What Ark is
Ark is a proof-of-stake Layer-1 blockchain, currently ranked 414th by market capitalization among the assets we track. Ark is a Layer-1 smart-contract platform secured by proof-of-stake: validators lock ARK as collateral, and the protocol slashes anyone who misbehaves. The token is simultaneously gas, collateral, and a claim on staking yield.
Ark is a blockchain platform that enables developers to create and deploy their own customizable blockchains, allowing for interoperability and integration with various decentralized applications. It aims to simplify the user experience in blockchain technology and foster the growth of a diverse ecosystem.
How consensus and the token economy connect
Validators propose and attest to blocks; honest behavior earns rewards, dishonest behavior burns the stake. That feedback loop is what lets Ark finalize transactions without miners.
Under the hood, ARK secures its ledger with Delegated Proof of Stake, built on the DPoS algorithm.
Background & fundamentals
Ark first went live in 2016, giving it roughly 10 years of on-chain price history to draw on. Ark operates under a centralized structure, which concentrates protocol decisions in an identifiable issuer or foundation. A documented core team of 24 contributors is listed publicly, a depth of disclosed staffing many long-tail tokens lack.
Its codebase is open-source, meaning the implementation can be audited rather than taken on trust. The project publishes a whitepaper documenting its original design, which is worth reading before sizing any position in ARK. CoinPaprika classifies the project's development status as "Working product".
In sector terms it is most often filed under Platform, Smart Contracts, and Sidechains.
Where Ark sits in the market
At $0.1057, Ark carries a market capitalization of $20.24M. Around $2.47M changes hands across exchanges in a typical 24-hour window. That is a turnover of about 12.22% of the float — elevated, often a sign of narrative-driven trading.
Ark carries no fixed maximum supply; issuance follows a programmatic schedule rather than a hard cap. ARK remains -99% beneath its all-time high of $10.92, the kind of gap that historically takes a full cycle or a fresh catalyst to close.
What the price history shows
Across timeframes, ARK shows 24-hour -0.17%, 7-day -3.80%, 30-day -5.89%, 1-year -60.24%. ARK is currently trading near the bottom of its 365-day range (around the 3rd percentile of recent closes).
Volatility profile
Recent action puts Ark in the Low-volatility band — it has been relatively stable, with moves typical of large-cap, mature assets. Over the last 30 days the move totals -5.89%, a useful input for stop placement and position sizing.
How to evaluate Ark
For an asset of this type, three lenses matter most:
- Real usage — active addresses, fees paid, and total value locked — does on-chain demand justify the valuation?
- Staking economics — the share of ARK staked, the yield, and unlock/queue dynamics that govern liquid supply.
- Ecosystem depth — how many applications and how much liquidity have chosen Ark over competing Layer-1s.
This page pulls live market data, on-chain stats where available, exchange-by-exchange volume, and our forecast model into one view so you can work through those questions in a single place. None of it is investment advice — it is a structured starting point for your own research.
