Ink is a cutting-edge Layer 2 (L2) blockchain constructed on Optimism’s Superchain and launched by Kraken. As a pure evolution of our mission, Ink will function a seamless bridge to DeFi, empowering customers to maneuver onchain with confidence and ease.

Being onchain can really feel advanced and daunting. As a single, built-in ecosystem, Ink simplifies person engagement with top-tier DeFi purposes (dApps), protocols and communities. All with one aim in thoughts: Making it simpler for individuals to entry thrilling new alternatives onchain.

Constructed on Optimism’s open supply, MIT-licensed OP Stack codebase, Ink joins the broader Ethereum ecosystem. Along with benefiting from the safety of Ethereum – the world’s largest blockchain platform – Ink will turn out to be a part of the Superchain. This unified community of blockchains shares safety, governance and values, using a typical customary codebase to assist scale Ethereum.

Why Ink stands out

Ink is the one blockchain backed by a significant Western trade that’s centered on constructing one of the best DeFi expertise. Our aim is to create a capital-efficient ecosystem the place innovation thrives, neighborhood is prioritized, and the advantages are loved by all. Right here’s how we’re going to do it:

• Enabling entry to DeFi from a trusted OG: Whereas Kraken has already helped hundreds of thousands of individuals uncover and take part in crypto, lots of crypto’s most enjoyable alternatives exist onchain, on this planet of DeFi. Ink seeks to introduce DeFi to customers in a manner that improves the expertise for everybody.
• Offering all the pieces customers want, from onramp to onchain: We’re giving customers a whole answer, enabling them to maneuver between crypto’s centralized and decentralized worlds. We’re lowering or eliminating factors of friction which have traditionally made this course of difficult.
• Establishing a recent, user-centric expertise: Leveraging aggregation, automation and abstraction, Ink’s person expertise makes getting onchain as easy and simple as attainable. 
• Embracing interoperability and innovation: Constructed on the OP Stack, Ink inherits the safety of Ethereum whereas contributing to the Superchain’s unified community of L2 options. The Superchain improves the efficiency of the Ethereum ecosystem, increasing the capabilities of protocols and dApps.

Builders: Write your code with Ink

DeFi’s subsequent chapter can be written with Ink. Impressed by Kraken’s decade of crypto experience, Ink is the bridge between customers and the place the place visionary builders flip code into monetary revolutions.

Our dedication to builders: Ink will offer you a world class improvement atmosphere, full with the instruments, help and customers it is advisable to carry your concepts to life.

Why construct on Ink?

• Complete help: Past entry to a wealthy library of documentation, tutorials and code samples designed to speed up the event course of, builders may have entry to professional steering, hands-on workshops, particular occasions, sturdy technical help, personal neighborhood channels and alternatives for  monetary help and tailor-made onboarding to assist carry their concepts to life. 
• DeFi focus: Ink is all-in on DeFi. We wish to help your efforts to construct merchandise that assist customers entry thrilling new alternatives onchain. If you construct on Ink, you might be plugging into an ecosystem of different DeFi-focused builders, a spot to leverage the communities and composability that carry DeFi to life. 
• Enhanced visibility: Ink desires to assist its builders present their merchandise to the world.

Get began now with Ink!

What you are able to do proper now:

The Ink testnet is launching quickly, however listed here are the 5 steps you may take to get began with Ink proper now:

1. Mint a commemorative NFT: Partnering with Optimism, we’ve launched a limited-edition NFT to thank early supporters.
2. RSVP for Ink DevJam: Bangkok at DevCon7: Be part of us in Bangkok for a day of studying, networking and unique Ink merch. Area is proscribed!
3. Builders: Be part of our Discord to collaborate with a rising builder neighborhood.
4. Customers: Be part of our Telegram for the most recent updates.
5. Everybody: Observe us on X @inkonchain and go to inkonchain.com!

The way forward for finance is being written proper now. We invite you to Ink it with us! Keep tuned for extra updates. We’ve obtained so much deliberate!