Welcome back to The Gwart Show! Today, Alex B from Ark Labs joins us to talk about the Ark protocol and Arkade implementation – a Bitcoin layer 2 that uses transaction batching and virtual UTXOs to scale Bitcoin beyond Lightning. We explore how Ark competes with roll-ups, enables Bitcoin capital markets, and could transform Lightning’s UX while maintaining self-custody. Alex explains the technical innovations, use cases from payments to lending, and why this could be Bitcoin’s answer to Ethereum’s scaling solutions.
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NOTES:
• Phoenix wallet charges 0.4% per transaction
• Bitcoin market cap reached $2 trillion
• Roll-ups rely on bridge security assumptions
• Ark enables unlimited swap throughput
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