New Ark Simple explainer & FAQ https://docs.arklabs.xyz/ Bitcoin's blockchain offers strong security guarantees at the tradeoff of limited transaction throughput, high fees, and settlement delays, restricting its practical use for various applications requiring greater scalability, lower costs, or faster settlement. Ark addresses these limitations primarily through a novel batching technique, aggregating numerous individual Bitcoin transactions into a single onchain Bitcoin commitment—called a Batch Output. This significantly reduces transaction costs per user and greatly enhances scalability. The protocol mirrors Bitcoin’s familiar UTXO structure using Virtual Transaction Outputs (VTXOs). These offchain abstractions preserve a familiar output ownership model while embedding many claims into a single Batch Output. VTXOs ensure that users retain unilateral control over their funds and enable efficient offchain coordination before final settlement on Bitcoin. Link for details! 👾

Last weekend at @blockspacepod’s OP_NEXT, we demoed Arkade — a prototype wallet built on the Ark protocol, live on Bitcoin mainnet. While just a proof-of-concept, it pointed to something bigger: A new class of Bitcoin applications is possible today, without consensus changes. Much of OP_NEXT focused on what soft forks might unlock. That’s important work — and we support it. But our focus has been different: Delivering utility with the Bitcoin we already have. The Arkade Wallet isn’t just a teaser. It’s a working step toward reframing what’s possible on Bitcoin — here and now. Many so-called L2s are still theoretical. Ark is real. It’s on mainnet. And it’s moving. Ark isn’t a Lightning replacement. It opens up an entirely different design space: Modular apps, flexible coordination, programmable flows. Arkade is more than a wallet — it’s the first look at a Bitcoin-native platform. We’re building toward a future where Bitcoin isn’t just a store of value. It’s the foundation for programmable money and sovereign capital markets. The tools are open. Let’s build. 🔗 github.com/ArkLabsHQ/wallet-sdk 👾