Pharos Network today announced that the $PROS token and USDC will become exclusive cryptocurrency payment methods on a new Model-as-a-Service (MaaS) platform powered by ZAN technology. The platform is agent-friendly and natively integrates the x402 payment protocol and Skill functionality. This integration marks a pivotal advancement: developers within the Pharos ecosystem can now directly access top-tier AI models at significantly reduced costs, expanding the utility of the $PROS token and further solidifying its core value in real-world commercial applications.

For $PROS, it has evolved beyond being merely a crypto asset—it is now a RealFi payment instrument and a fundamental value carrier embedded within AI-native dApps. Holders of $PROS can now directly use their tokens to access leading large language models such as Gemini, Claude, Qwen, DeepSeek, and ChatGPT. For developers on the Pharos network, this unlocks unprecedented possibilities—whether building DeFi, gaming, or social applications—they can now integrate cutting-edge AI capabilities into their dApps at dramatically lower costs. As the native cryptographic settlement mechanism in this context, $PROS not only strengthens Pharos’s competitive differentiation but also acts as a magnet, attracting more projects to launch or migrate directly onto Pharos to leverage world-class AI resources natively.

Even more significant is the long-term demand expansion this use case creates for $PROS. During the platform’s first month of operation, users who pay with $PROS will receive an 80% discount. This strategic incentive aims to drive increasing adoption among developers and users engaging with AI services, thereby fostering a self-reinforcing, sustainable positive feedback loop. Consequently, the intrinsic value of the $PROS token becomes firmly anchored to real-world AI commercial scenarios.

Wish Wu, Co-founder and CEO of Pharos Network, stated: “Our mission has always been to deliver powerful, easy-to-use tools to developers so they can innovate without constraints. This integration opens a brand-new payment channel and expanded utility for $PROS while enabling the entire ecosystem to unlock the full potential of elite AI models. Any project built on Pharos can now seamlessly embed world-class AI capabilities. This is precisely what sets us apart—we build a bridge connecting the best Web2 assets with the decentralized future.”

This initiative brings together TradFi, Web2, and Web3 ecosystems into a unified vision, demonstrating Pharos’s growing ecosystem synergies. As $PROS continues to extend its reach into high-value domains like AI, Pharos cements its position as the preferred Layer 1 blockchain for real-world commercial applications, deepening its foundational strength over time.

About Pharos Network

Pharos is a Layer-1 blockchain focused on finance and AI, providing compliant infrastructure for institutional assets and internet-scale capital markets. Pharos is committed to orchestrating real-world financial activities onto the blockchain, leveraging a technical architecture that combines a deeply parallelized execution engine (SALI), modular SPN, protocol-level compliance framework, zero-knowledge KYC/AML mechanisms, AsyncBFT consensus, native AI agent support (via the x402 protocol), and dual virtual machines (EVM + WASM compatibility) to enable RWA, stablecoins, cross-border settlements, on-chain yield markets, and AI-driven commercial applications at internet scale.

The Pharos ecosystem is backed by heavyweight strategic partners from the global financial system, including Circle, Chainlink, Anchorage Digital, Morpho, and Centrifuge, linking regulated capital markets with on-chain liquidity venues and enabling real-world assets to be efficiently deployed into strategies that generate verifiable, real yields.

The core team behind Pharos comprises former executives and engineers from Ant Group, supported by a roster of globally renowned investment institutions across both TradFi and crypto sectors, including Sumitomo Corporation, Flow Traders, SNZ, Hack VC, and Faction VC.