Basic Introduction:
Arch Network is a Bitcoin native application platform. Arch brings smart contract functionality directly to Bitcoin through a novel architecture that leverages the Rust-based zero-knowledge virtual machine ArchVM and pairs it with a decentralized network of validators, collectively known as the Arch Network. ArchVM is an SVM-inspired virtual machine (i.e. designed for parallel execution) that incorporates zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs) for transaction verification.