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One balance, two sub-balances

Your wallet balance is shown at the top of the dashboard, and is made up of two sub-balances:
  • Off-chain: Where Ark and Lightning payments arrive, held in VTXOs.
  • On-chain: Where on-chain payments arrive, held in regular UTXOs.
Select the eye button on the balance card to turn on discreet mode and hide your balances and transaction amounts.
Screenshot of the Bark Wallet dashboard, with the main balance, its off-chain and on-chain sub-balances, the next round countdown, and the payment history

The main balance totals its sub-balances

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Your off-chain balance

Your off-chain balance is the bread and butter of your wallet, where most of your transaction activity takes place.

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Your on-chain balance

Your on-chain balance can receive bitcoin from on-chain payments, offboards, and emergency exits. It also covers the on-chain fees in the event you need to make an emergency exit. To move bitcoin into or out of your on-chain balance, use the on-chain option when making a Receive or Send.
It’s a good idea to maintain a small on-chain balance so that you can initiate an exit without delay if one is ever needed. That said, it’s still perfectly viable to deposit on-chain bitcoin at the time of exit if you don’t have any on hand—it just means one extra step when timing may matter.

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Pending sub-balances

Bitcoin on the move shows as a pending sub-balance. It counts toward your main balance, but can’t be spent until it settles.

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The next round countdown

The card beside the balance counts down to the next round, which is when queued refreshes execute.

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History

The history table mixes your payments with wallet maintenance. Maintenance entries (refreshes and exit fees) are hidden by default. Reveal them from the Filters menu. The All, Ark, Lightning, and On-chain tabs filter by network. Select a row to open the transaction details:
  • Where the bitcoin went or came from.
  • The fee.
  • Created and completed timestamps.
  • An editable label and tags.
  • A Copy raw JSON button for troubleshooting.
Screenshot of the transaction details dialog, with the destination, fee, timestamps, and the editable label and tags

Every entry carries its destination, fee, and an editable label and tags