It's nice to see that Ark is getting more concrete, especially now when there is a roadmap and a team working on it. While it's still very early and many things are not clear—like which of the covenant proposals will be used and how the Ark will fit alongside Lightning—it feels like there's genuine effort to solve current pain points. If the team can continue to communicate transparently, present actual demos, and find a smooth way to integrate it with existing infrastructure, then Ark could prove to be a valuable tool in an effort to make off-chain Bitcoin transactions more private, efficient, and user-friendly.