Cardano launches the Orion Fund in 2026, releasing 50 million ADA and shifting to an investment-driven expansion strategy. The fund size is $80 million, with the goal of activating Bitcoin liquidity, and the overall ecosystem expansion relies on the DeFi sector. At the same time, Cardano’s on-chain TVL target is $3 billion; stablecoin liquidity and real demand are key challenges.

Gate News update, April 7, Fluent posted a tweet saying that registration is now open for the BLEND token public offering, targeting $1 million in funding with a FDV of $100 million, with full unlock at TGE. On April 13, the token public offering will close, and the mainnet will go live 2 weeks after the end of the public offering. The total supply of the BLEND token is 1 billion, with an initial unlock of 75 million; 100 million will be allocated to the foundation, 225 million to investors, 200 million to the team, and 400 million to ecosystem expansion.

This week will see multiple token unlocks totaling more than $36 million. The main ones include APT, BABY, and LINEA, among others, with unlock dates concentrated from April 6 to April 13, impacting the share of circulating supply for each.

Gate News message, seven major token unlock events are scheduled for April. $RAIN ranks first with an unlock value of $294.26M, followed by $ZRO at $45.56M, $TON at $43.08M, $UDS at $42.02M, $STABLE at $30.95M, $ADI at $29.89M, and $PUMP at $15.84M.

This week, a range of tokens including SUI, EIGEN, and ENA will undergo large unlocks. The token unlock amounts and circulating share for projects such as SUI, EIGEN, OPN, and ENA vary, with a total value in the millions of dollars.

This week, multiple tokens will unlock, specifically including: REZ unlocking 425 million tokens (worth $1.40 million), KMNO unlocking 229 million tokens (worth $3.89 million), GUN unlocking 436 million tokens (worth $6.97 million), and the unlock status of other tokens such as OP, SUI, ZETA, etc.

Gate News reports that on March 24, YZi Labs transferred 8.75 million RDNT (valued at $470,000) to a certain CEX. These RDNT tokens were acquired through vesting unlocks over the past two years, which were worth approximately $3.86 million at the time of unlock, and are now worth only $470,000.

Strive's Chief Risk Officer Jeff Walton stated that if rating agencies adjust Bitcoin valuations, Strategy could potentially jump from junk grade to investment grade, thereby gaining access to broader capital markets. He pointed out that current mainstream rating systems have significant gaps in their assessment of Bitcoin, which affects corporate financing costs and risk pricing in credit markets.

Visa is hiring cryptocurrency engineers, signaling its crypto strategy entering a new phase. The company aims to deepen its control over digital payments and blockchain, driving integration with the crypto ecosystem. Despite facing regulatory and security challenges, Visa is enhancing its technical capabilities to unlock the application potential of cryptocurrencies.