We're releasing Ark v0.5 as a maintenance-focused update that improves overall efficiency and user experience. Though the changes are incremental, they're designed to make a noticeable difference for future participants in Ark rounds, providing smoother signing sessions with fewer hassles at scale.
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We're pleased to announce the release of Ark v0.4. This update brings new features and improvements continuing our ongoing efforts to refine and enhance the Ark ecosystem.
One of the most promising opportunities introduced by Ark is the ability to lift Bitcoin-native contracts onto off-chain trees. Payment channels are an ideal candidate to showcase this potential.
Ark Notes are a proposed mechanism designed to facilitate the recovery of expired funds by Ark users. They are virtual equivalent of vouchers signed by Ark Server and redeemable in Ark rounds.
Building on insights from Brandon Black, we present a generalized method for Ark clients to collaborate with Ark Servers to release liquidity ahead of the expiration of the shared output that commits to a Virtual Tree of Bitcoin transactions kept off the chain, also known as VTXOs (Virtual Transaction Outputs) tree.
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Greetings, Arkonauts! 🚀
We're pleased to announce the release of Ark v0.3.0. This update introduces several security, efficiency, and functionality improvements, continuing our ongoing efforts to refine and enhance the Ark ecosystem.
Greetings, Arkonauts! 🚀
We're thrilled to announce the release of Ark v0.2, a significant milestone in our journey. This update brings exciting new features and improvements, including covenant-less Ark implementation, offline payments, client SDKs, MutinyNet support, and substantial enhancements to our codebase and documentation.
This post discusses the liquidity requirements and calculates the funding needs of Ark Service Provider (ASP), as all transactions within Ark must be funded by the ASP.
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