Pharos Network introduces Agent Native upgrade to power onchain AI agent economy

What happened

Pharos Network, a financial Layer 1 blockchain, announced a coordinated AI Agent Native upgrade at the Korea Blockchain Week keynote. The rollout, disclosed to Finbold on Wednesday, September 30, starts today and continues through the quarter with sponsored Testnet transactions, an Agent Widget, and an AI portal.

Confirmed

Global impact / market context

Blockchain networks earn fees and attract developers through activity. By paying Testnet transaction costs and adding natural-language tools, Pharos lowers the effort and expense for builders to test AI agents, which could grow future users, transactions, and fee revenue if adoption follows.

Analyst inference

Crypto and AI are converging as projects race to host automated agents that transact onchain. Pharos is positioning itself as a financial Layer 1, which means a base blockchain for money-related apps, competing for developers and capital against other agent-focused networks.

Analyst inference

What to watch

1. The rollout begins today and continues throughout the quarter, covering the Agent Native Testnet upgrade, the Pharos Port Agent Widget for natural-language RealFi interactions, and the AI portal at ai.pharos. Confirmed
2. Pharos should show whether sponsored Testnet transactions convert into real mainnet activity, since free test usage does not prove users will pay fees once the network goes live. Proposed
3. Watch developer uptake and transaction volume after launch, because weak adoption would mean the upgrade failed to build an onchain AI agent economy despite the announcement. Analyst inference

Evidence

• finbold.com