# $ARK Catalyst Posts & Social Intelligence Recap — March 13, 2026 > **Asset:** $ARK > **Date:** 2026-03-13 (March 13, 2026) > **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/ark/2026-03-13 > **Token Profile:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/ark.md > **Market Rankings:** https://cryptitalk.com/rankings.md --- ## Curated Viral Posts & Community Evidence ### Post #1 by @Bravo379 > **Author:** Bravo ([@Bravo379](https://x.com/Bravo379)) > **Metrics:** 290 likes · 68 retweets · 50 comments · 17.9K views > **Posted:** 2026-03-13T03:18:02+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Bravo379/status/2032295092653015313](https://x.com/Bravo379/status/2032295092653015313) > > "Some projects that recently raised funding @nexthopai - $500M @sundayrobotics - $165M @cryptio_co - $45M+ @zodl_app - $25M @KiiChainio - $22M @UnitasLabs - $13M+ @VeryAI - $10M @noise_xyz - $7M+ @agentmail - $6M @useKled - $5M+ @ArkLabsHQ - $5M+ @opnetbtc - $5M" ### Post #2 by @SkyAAmen > **Author:** QFi I Sky ([@SkyAAmen](https://x.com/SkyAAmen)) > **Metrics:** 34 likes · 6 retweets · 6 comments · 3.7K views > **Posted:** 2026-03-13T15:37:03+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/SkyAAmen/status/2032481069321314719](https://x.com/SkyAAmen/status/2032481069321314719) > > "btc生态规模开始越来越大了 过去几周,三个二层相关的方案获得了融资,$5M左右 分别是 @opnetbtc @utexocom @ArkLabsHQ 通过以下几点一起解读一下吧 opnet做L1上的智能合约 utexo属于RGB生态,主打更即时的支付场景,Ark是另一种btc原生拓展二层方案,与spark很相似" ### Post #3 by @notgrubles > **Author:** grubles ([@notgrubles](https://x.com/notgrubles)) > **Metrics:** 36 likes · 6 retweets · 4 comments · 3.6K views > **Posted:** 2026-03-13T13:57:58+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/notgrubles/status/2032456134074814613](https://x.com/notgrubles/status/2032456134074814613) > > "Bark 101: * Ark protocol implementation * Bitcoin-only * Native Lightning integration * Built by @secondhq" ### Post #4 by @secondhq > **Author:** Second ([@secondhq](https://x.com/secondhq)) > **Metrics:** 45 likes · 11 retweets · 2 comments · 2.8K views > **Posted:** 2026-03-13T10:00:18+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/secondhq/status/2032396324386271296](https://x.com/secondhq/status/2032396324386271296) > > "We've integrated Lightning natively across the Bark protocol, wallet, and server. We're as much a Lightning startup as we are an Ark startup." ### Post #5 by @lorenaalmada > **Author:** Lorena Almada ([@lorenaalmada](https://x.com/lorenaalmada)) > **Metrics:** 31 likes · 1 retweets · 7 comments · 2.4K views > **Posted:** 2026-03-13T14:27:26+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/lorenaalmada/status/2032463549214159153](https://x.com/lorenaalmada/status/2032463549214159153) > > "There are two new L2s on Bitcoin: Ark and Spark. Can someone explain in a simple way the functionality of each one?" ### Post #6 by @GarethGrobler > **Author:** Gareth Grobler ([@GarethGrobler](https://x.com/GarethGrobler)) > **Metrics:** 16 likes · 7 retweets · 3 comments · 1.4K views > **Posted:** 2026-03-13T10:45:59+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/GarethGrobler/status/2032407822944587790](https://x.com/GarethGrobler/status/2032407822944587790) > > "What is Ark, and why should you care? layerzwallet.com/blog/arkade-pr … @arkade_os @lendasat @tierotiero @bergealex4" ### Post #7 by @Truthcoin > **Author:** Paul Sztorc ([@Truthcoin](https://x.com/Truthcoin)) > **Metrics:** 13 likes · 1 retweets · 3 comments · 1.2K views > **Posted:** 2026-03-13T15:56:45+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Truthcoin/status/2032486027885973517](https://x.com/Truthcoin/status/2032486027885973517) > > "Tether, by the way, I have something for you that is much better than LN and ARK Don't take my word for it, ask @tabconf" ### Post #8 by @matthewvuk2 > **Author:** Matthew Vuk ([@matthewvuk2](https://x.com/matthewvuk2)) > **Metrics:** 22 likes · 3 retweets · 0 comments · 1.1K views > **Posted:** 2026-03-13T21:06:42+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/matthewvuk2/status/2032564030741819902](https://x.com/matthewvuk2/status/2032564030741819902) > > "With Ark, you only pay for the liquidity that you use. It isn’t like lightning channels where you purchase capacity that goes unused." ### Post #9 by @matthewvuk2 > **Author:** Matthew Vuk ([@matthewvuk2](https://x.com/matthewvuk2)) > **Metrics:** 13 likes · 1 retweets · 1 comments · 1.1K views > **Posted:** 2026-03-13T21:46:59+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/matthewvuk2/status/2032574167418388760](https://x.com/matthewvuk2/status/2032574167418388760) > > "I love that Gideon included “Unix philosophy: do one thing and do it well.” Our vision for Ark is bitcoin payments. Very simple!" ### Post #10 by @ArkEcosystem > **Author:** ARK.io ([@ArkEcosystem](https://x.com/ArkEcosystem)) > **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 109 views > **Posted:** 2026-03-13T16:02:44+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/ArkEcosystem/status/2032487532676473235](https://x.com/ArkEcosystem/status/2032487532676473235) > > "Another week, another round of improvements. Here’s what’s new on our side: arkscic.com/blog/ark-devel …" --- *Generated by Context Pilot Social Intelligence Engine.*