to-videos/

You do so by sending a DM to the "@ARRR TipBot" in Discord.

Then type the command !arrrtip withdraw yourtreasurechestaddress amount

If unsure use also !arrrtip help for a full list of commands.

The default transaction fee for the  Treasure Chest wallet is 0.0001 ARRR.

Exchanges have their own fee structure, which is out of the control of the Pirate Chain team.

A spending key is also known as the private key. 

The spending key (private key) contains all your wallet addresses, transactions and funds.

Solution: Restore the wallet with the Seedphrase.

Windows : You need to Restore the wallet with the Seedphrase - go to %appdata%\pirate - rename arrr-light-wallet.dat to arrr-light-wallet-old.dat - open the lite wallet - select Restore wallet > insert your seephrase

Linux: - go to ~/.pirate - rename arrr-light-wallet.dat to arrr-light-wallet-old.dat - open the lite wallet - select Restore wallet > insert your seephrase

Mac: - close the wallet - go to ~/Library/Application\ Support/pirate/ - rename arrr-light-wallet.dat file to arrr-light-wallet-old.dat - launch the wallet and restore your wallet with seedphrase

Click on File > Export Seedphrase

Click on 3 lines on Left corner > Show Passphrase

Go To RECEIVE tab then Click on EXPORT PRIVATE KEY

Go to FILE tab > Right click on  IMPORT SPENDING KEY and paste your SECRET-EXTENDED-KEY

Click on Edit > Encrypt Wallet

Go to Edit tab > Right click on ZSADDRESS and select EXPORT EXTENDED KEY

- Click on Settings option - Click on the Wallet tab - Use the Reindex and Rescan with bootstrap option. - Click on OK - Restart the wallet

Delete all folders and files except wallet.dat from:

Mac: ~/Library/Application\ Support/Komodo/PIRATE/

Windows: %appdata%\Komodo\PIRATE\

Linux: ~/.komodo/PIRATE/

Windows: go to %appdata%\pirate and back up the arrr-light-wallet.dat file

Linux: - go to ~/.pirate and back up the arrr-light-wallet.dat file

Mac: - go to ~/Library/Application\ Support/pirate/ and back up the arrr-light-wallet.dat file

Solution: - (GUI) Close The “Treasure Chest wallet” / (CLI) stop the “Pirated” Daemon - Delete “Blocks” “Chainstate” and “Database” Folder From (PIRATE)

Where it is located in Mac: ~/Library/Application\ Support/komodo/PIRATE/

Windows: %appdata%\komodo\PIRATE\

Linux: ~/.komodo/PIRATE - (GUI) Launch The “Treasure Chest wallet” / “Pirated” Daemon

Lite wallet:
Click On Edit > Rescan

Mobile Wallet: Click On Left Corner > Rescan > Insert the password and click on Rescan

Full Node:
(GUI) TreasureChest: Click On File > rescan

(CLI) stop the “Pirated” Daemon By typing ./pirate-cli stop, Then start the daemon with command `./pirated -rescan` Or add rescan=1 on pirate.conf file then start the pirate daemon

Solution: - Update the wallet to latest version https://pirate.black/wallets/desktop-lite/

Rename the “arrr-light-wallet.dat” file to “arrr-light-wallet-old.dat” folder From (PIRATE) where is located in,

Mac: ~/Library/Application\ Support/ PIRATE/

Windows: %appdata%\PIRATE\

Linux:~/.pirate - Launch the Lite wallet - Restore the wallet with the seed phrase

Solution: Go To Receive tab and click on Next address (e.g. click on Next address twice if 2 addresses are missing) Then go to Edit > rescan

Solution: Update the wallet to the latest version: https://pirate.black/wallets/treasure-chest/

(GUI) Treasure Chest: click File > Show seed phrase

(CLI) ./pirate-cli z_exportseedphrase

Solution:

- Remember the address/es that has the funds

- Download and extract Paperwallet and Full node wallets For Windows Open (CMD) where the piratepaperwallet.exe file is located and Type the following Command piratepaperwallet.exe --partialphrase "word1 word2 word3 .... word23" -z 1 >> result.txt

For Linux and Mac(Terminal):

Open where the piratepaperwallet file is located and type the following Command: ./piratepaperwallet --partialphrase "word1 word2 word3 .... word23" -z 1 >> result.txt

NOTE:
Replace "word1 word2 word3 .... word23" to your seed phrase words

Open the result.txt file - Search and find your address, copy the private key of the address -

Import the Private key on the Full node wallet

Lite Wallet: go to this path and delete everything on PIRATE folder

Mac ~/Library/Application\ Support/PIRATE/

Windows %appdata%\PIRATE\

Linux ~/.PIRATE/

Full node wallet: go to this path and delete everything on PIRATE folder

Mac ~/Library/Application\ Support/komodo/PIRATE/

Windows %appdata%\komodo\PIRATE\

Linux ~/.komodo/PIRATE

Lite wallet: Click On Edit > Rescan

Mobile Wallet: Click On Left Corner > Rescan > Insert the password and click on Rescan (GUI)

Treasure Chest: Click On File > Rescan

(CLI)  start the daemon with command ./pirated rescan, Or add rescan=1 on pirate.conf file then start the pirate daemon

Delete “Blocks”, “Chainstate” and “Database” Folders from the (PIRATE) folder.

This is located in:

Mac: ~/Library/Application\ Support/komodo/PIRATE/

Windows: %appdata%\komodo\PIRATE\

Linux: ~/.komodo/PIRATE

(GUI) Launch The “Treasure Chest wallet”

(CLI) Starts Pirate chain daemon with `./pirated --bootstrap=2`

Open Command Prompt/Terminal and type:

For (CMD) WINDOWS: rd /s /q "%appdata%\komodo\PIRATE\chainstate" "%appdata%\komodo\PIRATE\blocks" & curl -L -O http://eu.bootstrap.dexstats.info/ARRR-bootstrap.tar.gz & tar -xf ARRR-bootstrap.tar.gz --directory %appdata%\komodo\PIRATE

For (TERMINAL) LINUX :
cd ~/.komodo/PIRATE/;rm -r blocks chainstate;wget -N --no-check-certificate --progress=dot:giga --continue --retry-connrefused --waitretry=3 --timeout=30 http://eu.bootstrap.dexstats.info/ARRR-bootstrap.tar.gz -P /home/$USER/.komodo/PIRATE;tar -xzvf /home/$USER/.komodo/PIRATE/ARRR-bootstrap.tar.gz -C /home/$USER/.komodo/PIRATE

For (TERMINAL)MAC:
cd ~/Library/Application\ Support/Komodo/PIRATE;rm -r blocks chainstate;curl -L -O http://eu.bootstrap.dexstats.info/ARRR-bootstrap.tar.gz;tar -zxf ARRR-bootstrap.tar.gz --directory ~/Library/Application\ Support/Komodo/PIRATE

- Install i2p on your device, Link
- For Windows open `start i2p` it should be on desktop, For Linux type `i2prouter start` on Terminal
- Go to http://127.0.0.1:7657/configclients
- On `Clients` tab start all the controls and mark them as `Run at Startup` and click on `Save Client Configuration`
- Then go to `Pirate` folder, Path:
```
Mac: ~/Library/Application\ Support/komodo/PIRATE/ Windows: %appdata%\komodo\PIRATE\ Linux: ~/.komodo/PIRATE
```
- Open `PIRATE.CONF` file and add theses parameters

```
onlynet=i2p
i2pacceptincoming=1
i2psam=127.0.0.1:7656
printtoconsole=1
addnode=ansfkubmxiq4sf5fhccoyp7m7ixeb7vgbnpy5k6lo4m5hhhvd6oq.b32.i2p:45452
addnode=t4iej4gzetmqv64cbsds5eyxdb4yal75z6jxhmmi4uhfcwgifppa.b32.i2p:45452
addnode=zx2dvd3f7epxfbzfi5r432aznxff2zssp5i7taq7fq3bb3sj4eja.b32.i2p:45452
addnode=cayqxq2k2kqa3ie25dann3lef5xaxo536o4n5hanimzdkzuqziha.b32.i2p:45452
addnode=nwtdqzp5lirzwrg7ightad42iwnvw4unuxglwekx6wibasg2uibq.b32.i2p:45452
addnode=igqltzzkmhbg5k4t4pbhq2f5hnyf3ttmm5qm542ldqw4csq3gkva.b32.i2p:45452
addnode=ac6lzfliaxqnitq4anvrt2nd3diaohznfzgwisf6ogltyfr7gnjq.b32.i2p:45452
addnode=gtyy5vxzlg6eks2ca7jcj5dvq5styrkcfwvajntg7bfihxqyxkea.b32.i2p:45452
addnode=i6lb4rafphxatp3nkhtbo7prznulbqwuvklrin6spu6lttz2nqsa.b32.i2p:45452
```

Save the configurations and start Treasure Chest wallet
- On Treasure chest go `Settings` > `Options` > `Hidden Services` > Select `Connect Through I2P Using SAM Proxy` and `Allow incoming I2p connection`
- Click on OK and restart your wallet
- Once Treasure chest is loaded you should see SAM TCP Client connection on Clients page on Local Tunnels tab at the left bottom