About Ink

What is Ink?

Ink is an Ethereum layer 2 blockchain designed to be the house of DeFi for the Superchain; a powerful baselayer for deploying innovative DeFi protocols.

• Sub-second block times: 1s block times Day 1, sub-second blocks coming soon.
• Smol Gas: Ape more, pay less.
• Security: Sequencer-level security to protect users from malicious intents and exploits.
• Interoperability: A commitment to the seamless flow of capital across the Superchain and beyond.
• Unleashed by Kraken: Ink will leverage Kraken's security and crypto expertise to support builders and users alike as they move towards independent financial sovereignty.
• Scaling Ethereum: Ink is dedicated to scaling Ethereum with a powerful L2 that enhances performance and accessibility.

Why use Ink?

Built on the Superchain and unleashed by Kraken, Ink will serve as a central point in your journey towards onchain financial sovereignty.

Ink features:

• Abstraction: Ink integrates Kraken's infrastructure and enables users to enjoy a unified experience from converting fiat to the cutting edge of DeFi.
• DeFi-first: Ink aims to scale up DeFi's user base and evolve the quality and range of DeFi products.
• UX: Ink pursues a user experience that makes your onchain journey a breeze by leveraging aggregation, automation and abstraction.
• Speed: with 1s block times from Day 1 and sub-second blocks coming soon you can be confident you'll never miss an opportunity on Ink.
• Security: Kraken's decade-long record of security and reliability will be reflected and pushed forward on Ink.
• Support: Builders can expect rich documentation, expert guidance, workshops, tailored onboarding, dedicated community channels and financial support to bring their ideas to life.
• Low Fees: As a Superchain L2, Ink harnesses Optimism's speed, Ethereum's security and its fees are minuscule compared to mainnet.
• Open Source, Scaling Ethereum: Our stack is open source, synergizing development of Ink with Optimism's technology.
• EVM compatible: any code that works on other EVM chains works on Ink and vice versa.

What is Ink built on?

• Ink is a Layer 2 Optimism blockchain that is part of the Superchain. Being part of the Superchain network means Ink can easily interface with other connected chains, promoting both interoperability and specialization and pushing the boundaries of onchain opportunities for all.
• Ink is built on Optimism because of its highly scalable, trusted and interoperable stack and a strong shared commitment to building a better decentralized future for everyone.