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Pharos is a developer of a layer-1 blockchain designed for real-time, compliant, and open finance at internet scale. The blockchain combines modular architecture, deep-parallel execution, and dual virtual machines (EVM and WASM) to deliver sub-second finality and throughput of 30,000 transactions per second with 2 gigagas per second capacity. Pharos incorporates compliance-ready modules including ZK-KYC and AML at…
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Pharos is a developer of a layer-1 blockchain designed for real-time, compliant, and open finance at internet scale. The blockchain combines modular architecture, deep-parallel execution, and dual virtual machines (EVM and WASM) to deliver sub-second finality and throughput of 30,000 transactions per second with 2 gigagas per second capacity. Pharos incorporates compliance-ready modules including ZK-KYC and AML at the protocol layer, enabling institutional capital to interact with crypto-native liquidity while preserving openness and composability. The platform features Special Processing Networks (SPNs) for application-specific execution, delta-encoded multi-version Merkle trees for 80% lower storage overhead, and AsyncBFT consensus with speculative parallel execution. Founded by former Ant Group leadership, Pharos supports use cases including tokenized financial products, instant cross-border payments, compliant finance, infrastructure asset tokenization, stablecoins, and AI-powered economies. Founded in 2024 and headquartered in Road Town, British Virgin Islands, Pharos has raised $44 million in Series A funding from investors including Sumitomo Corporation, Flow Traders, SNZ, Chainlink, and GCL New Energy.
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Serial Founder
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Top Rated Teams > Serial Entrepreneur,
College Wise > National University of Singapore (NUS), Stanford University
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