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Pharos Builder Base Camp

Pharos Builder Base Camp: Bridging TradFi with DeFi to Unlock the Future of RWA, Payments, and Beyond.

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Pharos Builder Base Camp

Pharos Builder Base Camp: Bridging TradFi with DeFi to Unlock the Future of RWA, Payments, and Beyond.

Build with us

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Bridging TradFi with DeFi to Unlock the Future of RWA, Payments, and Beyond

The Pharos Builder Base Camp is a global initiative designed to empower developers, startups, and institutions to build the next generation of Real-World Asset (RWA) applications, decentralized payments, and financial innovations on Pharos Network—a modular and full-stack parallel Layer 1 blockchain.

By leveraging the high-performance blockchain architecture, advanced modular stack, and cross-chain interoperability of Pharos, this program bridges the gap between Traditional Finance (TradFi) and Decentralized Finance (DeFi), unlocking new opportunities for financial inclusion, scalability, and market expansion.

Participants will gain hands-on experience, expert mentorship, and access to Pharos’ ecosystem of SPNs (Special Processing Networks), native restaking, and high-speed parallel execution frameworks. Whether you're working on tokenized assets, decentralized payment rails, or cross-chain financial infrastructures, the Builder Base Camp provides the ideal platform to turn ideas into reality.

Builder Base Camp Timeline

Registration Start

10th March 2025

Submission DDL

30th April 2025

Demo Day

15th May 2025

Event

Developer tour Station for each country

China

India

Vietnam

How Pharos Empowers Builders

Pharos Network is uniquely designed to support complex financial applications and real-world assets with the following features:

Modular & Scalable Infrastructure

L1-Base: High-performance data availability with hardware acceleration.

L1-Core: A decentralized, high-throughput blockchain with subsecond finality for real-time transactions.

L1-Extension: Enables Special Processing Networks (SPNs), cross-SPN interoperability, and native restaking to expand financial applications seamlessly.

High-Speed Parallel Execution & Data Processing

Pharos Virtual Machine (PVM): Optimized for parallel transaction execution, reducing congestion and latency.

Parallel Merklization & Indexing: Enables high-speed asset transactions, real-time verification, and seamless integration with external TradFi systems.

Full Life Cycle Asynchronous Pipelining: Enhances efficiency by processing transactions independently, ensuring uninterrupted performance.

Cross-Chain Interoperability & Financial Ecosystem Integration

Decentralized Data Exchange Protocol: Synchronizes external financial data sources with Pharos applications to enable real-world financial integrations.

Adaptive Restaking Interaction Protocol: Facilitates shared security and liquidity circulation, allowing seamless DeFi & TradFi asset movements (e.g., stBTC, stETH, tokenized securities).

SPN-Native Restaking: Allows developers to create customized financial services leveraging the computing power of Pharos validators.

Builder Base Camp Structure

The Builder Base Camp Program aims to provide technical knowledge, mentorship and support to build and ship projects on Pharos. The program is divided into key phases, starting from onboarding and technical deep dives and going all the way to the pitching projects on the Demo Day. Each phase is designed to ensure that participants not only build but also deploy and scale their innovations on Pharos Network.

Phase 1

Onboarding and Kick-Off

The registration process for the Pharos Builder Base Camp will begin from 10th March 2025.

Once the registration is complete, there will be a team formation and onboarding call.

Following the onboarding and team formation, there will be an idea brainstorming session with all the teams participating.

The Builder Base Camp will also have weekly Office-Hours for mentoring and advice.

Phase 2

Lecture Series & Hand-On Workshop

There will be a Deep Dive session on the Pharos Network to explore the technical architecture and its core technologies.

Following the Deep Dive series, developers will also get to know “How to Build Projects on Pharos” during various workshops.

Phase 3

Building & Testing

There will be an extensive session on exploring various contract standards for RWA, TradFi and DeFi to ease the development process.

There will be extensive support for builders through offline Base Camps in India, China and Vietnam.

The builders will be mentored to build market ready projects.

There will be sessions on business model, institutional adoption, and ecosystem scaling to prepare the teams for project submission and Demo Day.

Phase 4

Project Submission & Demo Day Pitches

The final stage of the Builder Base Camp will be project submission by all the teams.

Following the project submission, the teams will be shortlisted to present their Project Pitch during the Demo Day.

Why Join THe Pharos Builder Base Camp?

Global Reach

The program welcomes participants from across the world, fostering diverse perspectives and innovative solutions for the financial ecosystem.

High Performance Infrastructure

The parallel execution and specialized processing networks (SPNs) of Pharos ensure real-world financial applications are scalable, efficient, and user-friendly.

Break Boundaries

By integrating TradFi and DeFi, participants will explore the tokenization of RWAs, cross-chain payments, and decentralized finance innovations within the modular and composable ecosystem of Pharos.

Startup & Entrepreneurial Spirit

Builder Base Camp serves as a launchpad for startups and developers, offering a platform to showcase ideas, build prototypes, and gain market traction through grants, incubation, and strategic ecosystem partnerships.

Builder Base Camp Prize Track

The Builder Base Camp plans to incubate specialized project tracks for builders that align with their expertise and vision. These tracks focus on tokenized RWAs, decentralized payments, tooling & infrastructure, and advanced DeFi solutions, allowing builders to explore new frontiers in financial technology.

RWA & Payments Track

$125,000

For five winners

DeFi Track

$100,000

For five winners

Open Innovation Track

$50,000

For Three winners

Tooling & Infra Track

$25,000

For five winners

Key Areas

Institutional-Grade RWA Tokenization Platforms

RWA-backed Stablecoins

Yield-bearing Stablecoins

RWA Trading and Marketplaces

RWA-Backed Lending & Borrowing Protocols

Five Winners

1st Place

$35,000

2nd Place

$30,000

3rd Place

$25,000

4th Place

$20,000

5th Place

$15,000

Key Areas

DEXs

Smart Wallets

Lending and borrowing protocols

Liquid Staking/Restaking Platform

Perpetual trading platforms

Yield farming and trading platform

Central Limit Order Book (CLOB) Exchanges

Liquidity Optimization Toolset (RFQ/Intent)

Token launchpad and distribution platform

Five Winners

1st Place

$30,000

2nd Place

$25,000

3rd Place

$20,000

4th Place

$15,000

5th Place

$10,000

Key Areas

AI + Blockchain (DeFAI) and AI Agent Kit

Decentralized Science (DeSci)

DePIN

SocialFi, GameFi etc

Any disruptive Ideas

Three Winners

1st Place

$20,000

2nd Place

$17,500

3rd Place

$12,500

Key Areas

RWA Data Oracles, Indexing, Data Aggregation Services

Dual-VM Smart Contract SDK & Deployment Pipelines

Wallet SDK & Developer Tooling (exp, RWA, Payment, AA enabled)

ZK, Privacy, Compliance Middleware and Infrastructure

Chain Abstraction & Liquidity Bridging

DID & Verifiable Credentials

High-Throughput Validator Optimization Toolkit

Five Winners

1st Place

$5,000

2nd Place

$5,000

3rd Place

$5,000

4th Place

$5,000

5th Place

$5,000

Judging Criteria (Tooling & Infra)

Criterion

Team Expertise and Capability

Innovation and Impact

Ecosystem Contribution to Pharos

Business Model and Feasibility, User adoption

Resourcefulness

Weight

30%

Description

Evaluates the skills, expertise, and experience of team members, including technical knowledge, problem-solving abilities, adaptability, and prior accomplishments.

Judging will focus on the solution's technical innovation, scalability, reliability, maintainability, and efficiency in delivering robust tooling and infrastructure on Pharos.

Assesses the project's integration with the Pharos ecosystem, its contribution to ecosystem growth, scalability, and sustainability

Evaluates the viability and sustainability of the business model, including revenue generation, scalability, and strategies for user acquisition and retention.

Examines the team's efficiency in utilizing available resources, including funding, partnerships, technology stacks, and ecosystem tools to achieve maximum output.

Criterion

Team Expertise and Capability

Innovation and Impact

Ecosystem Contribution to Pharos

Business Model and Feasibility, User adoption

Resourcefulness

Weight

30%

Description

Evaluates the skills, expertise, and experience of team members, including technical knowledge, problem-solving abilities, adaptability, and prior accomplishments.

Judging will focus on the solution's technical innovation, scalability, reliability, maintainability, and efficiency in delivering robust tooling and infrastructure on Pharos.

Assesses the project's integration with the Pharos ecosystem, its contribution to ecosystem growth, scalability, and sustainability

Evaluates the viability and sustainability of the business model, including revenue generation, scalability, and strategies for user acquisition and retention.

Examines the team's efficiency in utilizing available resources, including funding, partnerships, technology stacks, and ecosystem tools to achieve maximum output.

Judging Criteria (RWA & Payment ; DeFi ; Innovative)

Criterion

Team Expertise and Capability

Ecosystem Contribution to Pharos

Business Model and Feasibility, User adoption

Marketing & Community Engagement Capability

Resourcefulness

Innovation and Impact

Weight (%)

30%

15%

Description

Evaluates the skills, expertise, and experience of team members, including technical knowledge, problem-solving abilities, adaptability, and prior accomplishments.

Assesses the project's integration with the Pharos ecosystem, its contribution to ecosystem growth, scalability, and sustainability

Evaluates the viability and sustainability of the business model, including revenue generation, scalability, and strategies for user acquisition and retention.

Reviews the project's ability to promote itself effectively through branding, community building, user engagement, and growth strategies within Web3 communities.

Examines the team's efficiency in utilizing available resources, including funding, partnerships, technology stacks, and ecosystem tools to achieve maximum output.

Measures the project's originality, creativity, and potential to create meaningful, long-term change within the Pharos ecosystem and the broader blockchain space.

Criterion

Team Expertise and Capability

Innovation and Impact

Ecosystem Contribution to Pharos

Business Model and Feasibility, User adoption

Resourcefulness

Weight

30%

Description

Evaluates the skills, expertise, and experience of team members, including technical knowledge, problem-solving abilities, adaptability, and prior accomplishments.

Judging will focus on the solution's technical innovation, scalability, reliability, maintainability, and efficiency in delivering robust tooling and infrastructure on Pharos.

Assesses the project's integration with the Pharos ecosystem, its contribution to ecosystem growth, scalability, and sustainability

Evaluates the viability and sustainability of the business model, including revenue generation, scalability, and strategies for user acquisition and retention.

Examines the team's efficiency in utilizing available resources, including funding, partnerships, technology stacks, and ecosystem tools to achieve maximum output.

Disclaimer

Pharos reserves the discretion to determine if a team qualifies for prizes. Prizes may not be awarded to teams whose projects lack feasible business implications.

Prize Distribution

70% in stablecoin (upon testnet deployment), and 30% in Pharos tokens, with the final 30% distribution approved only after reaching production stage on Mainnet

Token distribution subject to token launching schedule

Judges