A curated list of ARK resources
ARK is a second-layer solution designed to scale Bitcoin transactions. It uses a shared UTXO model for off-chain payments through an intermediary server that cannot access your funds.
To avoid confusion: "token" used here is BTC not an altcoin with the name ARK. If you are looking for the list of resources for that one it is available in a different repo and beside the common name the two things are totally unrelated.
The full non-interactive ARK version requires covenants (which can be achieved using CTV or APO).
However using n-of-n multisig you can have a simplified version requiring all participants to be online or using the Ruben shortcut that reduces of 50% the interactivity required without a soft-fork. Which means ARK can be rolled out on bitcoin immediately.
It is complementary to lightning in a sense that you can still use lightning with ARK but most transactions will be done directly off-chain (and off-channel). ARK service providers (ASPs) providing liquidity are usually also lightning service providers (LSPs).
- 👶🏼 ELI5: Ark in Simple Terms
- Arkdev.info
- ARK network github - all the Ark code on GitHub
- Bitcoin TapScript contract defintion
- ARK Network Community Telegram
- Ark Labs Discord Community
- ARK video from Bitcoin Miami 2023
- ARK presentation from Bitcoin Miami 2023
- [bitcoin-dev] Ark: An Alternative Privacy-preserving Second Layer Solution
- Introducing Ark Blog Post
- Rijndael's write up on how Ark works
- RubenSomsen's Simplest Ark Explanation
- Ark Whiteboard Masterclass with Burak & Robin
- Bitcoin magazine: Introducing Ark
- BitGo blog: Will Burak’s Ark Solve Bitcoin Scaling?
- pippellia's Video Ark Explained - Bitcoin Layer 2 Protocol
- Bitcoin Ljubljana September 2023 Meetup Notes - Ark presentation [PDF]
- My silly ARK explaination with analogies
- Bitcoin Startup All-In On New Layer 2 Scaling Protocol
- Understanding Ark's liquidity requirments
- Reducing Ark Interactivity Without Soft Fork
- Neha Narula's Ark Explainer
- Yuya's twitter thread with diagrams
- Alex Lewin's twitter thread with diagrams and explanations
- How Ark works - visualized
- Stephan Livera Podcast SLP482 Burak – Ark: A new L2 protocol for Bitcoin
- Bitcoin Takeover Podcast S14 E1: Burak Keceli on Ark & Bitcoin 2nd Layers
- The Kevin Rooke Show E109: Burak on Building Ark, Scaling Bitcoin, and Improving Privacy
- The ark-hashed podcast, episode 16
- Updates on Ark development - one year later
They both offer SDKs to integrate into any wallet.
Additionally specific for Arkade ecosystem are:
- PWA Wallet ArkadeMoney
- Integrations via Breez, BTCPay Server, Boltz.exchange usually via atomic swaps
For Bark ecosystem:
- Arke - currently iOS only
- NoahWallet