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Intro
Overview
The Bitcoin Builder's Dilemma
The Arch Unlock
The Arch Thesis
Resources

What Arch Prime is
How it works
Why a purpose-built chain
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Prime BTC and Prime Dollar
Risk overview
How Arch Prime makes money
Glossary

Architecture Overview
How Arch Works
ArchVM & Execution
State & Consensus
Bitcoin Settlement
The Deterministic Stack
Running a Node

Community

Welcome to Arch Network
Quick Start Guide
System Requirements

Bitcoin Integration
ROAST and FROST Consensus

Architecture Overview
Network Architecture
Validator Setup

Program
Accounts
Instructions and Messages
Entrypoint and Handler Functions
Cross-Program Invocation (CPI)
Syscalls

Introduction to the Arch Program Library (APL)
APL Token Program
Associated Token Account Program

Writing Your First Arch Program
Creating APL Tokens on Arch Network
How to Write an Oracle Program
Porting a Solana Anchor Program to Arch Network

How to Build a Bitcoin Lending Protocol
Building Your First Bitcoin Runes Swap Application

SDK Reference
Getting Started with the TypeScript SDK

RPC API Reference
RPC Reference
Arch CLI Reference Guide

FAQ
External Resources

Docs / Arch Network

Running a Node

Refer to the Arch Book for the latest instructions, including…

Node Operation
Running an Arch Network Validator
System Requirements
Network Selection
Validator Staking

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