Ark-0
Ark-0 is a test network for trying things out. It may be reset at any time.

Block 18644

Hash
000000caa743b0eb484671b10f8b0115f93a5f2d9632436d7fb72ba74f06c06b
Confirmations
23092
Time
2026-10-09 14:45:42 UTC
Median time
2026-10-09 14:37:45 UTC
Transactions
1
Size
2,772
Weight
10,980
Difficulty
0.0035089589
Bits
1e011cfb
Merkle root
a3c282a543c1c62ff5752783aa955200c7fba98281132abc34fa57235ee1bf1e
Previous block
000000798192a814f402aa1103a7e8cb0a5452f500a615ef605b272158270107
Next block
0000001258c805feace6b141405a04fe69be78d3d0eed55442d3dcabccc172e6

ML-DSA-44 block signature (M2)

M2 is an experimental rule of this test network. From a height set in its build, a node that enforces M2 accepts a block only if, besides the classical signet signature, the block carries a valid ML-DSA-44 signature by the Ark-0 block key, in its coinbase's witness commitment output. This page shows that signature; it does not check it.

Block 18644 is below the activation height 20000: nodes do not require this signature, and only log the result of checking it when run with -debug=validation. The block producer adds it from height 18000 on, so that nodes can check it before it is required.

Status
In the form M2 requires, followed by the signet solution push (the classical signature)
Signature
aded161ec394423c74c4426542d2a0ac… (2420 B)
Format version
0x01
Context string
SIGNET/PQBLOCK/EXP0
Block key the nodes require
SHA-256 eee8548f51f25492de3ae430b7ce7ec549edfaa663b8f577f026ce0498fdd6ad

Transactions

txidInputsOutputsAmountFee
a3c282a543c1…57235ee1bf1e coinbase1250