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ASP – Ark Service Provider

Featured in SBI-002

An Ark Service Provider (ASP) is a specialized participant in the proposed Ark protocol, a second-layer Bitcoin scaling solution. ASPs coordinate off-chain transaction batching and provide liquidity while users maintain self-custody of their private keys. ASPs replace the need for trusted intermediaries by relying on Bitcoin transactions and cryptographic guarantees.

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