Just as the Atlantic Ocean once connected Europe, Africa, and the Americas and opened a new era of global exchange, the AtlanticOcean Testnet reflects our vision of Pharos as a bridge for global liquidity and real-world assets to flow on-chain.

Guided by the light of Pharos, AtlanticOcean is not bound to one region or one function. It represents scale, memory, and speed that cross borders. This is where our ecosystem begins to expand worldwide, preparing for the launch of the mainnet.

First Testnet Key Achievements

• Performance: Nearly 3 billion transactions across 23 million blocks, with 0.5s block time.
• Global Validator Network: Validators across North America, Asia, and Europe, ensuring low latency.
• Ethereum Compatibility: Full Dencun SPEC compatibility and replay of Ethereum blocks with reliable results.
• Optimizations: Parallel execution, cache improvements, RPC efficiency, and low-memory node releases.
• Ecosystem & Security: Partnerships with Zellic, Exvul, and WingTecher; integrations with MetaMask, OKX Wallet, Hemera Explorer, and Goldsky.

AtlanticOcean: What’s New

Launching in October 2025, AtlanticOcean brings significant upgrades:

• Tokenomics & PoS Consensus: Official PoS model with 1B total supply (aligned with mainnet). User-friendly staking/unstaking, validator voting power, and reward distribution.
• Modular Architecture: Decoupled consensus, execution, node, and storage layers.
• Consensus Enhancements: Pipeline model for higher throughput and simplified voting patterns.
• Hybrid Parallel Execution: DAG-based execution for heavy load, Block-STM V1 for syncing under variable conditions.
• Cache-Friendly Storage: Enhanced PharosDB with advanced cache utilization and routing.
• Expanded Dev Toolset: More powerful and composable functions for developers to test.

Roadmap Forward

• Snapshot Assurance: All activities, contributions, and transactions on the current testnet will be snapshotted and recorded. Nothing will be lost your participation will count toward future rewards and recognition.
• Dual Testnet & Migration: The first Testnet remains online for 3–6 months so ecosystem partners can migrate smoothly.
• Validator Program: Top-performing community nodes will be invited into the second testnet and future Mainnet validator sets.
• Ecosystem Growth: All new incentives, activities, and partnerships will now focus on AtlanticOcean.
• Mainnet Launch: On track for Q1 2026, following the full AtlanticOcean testing cycle and final optimizations.

With AtlanticOcean, we are expanding beyond one region, one function, or one test. This is the Testnet of scale and speed, the bridge where global exchange for real-world assets begins on-chain.

Thank you for your continued support as we move toward Pharos Mainnet. Together, we are building the future of Web3 liquidity, guided by Pharos.

Sincerely,

The Pharos Network Team