April 06, 2026 Bitcoin Magazine

Second’s Bark Boasts New era of Bitcoin Payments, drawing in former Blockstream developers

Second’s Bark Boasts New era of Bitcoin Payments, drawing in former Blockstream developers
Bitcoin Magazine Second’s Bark Boasts New era of Bitcoin Payments, drawing in former Blockstream developers Second, the Bitcoin development lab founded by ex-Blockstream executives including CEO Steven Roose and CTO Erik De Smedt, has unveiled Bark — its custom Ark protocol implementation promising self-custodial payments that are faster and cheaper than Lightning channels. This post Second’s Bark Boasts New era of Bitcoin Payments, drawing in former Blockstream developers first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Juan Galt.