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

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Adios, Expiry: Rethinking Liveness and Liquidity in Arkade

Introducing trust-minimized delegation and the Intent coordination framework Arkade's batch expiry mechanism serves an important role in liquidity...

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

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.

Arkade - An operating system for bitcoin

Arkade brings financial applications directly to Bitcoin. No wrapped tokens, no bridges, no compromises.

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 👾