Alex B.

The future of Bitcoin as programmable money starts today. 2 years after the introduction of the Ark protocol, Arkade launches on Bitcoin mainnet in public beta. The era of bridges and wrapped assets is over. Build applications on the world's most secure blockchain, at scale. Try it today arkade.money!

Say goodbye to expiry headaches in Ark-based protocols! Today we're introducing our new Delegation system as well as the Arkade Intent framework. A major UX boost for our Arkade implementation. Details in link https://blog.arklabs.xyz/adios-expiry-rethinking-liveness-and-liquidity-in-arkade/

Some expanded thoughts on our vision for programmable money and the importance of capital markets as a bridge to Bitcoin's mainstream monetary role. nostr:naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzp5n00rje2sghkhr98z3ddjy2y2tvvhqrsacrn8tsdx5hsfhtq654qq78g6r994cxzarg946x7ttg09cx2unzd96xxmmfde5h5ct5d9hkuttjw4h8xtt5dpex7at8dqkkxctsd96xzmpdd4shy6m9w3esaqxug9

After a year inside the Ark protocol, the rabbit hole got way deeper. What started with basic Bitcoin payments and batching has evolved into something much bigger: a complete execution layer. Today we're announcing the next chapter: Arkade Our journey began implementing Ark's core primitives: VTXOs, presigned transaction trees, and batch settlements. Months of production code revealed to us these weren't just payment optimizations, they were the building blocks for something far more ambitious. That realization changed everything. We're unveiling Arkade: a virtual execution layer that transforms these primitives into programmable money while preserving Ark's security guarantees. This announcement is also an opportunity for us to share our implementation journey. Everything we've built developing Arkade is now open source. Follow our evolution through code, research, and real implementation work: 🔧 Arkade Compiler (experimental Ivy meets CashScript) h/t @danrobinson Arkade Language lets you write Bitcoin-native smart contracts in a high-level syntax, compiling to Arkade Script for fast, secure, offchain execution. github.com/arkade-os/compiler 📱 Arkade Mobile Wallet (PassKey auth, no app store required) A progressive web app with modern authentication and VTXO management built-in. Arkade in your pocket This is how Bitcoin wallets should work in 2025. github.com/arkade-os/wallet ⚙️ Custom Script Interpreter Conceptual implementation showing how enhanced scripting fits natively in our existing Ark infrastructure. Features 30+ new opcodes including OP_CAT, introspection, and arithmetics, all VTXOs compatible github.com/arkade-os/arkd/pull/577 Developers can dive in immediately with SDKs for Rust, Go, and TypeScript, making Arkade accessible across the entire Bitcoin dev ecosystem. Follow along as we build Bitcoin's virtualization layer and we gear up for mainnet launch. https://arkadeos.com/vision

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! 👾