PANews reported on October 9th that EPHYRA secured $2 million in strategic funding, with FDV contributing $100 million. The round was co-led by Castrum Istanbul and TBV. EPHYRA is positioned as an AI-driven entertainment ecosystem, transforming static NPCs into emotionally engaged, autonomous AI agents for Web3 gaming and social scenarios. Officials claim the platform currently has a community of over 300,000 members, 6,000 beta testers, and 3,000 NFT pass holders, with plans to launch a Time-Based General Evolution (TGE).