My first privacy coin adventure was with Pirate Chain - ARRR. I was heavily influenced by a well know social commentator at the time and naively bought into the project during a period when it was being heavily pumped up. I subsequently lost quite a bit when it fell back to earth*.
After this experience I vowed to do my own research and not blindly follow others. In 2021 I ran across Zano, read about the development team, the tech involved and its mission and decided this was for me. So I invested what I had left into the project. My (private) stake has subsequently grown some, but more importantly I am really impressed with all the developments that have occurred e.g. Zarcanum etc, as it strives to fulfil its promise as a privacy by default layer 1 designed to support a private ecosystem and all this can offer beyond mere digital cash.
- I still believe Pirate Chain is an excellent project founded on excellent privacy tech and such (privacy) projects need to be supported.