The Arch Unlock

Arch expands what's possible in the Bitcoin ecosystem by providing a user and developer experience previously unattainable on Bitcoin. As the programmability layer that Bitcoin has been missing, Arch preserves the monetary integrity of pristine BTC while enabling an open, fast, and expressive economy.

Seamless Bitcoin Wallet Integration

Unlike other solutions that force users away from their Bitcoin wallet, Arch Network's novel Taproot address compatibility account model allows users to access Arch apps directly from their existing Bitcoin wallets:

• Native compatibility: Use familiar Bitcoin wallets like Xverse, Unisat, Magic Eden, and Ledger to interact with Arch applications
• No bridging required: Access Arch functionality without transferring assets to external chains or secondary wallets that introduce additional trust assumptions
• Unified asset management: Manage all your Bitcoin assets (BTC, Ordinals, Runes) in a single wallet interface
• Interoperability: Move seamlessly between Bitcoin applications and Arch-enhanced applications

This deep integration with the Bitcoin wallet ecosystem eliminates the fragmentation of liquidity and attention that has plagued previous Bitcoin extension attempts. By preserving the security model users trust while expanding what they can do with their Bitcoin assets, Arch enables a unified experience.

Flexible Trust Models for Developers

Arch's unique approach gives developers unprecedented flexibility in how they balance Bitcoin's security with modern application performance requirements:

• Customizable security models: Choose the optimal point on the trust spectrum for each application or transaction type, breaking free from Bitcoin's security vs. innovation dilemma
  • Direct Bitcoin settlement: Process transactions directly on the Bitcoin base layer for maximum security when needed using Arch's high threshold signature scheme
  • Pre-confirmation acceleration: Utilize Arch's pre-confirmation system to achieve sub-second responsiveness, overcoming Bitcoin's inherent 10-minute block times
• Solana-like UX: Deliver the smooth, instantaneous experiences users want without sacrificing Bitcoin's security guarantees

This flexibility empowers developers to build applications that are both responsive and secure, without sacrificing either quality. Through Arch's UTXO-aware execution environment based on the eBPF virtual machine with custom syscalls, developers can finally implement complex financial applications interoperably with Bitcoin.

Supercharged Bitcoin Assets

While metaprotocols like Runes and BRC-20 have emerged as significant standards to tokenize assets on Bitcoin, they continue to struggle due to Bitcoin's slow block times and lack of expressivity. Arch has built infrastructure to optimize and make Bitcoin assets more frictionless and fungible.

• UTXO management: Specialized accounts model designed specifically for the complexities of UTXO asset organization
• State sharding: Using sharding techniques to enhance throughput for state-dependent transactions
• Real-time mempool indexing: Index Bitcoin, Ordinals, and Runes transactions in the mempool at significantly higher volumes than previously possible
• Reliable block inclusion: Leveraging robust fee estimation, state-chaining, and non-standard Bitcoin transactions, we provide developers with high probability block inclusion
• Improved liquidity mechanisms: Enable efficient trading pools and marketplaces for Bitcoin-native assets, unlocking DeFi and capital formation on pristine Bitcoin

Powered by Arch's decentralized validator network that facilitates the seamless coordination of Bitcoin-native transactions via stake-weighted dPoS consensus, Arch transforms how Bitcoin assets function. This enables them to scale effectively while maintaining the decentralized properties that make them valuable.