Alex Zhang: Tokenizing Real World Assets on Pharos

July 15, 2025
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Global financial systems have long been held back by inefficiencies, high entry barriers, and a lack of trust in centralized systems. Cross-border payments rely on legacy intermediary networks, resulting in multi-day delays and exorbitant fees. Access to premium assets, such as US Treasuries and real estate, remains out of reach for the broader investors. And asset ownership continues to depend on paper-based contracts and intermediary endorsements, leading to opacity and frequent disputes.

Tokenizing real-world assets changes the game : transforming real assets into programmable, divisible, and instantly settable digital tokens on the blockchain. This transformation is not merely a technological change; it fundamentally reshapes the underlying logic of the financial system by redefining asset ownership and streamlining capital efficiency. Early successes, such as the rapid sale of tokenized villas in Dubai and plans to tokenize prime Tokyo office space, already demonstrate the immense potential to unlock new markets and enhance liquidity.

This is the future we are building at Pharos. Our purpose is to pioneer the future of finance by forging the foundation for a new global economic system. We are creating a secure, scalable, and compliant platform where assets of all kinds—from green energy to stable coins—unlock unprecedented levels of liquidity and access for everyone. To achieve this, we have built Pharos from the ground up, with a leading architecture designed to handle the demands of a global financial system at a fraction of the cost of traditional infrastructure.

We know that technology alone is not enough to achieve this. Trust and transparency are the bedrock of widespread adoption. That is why we are deeply committed to meeting the highest standards of regulatory compliance and data integrity. Our strategic collaboration with Ant Group is a prime example of this commitment. It's not just about building upon vast technological resources; it's a deep partnership that includes bringing high-quality assets onto the Pharos Network. This collaboration ensures the authenticity and auditability of real-world asset data, providing a robust foundation for trust and transparency in the tokenized asset markets we are building. It's a foundation for a more open, efficient, and accessible financial future.

This vision is already taking hold. The Pharos Testnet's first month performance underscores its immense potential: we welcomed over 1.4 million authentic users, saw 2.81 million website visits, and gained 41.9 million unique addresses.This incredible momentum is being further fueled by our $20 million ecosystem fund, which has already enabled the launch of 6 innovative RWAFi projects, from tokenizing mineral rights to creating asset-backed platforms.

The tokenization of real-world assets represents the single greatest shift in modern finance, and  Pharos is leading that shift. We are building the essential, trusted gateway for Asia and the global’s vast real asset economy to enter Web3. This vision is embodied in our name: Pharos, taken from the Greek word for 'lighthouse,' reflects our commitment and our promise to illuminate the path forward as we build a more open, efficient, and flowless financial world.