Offboarding is the standard, cooperative way to withdraw bitcoin from Ark back to your own on-chain wallet. Users should always prefer offboarding over emergency exits—emergency exits should be reserved for situations where the Ark server is unresponsive. The offboarding mechanism is identical to on-chain payments. On-chain payments are for paying third parties and will use whatever combination of VTXOs (including partial VTXOs) is needed to complete the payment. Offboarding is for withdrawing funds to your own wallet—either a specific whole VTXO or your entire Ark balance.Documentation Index
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Offboard vs. emergency exit
| Offboard | Emergency exit | |
|---|---|---|
| Server cooperation | Required | Not required |
| Cost | Single on-chain transaction | Multiple on-chain transactions |
| Speed | One transaction to confirm | Multiple sequential transactions to confirm |
| Use case | Normal withdrawals | Server unresponsive |