What Are Arkade Assets
Arkade Assets let you create and transfer custom assets on Bitcoin. They work like regular Bitcoin payments, same wallet, same transactions, with asset balances attached. You can issue any asset: a stablecoin, a loyalty point, a real-world asset. Recipients need only an Arkade address to receive it.What Makes Them Bitcoin-Native
Assets don’t live on a separate chain or sidechain. They move inside standard Bitcoin transactions alongside satoshis, settled on the Bitcoin base layer. Supply mechanics are enforced by the protocol: minting requires holding the designated control asset, and the rules can’t be bypassed. Whoever holds the control asset controls supply. Burning it permanently caps it.What You Can Build
- Stablecoins and real-world assets settled directly on Bitcoin
- Multi-asset wallets with Bitcoin and custom assets side by side
- Programmable assets with supply controls and onchain metadata commitments
For Issuers
Create an asset, set its metadata, and control its supply.Issue Assets
Create an asset with metadata and an optional control asset
Reissue & Burn
Increase or decrease the supply of an asset
For Integrators
List an existing asset in an exchange, custodian, or payment application.Verify Asset Metadata
Check the decimals, supply, and control asset of an asset
Detect Deposits
Watch an address for incoming units of an asset
Hold and Move Assets
A wallet holds, sends, and receives assets with the same calls it uses for BTC. The wallet guides cover these tasks:Check Balances
Read asset balances
Send Assets
Transfer assets to an Arkade address
Receive Assets
Receive assets at an Arkade address
Core Concepts — how supply, issuance, and metadata work under the hood
Exchange Assets — exchange BTC and Arkade Assets through Arkade Intents