ApeCoin, Optimism, and More: Analyzing September’s $174 Million Token Unlocks

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In Brief

  • Over $174 million worth of tokens, including ApeCoin (APE), Optimism (OP), and Aptos (APT), unlock in September, potentially impacting the market.
  • ApeCoin (APE) will unlock 40.60 million tokens, worth $58.47 million, on Sept. 17, making up 11.02% of the circulating supply.
  • Optimism (OP) is set to unlock 3.03% of its circulating supply, consisting of 24.16 million OP tokens, potentially adding a selling supply worth $33.34 million.
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According to the data compiled by BeInCrypto, over $174 million worth of tokens will be unlocked this month. But how will the market react?

Bitcoin (BTC) is struggling near $26,000, and altcoins are slowly bleeding. And with major unlocks scheduled for some altcoins, there may be more potential downside.

ApeCoin (APE) Will Unlock 11% of Circulating Supply

ApeCoin has already unlocked 50% of its supply. However, the remaining vesting schedule might add to the woes of the token holders.

According to data from TokenUnlocks, ApeCoin will unlock 40.60 million tokens, worth $58.47 million, on Sept. 17. The unlock makes up 11.02% of the circulating supply.

The project will unlock APE tokens for the following seven beneficiaries:

  • 2.22 million tokens worth $3.20 million for Yuga Labs founder.
  • 25 million tokens worth $36 million for “Launch Contributors 1”
  • 757,580 tokens worth $1.09 million for “Launch Contributors 2”
  • 833,330 tokens worth $1.20 million for “Launch Contributors 3”
  • 277,780 tokens worth $400,000 for charity.
  • 7.34 million tokens worth $10.58 million for Treasury.
  • 4.17 million tokens worth $6 million for Yuga Labs.
APE token schedule.
APE token unlocks date. Source: TokenUnlocks

$33 Million Optimism (OP) Token Unlock in September

On Sept. 30, Optimism will unlock 3.03% of its circulating supply, consisting of 24.16 million OP tokens. Moreover, the OP token unlocks could add a potential selling supply worth $33.34 million.

Optimism will allocate the fresh tokens to core contributors and investors. 12.75 million tokens worth $17.60 million will be unlocked for core contributors, while 11.41 million OP tokens worth $15.74 million will be unlocked for investors.

OP token unlocks date. Source: TokenUnlocks
OP token unlocks date. Source: TokenUnlocks

A similar portion was unlocked this week on Wednesday. Afterward, the OP price fell by around 7.73%.

As of writing, the OP token is trading at $1.383. The screenshot below shows that it has major support at $1.365. A breach of the support could result in a head and shoulders breakdown, leading to a further price downfall.

OPUSDT, Binance. Source: TradingView
OPUSDT, Binance. Source: TradingView

Aptos (APT) Will Unlock Nearly 2% of Circulating Supply 

The screenshot below shows that the upcoming unlock for APT is scheduled for Sept. 12. Henceforth, the project will release 4.54 million tokens worth $25.22 million for the foundation and the community.

1.33 million tokens worth $7.40 million will be released for the foundation, while 3.21 million tokens worth $17.82 million will be released for the community.

APT token unlocks date. Source: TokenUnlocks
APT token unlocks date. Source: TokenUnlocks

The first major unlock for September falls on Sunday. On September 3, Sui will release 34.62 million SUI tokens worth $17.43 million for the community access program. Given these points, the tokens contribute 4.37% to the circulating supply.

SUI token unlocks date. Source: TokenUnlocks
SUI token unlocks date. Source: TokenUnlocks

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Harsh Notariya
Harsh Notariya is a journalist at BeInCrypto, who writes about various topics, including decentralized physical infrastructure networks (DePIN), tokenization, crypto airdrops, decentralized finance (DeFi), meme coins, and altcoins. Before joining BeInCrypto, he was a community consultant at Totality Corp, specializing in the metaverse and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Additionally, Harsh was a blockchain content writer and researcher at Financial Funda, where he created educational reports on...
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