$389M in Token Unlocks Set to Shake Crypto Markets This Week

This week, the cryptocurrency market anticipates a significant influx of tokens, with over $389 million worth scheduled for release. This wave includes substantial one-time releases, as well as smaller, more gradual unlocks.

A Surge in Token Supply

Data from Tokenomist, shared by crypto journalist Colin Wu, highlights several large one-time unlocks. Solayer (LAYER), Ethena (ENA), and Spectre (SPEC) are releasing between $6 million and $86 million in tokens. LAYER's unlock is the largest, representing nearly 13% of its total supply – approximately 27 million tokens valued at roughly $86.73 million. ENA will release just over 3% of its locked supply, worth almost $50 million. Spectre (SPEC) will see a massive 48.51% of its supply unlocked, totaling 10 million tokens and approximately $21.3 million. These significant releases can increase circulating supply rapidly, potentially triggering sell-offs by early investors seeking to profit.

Other notable unlocks include Kaspa (KAS), releasing 144.64 million tokens (0.55% of its locked supply) valued at around $13.39 million. Movement (MOVE), recently in the news following the suspension of co-founder Rushi Manche, will also release 2% of its supply, totaling approximately $8.45 million.

Daily Token Releases

Beyond these large one-time events, daily unlocks are expected throughout the week. Tokenomist indicates Solana (SOL) and Worldcoin (WLD) will release 465,000 and 37.23 million tokens, respectively, between now and May 12. This translates to daily releases valued at approximately $9.67 million for SOL and $5.11 million for WLD.

Worldcoin, launched in six U.S. cities on April 30th, has drawn significant attention due to its expansion of its Orb-based biometric identity verification system.

Additionally, the TRUMP meme coin will see daily unlocks worth $5.49 million over the next seven days. This follows reports of the team moving large amounts of tokens to centralized exchanges, raising concerns about potential market manipulation.

Dogecoin (DOGE) is also included, with 96.5 million tokens (valued at over $16 million) scheduled for gradual release throughout the week. At the time of writing, DOGE is trading slightly down (0.1% in the last 24 hours, 4.1% over the past seven days), with prices generally ranging between $0.169 and $0.175.

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