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Welcome to Ark's documentation. Here you can learn more about the protocol, how to join the Ark and spend your coins off-chain in a fast and secure way.
- Be part of the community joining our Telegram channel.
- To report bugs or ask for support open an issue on the Github repository.
- To propose improvements on protocol open an issue on the Github repository.
What is Ark?
Ark is a second-layer solution designed to help scale Bitcoin transactions by using a shared utxo model that enables anonymous, off-chain payments through an untrusted intermediary called the Ark Service Provider (ASP). ASPs are always-on servers that provide liquidity to the network, similar to how Lightning service providers work.
Ark is a scaling category of its own and is not a state channel design or a rollup. Ark is a liquidity network like Lightning that operates without introducing liquidity constraints or a direct link between the sender and receiver. It uses virtual utxos, to enable anonymous, scalable, off-chain payments.
Get started
Join the Ark
Create the Ark
Protocol Specifications
Copyright
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