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Exploring Taproot Assets in Ark

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Exploring Taproot Assets in Ark

As Bitcoin infrastructure matures, so do the ways developers explore asset representation on-chain. Taproot Assets offer a compact and Bitcoin-native format for token issuance, built atop Taproot and Merkle-Sum Sparse Merkle Trees (MS-SMT). In this post, we experiment with integrating Taproot Assets into Ark’s offchain batching layer. Specifically, we

Introducing the Ark Wallet SDK

Introducing the Ark Wallet SDK

The Ark Wallet SDK, a TypeScript-powered toolkit for building Bitcoin wallets with both on-chain and off-chain transaction support.

Bitcoin Virtual Channels: Bringing Instant Settlement To Ark

Bitcoin Virtual Channels: Bringing Instant Settlement To Ark

Leveraging Ark’s VTXO paradigm, Virtual Channels enable efficient, low-cost Bitcoin payment channels by lifting smart contracts off-chain One of the most promising opportunities introduced by Ark is the ability to lift Bitcoin-native contracts onto off-chain trees. Payment channels are an ideal candidate to showcase this potential. While payment channels

Introducing Ark Notes

Ark Notes are a proposed mechanism designed to facilitate the recovery of expired funds by Ark users. They are virtual equivalent of vouchers signed by Ark Server and redeemable in Ark rounds. VTXO Expiry: A UX Issue for Ark Mobile Clients The Ark protocol requires servers to front the liquidity

Unlocking Liquidity Before Shared Output Expiration

A new VTXO Tree signing scheme that allows the server to unlock liquidity before a round expiration. Building on insights from Brandon Black, we present a generalized method for Ark clients to collaborate with Ark Servers to release liquidity ahead of the expiration of the shared output that commits to

Ark Labs at Bitcoin Amsterdam 2024: Lightning Without the Storms & The Future of Bitcoin Scaling

Ark Labs at Bitcoin Amsterdam 2024: Lightning Without the Storms & The Future of Bitcoin Scaling

Earlier this month at Bitcoin Amsterdam 2024, Ark Labs CEO Marco Argentieri took the stage for an eagerly awaited panel, as well as to…

Ark Labs Secures $2.5 Million Pre-Seed to Power the Future of Bitcoin-Driven Global Commerce

Ark Labs Secures $2.5 Million Pre-Seed to Power the Future of Bitcoin-Driven Global Commerce

Some big news from the Lab — we’ve just closed a $2.5 million pre-seed fundraise, led by visionary investor Tim Draper

Introducing Ark Labs: A new venture to bring seamless and scalable payments to bitcoin

Introducing Ark Labs: A new venture to bring seamless and scalable payments to bitcoin

Today, we’re proud to unveil Ark Labs, a new company dedicated to building bitcoin layer-two solutions based on the new Ark protocol.

Understanding Ark Liquidity Requirements

This post discusses the liquidity requirements and calculates the funding needs of Ark Service Provider (ASP), as all transactions within Ark must be funded by the ASP. What is Ark? Ark is a promising second-layer solution for Bitcoin that improves the scalability and privacy of the network. It offers the