Pharos Network launches Axil Prime Credit Vault, opening institutional-grade private credit strategies to on-chain depositors, achieving 14.3% APY with real credit cash flows.

Pharos Network, a Layer 1 public chain focused on Real World Finance (RealFi) and artificial intelligence, announced today the official launch of the Axil Prime Credit Vault (hereinafter "APC", Axil Prime Credit Vault). This vault is an institutional-grade private credit strategy operating entirely on-chain, aiming to open up high-quality credit asset classes previously available only to large funds, family offices, and institutional trading desks to a broader range of on-chain depositors. APC will be distributed through mainstream platforms such as OKX Wallet, Binance Wallet, TopNod, and Kucoin Wallet, with a target Annual Percentage Yield (APY) of approximately 14.3% and a total fundraising cap of 100 million USDC.

Private credit has become one of the fastest-growing financial sectors globally, with institutional capital continuously allocating hundreds of billions of dollars to this asset class in search of diversified returns with low correlation to public markets. However, retail and small-to-medium investors have long been effectively unable to participate in this market, as high-quality credit opportunities are strictly limited to a few professional institutions. The launch of APC aims to thoroughly break this pattern from the distribution end.

Wish Wu, Co-founder and CEO of Pharos, stated: "Institutions and professional investors always have priority access to the best private credit opportunities. Pharos is committed to bridging the gap between RealFi (Real World Finance) value and real users, moving away from 'points farming' or inflationary token yields, and instead rooting itself in real-world consumer credit cash flows encountered by every consumer in their daily lives."

The Axil Prime Credit Vault provides investment channels to diversified private credit portfolios through institutional-grade infrastructure. Its target yield consists of two parts: returns from the underlying private credit portfolio, and ecosystem incentives from Pharos native token $PROS + USDC. This yield characteristic is directly anchored to the real-world credit market, rather than relying on crypto-native token issuance or speculative trading.

APC is fully managed by Axil and deployed via the R25 protocol on the Pharos network. The roles of the three parties are clear: Pharos serves as the distribution and settlement layer, providing a convenient entry point for RealFi users; Axil acts as the credit manager and vault operator, responsible for portfolio construction and credit strategy execution; the R25 protocol provides Real World Asset (RWA) infrastructure, enabling secure connection between on-chain funds and offline credit assets.

Prior to the launch of APC, Pharos had successfully operated the pAlpha Vault, which also focused on real yields and experienced no security incidents throughout its lifecycle. APC adopts equally strict risk control and operational standards, extending the validated security framework to the private credit sector. Depositors can participate using Pharos native USDC backed by Circle, or USDC assets bridged from Ethereum, significantly reducing the friction costs of cross-network fund transfers. APC is open to eligible users through leading platforms such as OKX Wallet, Binance Wallet, TopNod, and Kucoin Wallet, with distribution scope exceeding single ecosystem boundaries.

The vault will officially open to the public on July 15, with a total fundraising cap of 100 million USDC. Following the "early deposit, more benefits" principle, depositors who participate earlier will accumulate more yield days before the lock-up period officially begins, potentially achieving higher overall returns.

About Pharos

Pharos is a RealFi-focused, EVM-compatible Layer 1 public chain designed for institutional-grade assets, compliant finance, and global capital liquidity. To synergize on-chain real finance activities, Pharos deeply integrates deep parallel execution, modular Special Processing Networks, and protocol-level compliant infrastructure, incorporating ZK-KYC/AML mechanisms, AsyncBFT consensus, and dualVM (compatible with both EVM + WASM), to support RWA, stablecoins, cross-border settlement, on-chain yield markets, and programmable financial products at internet-scale volume. Pharos has established partnerships with multiple top-tier institutions in the global financial system, including Circle, Chainlink, Anchorage Digital, Morpho, and Centrifuge, connecting regulated capital markets with on-chain liquidity venues, allowing real-world assets to be truly allocated into strategies that generate real yields. Pharos was founded led by former core management and technical teams from Ant Group, with investors including Hack VC, Faction VC, Sumitomo Corporation, Flow Traders, SNZ, and other global financial institutions and infrastructure providers.

About Axil

Axil is an institutional-grade RWA risk management service provider, with a team comprising senior professionals from BlackRock, HSBC, and HashKey. Axil focuses on the structuring and curation of private credit strategies in emerging markets, utilizing AI-driven risk assessment and multi-layer protection frameworks to achieve sustainable risk-adjusted returns.

About R25
R25 is an on-chain asset management infrastructure for next-generation finance. The platform deeply integrates diversified strategies with top-tier blockchain technology, assisting users in easily accessing expert-level on-chain yields.