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Crypto Market Braces for $3 Billion Token Unlock Wave in July

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Updated by Daria Krasnova
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In Brief

  • The crypto market anticipates a substantial wave of token unlocks, totaling around $3 billion across various projects in July.
  • This includes token releases from prominent crypto projects like AltLayer, Aptos, Arbitrum, and Worldcoin, and others.
  • Market analysts caution that these events could influence broader market sentiment and induce selling pressure.
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As July nears, the crypto market anticipates a significant wave of token unlocks, with projects set to release around $3 billion worth of assets.

Token unlocks involve gradually releasing coins to prevent early investors or team members from selling large amounts quickly. Market experts noted that this process can increase selling pressure on digital assets, which can affect the broader market.

Top Unlocks for July

CryptoRank, a prominent crypto research and analytics platform, has highlighted July’s top 10 token unlock events. These events will unlock over $3 billion in digital assets, including over $100 million in the first week of the month.

AltLayer, an Ethereum roll-up project deployer, will release around 684 million tokens worth $119 million on July 25. Token Unlocks data shows that these tokens represent 22% of the market cap. The assets would be distributed to its team, investors, advisers, protocol development, treasury ecosystem, and community.

Meanwhile, Layer-1 blockchain platform Aptos and Ethereum Layer-2 network Arbitrum will continue their monthly token releases. The two projects will cumulatively release $150 million worth of tokens for their team, advisors, and investors.

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July token unlocks
Top 10 Token Unlocks in July. Source: Cryptorank

Worldcoin, the proof-of-personhood project, will start a major token unlock on July 24. This event will release 6.62 million WLD tokens, valued at approximately $18 million, daily over 730 days. The tokens are allocated to the community, the initial development team, and investors.

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Other notable July unlocks include Uniswap (UNI), Ronin (RON), SUI, ImmutableX (IMX), SEI, Starknet (STRK), and Ethereum Name Service (ENS). Uniswap plans to release 8.33 million UNI tokens worth $77.88 million on July 16. Ronin will release 35.71 million RON tokens valued at $76.32 million starting July 27.

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Oluwapelumi believes Bitcoin and blockchain technology have the potential to change the world for the better. He is an avid reader and began writing about crypto in 2020.
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