Bitcoin

Infrastructure

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Ark lifts the barriers of the onchain economy, enabling your operations to scale and enhancing liquidity for your applications.

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Built for Bitcoin

Ark extends Bitcoin's base layer, integrating seamlessly with all existing Bitcoin protocols and services.

Universal liquidity

High on-chain costs limit the adoption of Bitcoin-native applications. Ark swaps make Bitcoin transfers across layers and applications efficient and accessible.

Smarter contracts

Programming on Bitcoin is no longer limited by the blockspace. Ark unlocks UTXO-native contracts at scale.

How It Works

Scale Made Simple and Secure

Using Ark Servers, off-chain transactions are pooled into batches and settled periodically on-chain. Every Ark transaction is secured by Bitcoin consensus and users’ funds can be redeemed on-chain at any time, even if the Ark Server goes offline.

Ark Server

Easy onboarding

Ark removes the need for bridges or trusted counterparties. Ark Servers allow Bitcoin UTXOs to be lifted offchain without relying on additional layers and consensus models. Users, builders and applications benefit from a native, secure, Bitcoin environment that’s free from the constraints of the blockchain.

Atomic swaps

Through connector outputs, every Ark swap is secured by an onchain transaction, eliminating counterparty risks and guaranteeing unilateral control over the funds.

The power to keep transactions private

Regular bitcoin transactions are published publicly for all to see. Ark takes your transactions off-chain so that your transactions stay between you and the person you're transacting with.

Developer-Friendly Platform

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Ark servers are modular and can be adapted to many use cases and support different protocols. Each user only interfaces with the server, keeping the complexity of app development to a minimum. Because of Ark’s native use of UTXOs, or Virtual UTXOs, anyone familiar with bitcoin development can hit the ground running!

Ark servers are modular and can be adapted to many use cases and support different protocols. Each user only interfaces with the server, keeping the complexity of app development to a minimum. Because of Ark’s native use of UTXOs, or Virtual UTXOs, anyone familiar with bitcoin development can hit the ground running!

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