Featured Press Start: Arkade Goes Live Today, we're opening Arkade to the world, the first step in Bitcoin's evolution from static money to a global, open financial platform.
ark Featured Closing the Lightning Loop: Bitcoin's Missing Layer Secretly Goes Live Ten months ago, we embarked on a mission to tackle one of Bitcoin's longest-standing challenges: building truly accessible payment infrastructure. We set out to "close the Lightning liquidity loop" using a combination of Ark's VTXO system alongside virtual swap providers. Earlier this month at
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.
ark-protocol 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 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 Some big news from the Lab — we’ve just closed a $2.5 million pre-seed fundraise, led by visionary investor Tim Draper
liquidity 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
