PHANTOM is a decentralized system, a branch of ARK, operated by a Delegated Proof of Stake consensus protocol. At the heart of PHANTOM is the ability for users to create private smart contracts and transmit private transactions within the network, while also providing the capability for cross-chain private interoperability using dedicated smart bridges. PHANTOM is a fully open-source project designed as a scalable dual-layer privacy platform for the ARK blockchain. The number of genesis event wallets is 32,417. The community has approximately 15,000 active members.