Pharos 籌集 800 萬美元用於建立針對金融科技用例的 Layer 1 區塊鏈網絡

Pharos 是一家針對金融科技用例的 Layer 1 區塊鏈開發商，已在種子輪融資中籌集了 800 萬美元。

Blockchain startup Pharos has raised $8 million in a seed funding round to build a Layer 1 network for fintech use cases.

區塊鏈新創公司 Pharos 在種子輪融資中籌集了 800 萬美元，用於為金融科技用例建立第 1 層網路。

Lightspeed Faction and Hack VC co-led the round, with SNZ Capital joining as a strategic anchor investor, Pharos announced Friday. Reforge, Dispersion Capital, Hash Global, Generative Ventures, MH Ventures, Zion and Chorus One also participated.

Pharos 週五宣布，Lightspeed Faction 和 Hack VC 共同領投此輪融資，SNZ Capital 作為戰略錨定投資者加入。 Reforge、Dispersion Capital、Hash Global、Generative Ventures、MH Ventures、Zion 和 Chorus One 也參與其中。

Pharos began raising for this round in July and closed it in September, co-founder and CEO Alex Zhang told The Block. The round was structured as a simple agreement for future equity (SAFE) with token warrants, said Zhang, who declined to disclose the post-round valuation.

Pharos 聯合創始人兼執行長 Alex 張 告訴 The Block，該輪融資於 7 月開始籌集，並於 9 月結束。張表示，本輪融資的結構是一份帶有代幣認股權證的簡單未來股權協議（SAFE），但他拒絕透露本輪融資後的估值。

What is Pharos?

法羅斯是什麼？

Pharos is building a Layer 1 blockchain network to bridge traditional fintech services with web3 technologies. When asked why Pharos is creating a new Layer 1 blockchain and what limitations in existing Layer 1 and Layer 2 networks it aims to address, Zhang pointed to scalability as a core barrier to "true mass adoption" of web3.

Pharos 正在建立第 1 層區塊鏈網絡，以將傳統金融科技服務與 Web3 技術連結起來。當被問及Pharos 為什麼要創建新的第1 層區塊鏈以及其旨在解決現有第1 層和第2 層網路的哪些限制時，張指出可擴展性是「真正大規模採用」web3 的核心障礙。

"Pharos network aims to establish a unique payment-grade web3 infrastructure," said Zhang, adding that the network would deliver "a web2-equivalent user experience at the scale of billions of user accounts globally."

張說：「Pharos 網路旨在建立一個獨特的支付級 web3 基礎設施。」他補充說，該網路將提供「在全球數十億用戶帳戶規模上提供相當於 web2 的用戶體驗」。

Real-time payments and real-world assets (RWAs) are two primary use cases Pharos will prioritize, according to Zhang. To that end, Pharos has announced a strategic partnership with ZAN, the web3 brand of Ant Digital Technologies, a subsidiary of the Chinese fintech giant Ant Group. Together, they aim to develop web3 infrastructure focused on node services, security and hardware.

張表示，即時支付和現實世界資產（RWA）是 Pharos 優先考慮的兩個主要用例。為此，Pharos 宣布與中國金融科技巨頭螞蟻集團旗下螞蟻金服旗下的 web3 品牌 ZAN 建立策略夥伴關係。他們共同致力於開發專注於節點服務、安全性和硬體的 Web3 基礎架構。

Zhang highlighted that the partnership with ZAN will concentrate on RWA use cases, while another partnership with Worldwide Stablecoin Payment Network (WSPN) will focus on stablecoin payment use cases. More partnerships are in the pipeline, he added.

張強調，與 ZAN 的合作將專注於 RWA 用例，而與全球穩定幣支付網路（WSPN）的另一項合作將專注於穩定幣支付用例。他補充說，更多的合作關係正在醞釀中。

Pharos envisions an ecosystem of "web3 SuperApps" powered by "hyper-parallelism across consensus, execution, storage and heterogeneous hardware." In terms of scalability, Pharos seeks to support 50,000 transactions per second (TPS). For comparison, the theoretical maximum TPS for Solana and Ethereum Layer 2 network Arbitrum are 65,000 and 40,000, respectively, per Chainspect data.

Pharos 設想了一個由「跨共識、執行、儲存和異質硬體的超並行性」提供支援的「web3 SuperApps」生態系統。在可擴展性方面，Pharos 力求支援每秒 50,000 筆交易（TPS）。為了進行比較，根據 Chainspect 數據，Solana 和以太坊第 2 層網路 Arbitrum 的理論最大 TPS 分別為 65,000 和 40,000。

Pharos launch timeline

法羅斯發射時間表

The Pharos network is currently in an internal development phase, with plans to launch a testnet in Q1 2025 and a mainnet later in the year, said Zhang. When asked about a potential network token launch, Zhang said, "A network utility token is an option."

張表示，Pharos 網路目前正處於內部開發階段，計劃於 2025 年第一季推出測試網，並於今年稍後推出主網。當被問及潛在的網絡代幣發行時，張說：“網絡實用代幣是一種選擇。”

Pharos operates with fewer than 10 employees across the U.S., Hong Kong and Singapore, and Zhang plans to expand the team to over 20 members, by hiring in cryptography, marketing and ecosystem development roles.

Pharos 在美國、香港和新加坡營運的員工人數不到 10 名，張計畫透過招募密碼學、行銷和生態系統開發職位，將團隊規模擴大到 20 名以上。

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