ARK Development Report - October 17, 2025

Welcome to our latest Weekly Development Report, where we spotlight the valiant efforts of our development team. This week, the ARK Scan team focused on resolving reported issues and implementing general improvements, while the ARK Vault team began work on the Ledger migration feature and made several UI fixes and updates based on design and testing feedback. Meanwhile, the Mainsail team implemented additional logging to capture detailed timing information, improving debugging options.

#Development Activity Summary (October 10 – October 17, 2025)

Below is a breakdown of the total number of merged commits and contributing authors by project, highlighting development activity from October 10, 2025, to October 17, 2025.

During this period, the team maintained strong productivity and engagement, delivering 95 merged commits across all projects.

It’s important to note that weekly commit counts and project-specific data may fluctuate based on the focus of internal sprints, evolving objectives, and the complexity of tasks undertaken.

#ARK Scan Weekly Report

This week, we focused on resolving reported issues and implementing general improvements. Work done included:

• Fixed the username search functionality so that searching for a username now correctly returns the associated address.
• Corrected the address detail display on mobile, ensuring the total rewards shown in the validated blocks section match the accurate value.
• Refactored icon import handling to use a generic <Icon name="..." /> component, automating SVG imports and removing the need for manual icon component creation.

Next week, we’ll continue making general improvements and addressing any reported issues from the community and internal testing.

#ARK Vault Weekly Report

This week, we began work on the Ledger migration feature and focused on fixing and updating the UI based on design and testing feedback. Work done includes:

• Added a Ledger migration banner and menu option that displays for users with wallets eligible for migration. Implemented cancel functionality with a tooltip and a red dot indicator on the address menu, with user preferences stored in local storage per profile.
• Adjusted the copy button placement on mobile to ensure consistent positioning across all views and prevent layout shifts.
• Updated the side panel to show a maximize icon when minimized, clearly indicating how to restore the panel.
• Added a sender label to the send registration form, highlighting the selected parameter with a background for better visual feedback.
• Fixed transaction error flows by updating the icon to correctly reflect errors instead of using an incorrect symbol.
• Rounded balance display amounts to six decimal places on mobile, preventing long values from breaking the layout.
• Adjusted padding on the review step across all transaction forms, updated the fee input to match new design specifications, and fixed layout issues in the transaction details modal.
• Enhanced the TransactionSummary component to display numerical values consistently and added allowHideBalance support for uniform behavior across summary and transaction detail views, with updated snapshots.
• Fixed line height in side panel descriptions to reduce spacing between lines.
• Corrected the transaction status error icon size to 12px with thinner lines for improved visual consistency.
• Updated settings export layout by setting 16px padding between sections for uniform spacing.
• Improved state handling in validator and username registrations, resolving an issue where the continue button remained disabled during registration or key updates.
• Adjusted padding in the name edit view to align the delete button area with the rest of the layout.
• Reduced the size of the Scan QR modal for a more compact display of the QR code and window.
• Adjusted transaction dropdown padding on mobile in the portfolio view, setting the spacing between elements and the “x results” label to 24px for a cleaner layout.
• Fixed font sizes in transaction review and validator resignation steps on mobile, ensuring consistency and readability across views.
• Aligned the “More Details” section in the transaction summary on mobile by applying the containerClassname prop in the TransactionDetailContent component for layout consistency.
• Updated dark mode modal styling with a dark/dim-950 background at 80% transparency, added subtle shadows, and refined framing for better visual clarity.
• Refactored transaction review pages by removing divider lines between details, resulting in a cleaner and more cohesive UI.
• Updated portfolio icons for dark mode, setting the default color to dark/dim-200 and hover state to dark/dim-50 for improved visibility and contrast.
• Refactored dropdown styling to adjust hover colors in dark mode, ensuring alignment with updated design guidelines.
• Fixed wallet icon sizing so that the name icon matches the size of icons on the right side.
• Adjusted the settings header background to dark/dim-950 for better dark mode consistency.
• Updated dark mode dropdowns by adding a border and rounding corners to 12px, changing divider lines to dark/dim-700, and removing extra padding in main menu dropdowns for a more polished look.

Next week, we’ll continue developing the Ledger migration feature and address any reported issues.

#Mainsail Weekly Report

This week, we implemented additional logging to capture detailed timing information, specifically, when a block is created by the forger, proposed, and broadcast to the network. These enhanced logs will make it easier to trace block propagation steps and diagnose issues more efficiently during debugging.

Next week, our focus will shift to improving the P2P layer and adding more debug logs, alongside planned database optimizations. These improvements aim to increase network reliability, make node interactions more efficient, enhance overall system performance, and maintainability.

#Feedback & Feature Requests

If you are using our open-source products and would like to provide feedback or request a feature, please feel free to contact us via the contact pages for the specific product you are using or open an issue on GitHub.

Quick access links to GitHub issues pages:

• Mainsail
• ARK Connect (Extension)
• ARK Connect (Demo)
• ARK Scan
• ARK Vault

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