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Why do we care about their ownership if it's proven that they don't log and let you forward ports?
You're right but if it's something that sensitive I'd rather use TOR/I2P
I2P is not an option because I'm using a VPN for regular internet traffic. As much as I like the idea of I2P, there's just no I2P torrent sites with the selection of content I want.
Tor is not an option for torrents.
I think PIA is decent for torrenting and Mullvad for privacy
That's fine. It completely depends on your threat model and your preferences. To this date I haven't heard anything negative about PIA except their owners, so it's fair to trust them. I just want to point out that you can have both with other providers.
Generating a random account number is a unique and great feature of Mullvad.
But other providers allow for the same privacy. E.g. AirVPN does not require a valid email address. Any random string works for all required fields (email, username, password). Payment via Monero is available too. Njalla does require a valid email address (it sends a confirmation mail), but any tempmail provider works (which you could access through Tor). They also accept Monero.
Impressive, I didn't know AirVPN accepted XMR. That greatly influences my decision about them vs PIA and others. I wanted a VPN which I could pay for anonymously and could torrent with (open ports)
Given there're alternatives I'd rather choose an independent service instead.
But that's a personal decision which is why I mentioned PIA with the disclaimer, instead of ignoring them.