The DreadPirate Guarantee Letter: Five Fields, Five Protections — A Complete User Guide

Most DreadPirate users save the guarantee letter correctly. Fewer know what each field means or what to do with specific fields if recovery is needed. This breakdown covers all five.

Five Fields, Five Protections
Input address: send coins only here, for this transaction only. Transaction-specific and valid for this order exclusively. Output address: verify it matches where you want clean coins delivered before sending. If there's a discrepancy, contact support before sending. Fee: the fixed percentage for this transaction based on amount tier — 8% at the smallest tier, 1% at the largest. Stated commitment, not an estimate. Delivery window: 24 hours maximum as the written outer bound. Typical processing 2–6 hours. Reference this if recovery is needed. PGP signature: verify against the public key at dreadpirate.io/pgp. Valid signature = authentic, unmodified document. Failed verification = document has been altered.

Recovery Use Case
Browser closed before confirmation: use the input address and exchange ID from the letter to check status on the platform or contact support via Jabber or TOX. The letter is the only persistent record — the zero-log policy means DreadPirate deletes all order data on completion or expiry.
Check DreadPirate's guarantee letter system: https://dreadpirate.io/