Project notes

ArkAPI changelog

Recent changes across ArkAPI, ArkFaucet, Bark payment plumbing, and the little arcade corner we keep using to test the edges of the stack.

May 3, 2026

Block Breaker added

  • Added Block Breaker, a Bitcoin-inspired Breakout arcade demo with block-wall mining, hashrate boosts, multi-ball drops, and mobile controls.
  • Added Block Breaker to the ArkAPI Games index alongside Shitcoin Blaster and Mempool Runner.
  • Improved Block Breaker with smoother paddle movement, pause support, extra-life and difficulty-drop powerups, better status callouts, and larger mobile touch controls.
  • Added a Lightning powerup to Block Breaker that chains through nearby blocks with a bolt trail and bonus breaks.
  • Added an earlier Difficulty Adjustment boss level with a moving weak point, repair pulses, hostile fee spikes, and stronger Lightning damage.
  • Moved the Difficulty Adjustment boss to the top of the board and shifted boss-stage bricks lower for a more natural Breakout layout.
April 29, 2026

ArkFaucet daily cap increase

  • Doubled the ArkFaucet daily remaining pool from `5000` sats to `10000` sats.
  • Verified the live status endpoint reflects the new daily cap.
April 26, 2026

Mempool Runner graphics refresh

  • Refreshed Mempool Runner graphics with a layered mempool backdrop, animated lanes, polished sats, pickups, fee spikes, and a livelier Bitcoin runner ship.
April 25, 2026

Game updates

  • Added dedicated changelog links to Shitcoin Blaster and Mempool Runner.
  • Added Extra Life power-ups to both arcade games.
  • Added a Fee Freeze pickup to Mempool Runner for a brief break from rising fee pressure.
  • Added eCash/XEC as a new Shitcoin Blaster altcoin enemy using the official eCash brand icon.
  • Added compact Bitcoin Well referral pills beside the Strike tip links on game pages.
April 24, 2026

Bark 0.1.3 rollout

  • Upgraded the ArkAPI Bark stack to 0.1.3.
  • Enabled private Ark server access token support for the ArkAPI deployment.
  • Added support for canceling pending Lightning receives in the payment flow.
  • Stress-tested cheap API calls, receive creation, receive status reads, and cancel behavior.
April 24, 2026

ArkFaucet fixes

  • Upgraded the ArkFaucet Bark containers to 0.1.3.
  • Fixed proxy-aware client IP detection so different users are no longer incorrectly grouped behind one IP.
  • Verified live faucet payout flow after the upgrade.