Gate News message, April 11, on-chain data shows that whale traders who “set 10 major targets in advance” have accumulated a WBTC position of $4.7 million since yesterday (April 10), with an average cost of $72,720.78. This address (0x0EA…34a54) previously placed a heavy bet of $270 million to go short; this time is its first position-building operation in about a month.

Gate News message. On April 9, according to Gate market data, as of the time of publication, ARIA (Aria) is trading at $0.67. It is up 32.95% over the past 24 hours, reaching a high of $0.74 and falling to a low of $0.49. The 24-hour trading volume is $1.0269 million. The current market cap is approximately $123 million. Aria.AI is a next-generation game development and publishing experiment. Its inspiration comes from a Disney-style immersive world and AI technology, and it is designed around game mechanics related to its own IP. It represents a major leap toward bringing Web2-quality game design and publishing standards (combined with AI execution) into the Web3 era. The project has launched an open-world mobile gaming experience, where players can go on adventures in a world called Fudonia,

Pharos Network announces the completion of a $44.0 million Series A round, led by multiple top-tier institutions, with funds to be used to build real-world asset infrastructure. Previously, Pharos had completed an $8.0 million seed round, bringing total funding to $52.0 million. The testnet is scheduled to go live in May 2025.

Gate News message, on April 8, a CEX founder recalled in a new book that from the very beginning, the exchange’s token was positioned as being bigger than the exchange itself. In the white paper, it states: The token does not represent equity. As a utility token, holders can enjoy trading fee discounts, and the token’s use cases will not be limited to the exchange; in the future, it will also expand into blockchain and the DeFi ecosystem.

Gate News message, April 8, Leavitt Mining Pool BTC.TOP founder and CEO Jiang Zhuoer posted that he went short ETH at $2242; this is a mid-to-short-term operation, just like the last time he went long at $1850 and closed it out at $2144. Jiang Zhuoer said that the bear market cycle hasn’t finished yet, and event-driven bounces are opportunities to go short as well; there’s also a small chance that he will start another round again.

Gate News update: On April 8, according to the ADI Predictstreet official website, the prediction market platform ADI Predictstreet will go live officially on April 9. Previously, the platform had reached a multi-year cooperation agreement with FIFA, becoming the official prediction market partner for the 2026 World Cup.

Gate News message, April 7, public chain project Rayls announced that its mainnet will go live on April 30 at 23:00. At the same time, Rayls staking plans and its native stablecoin USDr will also be launched. USDr is Rayls’ native, U.S. dollar–backed stablecoin, used to pay network transaction fees.

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.

Broadridge Financial Solutions chooses Avalanche to build an on-chain shareholder voting system, improving voting efficiency and transparency and attracting more retail investors to participate. The first case will go live at Galaxy Digital’s annual shareholder meeting, marking the beginning of fully on-chain voting for shareholders of U.S. listed companies. The system also supports the integration of traditional and digital assets, advancing blockchain’s application in the financial sector.

Circle announced its post-quantum security roadmap for its Layer-1 Arc blockchain, aiming to ensure the security of wallets, signatures, validators, and off-chain infrastructure by before 2030. The roadmap is divided into four phases: the first phase will go live on the mainnet in 2026, using NIST-approved post-quantum signature schemes, highlighting the industry’s response to quantum threats. Arc offers a more concrete implementation plan than its competitors, marking a new advancement in security for the crypto industry.