The upcoming series of token unlocks includes projects such as Optimism, Celestia, and dYdX, each of which intends to release a huge percentage of their tokens within the next few days. These upcoming token unlocks in the cryptocurrency market will be quite significant because several blockchain projects are about to release a large volume of tokens in the market.
Token unlocks usually have effects on the market, and especially with large percentages of the supply, these could lead to changes in prices, the overall market liquidity, and investor sentiment.
Key Token Unlocks: Optimism, Self Chain, and Celestia
These next token unlock events start with Optimism (OP), which is an established Layer 2 scaling solution for Ethereum. Optimism intends to unlock 32.21M OP tokens, equivalent to 0.75% of its total supply, with a value of $55.75M. Priced at $0.56 each, it is scheduled for release on 31st October.
Yet another major project is Self Chain (SLF), which plans to release 1.52M SLF tokens on October 31. While this is a small percentage of Self Chain’s token for a total circulating supply, the unlocked tokens have a value of approximately $459,830. The smaller percentage may ease market impacts. However, it contributes to the total amount of SLF that may shift short-term trading.
The most significant amount of value is provided by Celestia (TIA), a modular blockchain platform with an emphasis on scalability. Celestia is to launch 175.74M TIA tokens, which makes 16.30% of the total supply and is equal to $879.13M. The Celestia token unlock is to occur on October 31st and is one of the largest in this series.
November Unlocks: Maverick Protocol, dYdX, and Hooked Protocol
After the unlocks in October, Maverick Protocol will unlock 15.52M MAV tokens on November 1, which is 0.78% of the total supply, worth approximately $2.53M. Even though this unlock is small, it will indeed expand MAV’s supply in circulation and may impact its short-term price movements.
On the same day, a decentralized trading platform based on Ethereum called dYdX (DYDX) will free up 8.33M DYDX tokens or 1.84 % of supply with a value of $8.64M. Considering dYdX’s positioning as a leading decentralized finance (DeFi) platform, this release may affect the platform’s liquidity and trading volume.
Another education-related blockchain project, Hooked Protocol (HOOK), is also planned for unlock on November 1, which will release 8.33M HOOK tokens or 1.67% of the total supply with a value of $3.38M.
Other Notable Token Unlocks: TARS Protocol, Sui, and Neutron
TARS Protocol (TAI) will have 28.59M TAI tokens unlocked on November 2, which approximately amounts to 3.19% of the total number of tokens and is valued at $3.98M.
Two major unlocks will follow on November 3: Sui (SUI) and Neutron (NTRN). Sui is a Layer 1 blockchain that focuses on scalability and performance, which aims to unlock 81.91M SUI tokens, which is 0.82% of the total supply of $ 167.16M. On the other hand, Neutron will release 9.96M NTRN tokens, which is 1.00% of the project’s total token supply, with an estimated value of $3.84M.
Unlocking tokens allows information about the project, its activity, investor attitude, the chances for growth, or the volatility of the rate. These unlocks will be anticipated keenly by the market players, though implications to the rest of the crypto market may come about as a result of re-strategizing.
