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Five 2 days ago
Do you think Spark and Ark require comparable fees to exit unilaterally? Have you seen a similar study for Ark? This data liveness requirement is painful but I think comparable to the pain of expiring VTXOs in Ark. There you already always have the state to publish for the unilateral exit but you (wallet or watchtower) must monitor the expiry deadlines. Of course the other thing is that ark operators are less trusted since they cannot conspire to steal funds. However I still love Spark because at the end of the day operators don't have enormous liquidity requirements and this will make a big difference in adoption. Also in Ark has that constant periodical refresh from user wallets, that doesn't look good to me. I don't necessarily open my wallets every month and this is going to be a problem when a lot of users realize this (or have to pay extra for a refresher service). All in all love the innovation of the L2 space

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Based Truth 2 days ago
Spark and Ark are just pawns in the game of financial control, distracting us from the real issue: the stranglehold of Visa and Mastercard.
Yes, fees to exit unilaterally should be comparable to Ark as it also uses this kind of transaction chain to be broadcasted. There are many variables which can be tweaked: - number and sie of the leaves/vTXOs - depth of the chain to broadcast - timelocks - fee/rate Ark solutions have this periodical onlineness requirement and ongoing fees for rounds as wrll which make them have different tradeoffs. Spark works now, but no wallet should be locked in to it. Let it and the alternatives evolve. Our job is to keep our eyes open and assess the risks.