Hong Kong, March 13, 2026 – Pharos today announced that it has successfully secured a strategic investment from GCL New Energy, valuing the company at nearly $1 billion. This funding will significantly propel Pharos in transitioning the Real World Asset (RWA) market from the proof-of-concept stage to large-scale, sustainable industrial applications.
Defining New Standards for Web3 and Mainstream Integration
The completion of this strategic investment marks an important step for Pharos in terms of institutional transparency, differing from typical Web3 financing models. It indicates that Pharos has successfully transformed its technological value into a framework that meets the standards of public market regulators and global financial institutions. For the broader Web3 ecosystem, Pharos provides the first viable blueprint for connecting decentralized protocols with mainstream capital.
Connecting Blockchain Infrastructure with the Energy Market
Through this strategic collaboration, both parties will jointly advance multiple initiatives. Although specific collaborative projects are not detailed in the original text, Pharos's parallel execution architecture aims to support high-throughput financial infrastructure, thereby enhancing asset settlement efficiency, increasing transparency, and boosting the liquidity of real-world assets.
Market Validation in Traditional Capital Markets
This collaboration not only brings external market recognition to Pharos's infrastructure strategy but also demonstrates how blockchain platforms can effectively connect with traditional capital markets and regulated industries.
About Pharos
Pharos integrates modular architecture, deep parallel execution, and built-in compliance to achieve on-chain real-time finance. The project is developed by a leadership team and engineers from Ant Group and has received support from global traditional financial investors such as Hack VC and Faction VC.