What Ark Makes Possible | Bitcoin Asia 2026

Scaling Bitcoin without sacrificing self-custody has long been one of the biggest challenges in open finance. In this panel from Bitcoin Asia, Marius Off-Chain hosts Neil Woodfine, Roland Bewick, and Alex Bergeron to discuss Ark, an innovative layer-2 protocol. They explore how Ark simplifies user onboarding by replacing channel management with a trust-minimized client-server architecture. Discover how Ark complements the Lightning Network while enabling instant payments and advanced off-chain financial tools. .

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🔶 Moderator: Marius Off-Chain - Off-Chain Media
🔶 Neil Woodfine - Second
🔶 Roland Bewick - Alby
🔶 Alex Bergeron - Ark Labs

Chapters:
02:18 - Panelist Backgrounds & Arc Implementations
04:06 - Why Do We Need Arc Alongside Lightning?
06:07 - Simplifying User Onboarding & Channel Management
07:48 - Solving Economic & Capital Bottlenecks for Lightning
10:12 - Current Real-World Use Cases for Arc
12:18 - Atomic Swaps and Conditional Payments
14:38 - Programmable Off-Chain Bitcoin Contracts
18:18 - Arc Security Model vs Other Layer 2 Solutions
23:40 - The Decentralized Future of Bitcoin Infrastructure & Outro

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