The crypto market is bracing for token unlocks worth over $446 million this week. The market could be affected by the issue of releasing many locked tokens.
These token unlocks could involve multiple projects, such as Arbitrum, Starknet, Solana, and ApeCoin.
What are token unlocks?
Token unlocking occurs when teams, investors, and users receive tokens as expected. Some unlocks happen all at once (called cliff unlocks), while others happen gradually each day (linear unlocks).
When a large number of tokens enter circulation, the supply increases. If demand doesn’t match, prices can drop. This is why traders tend to trade unlocks to bet against volatility.
🚨 UPDATE: Over $3.9 billion worth of tokens will be released in October, led by $ASTER ($503.58 million), $SUI ($180.4 million), and $XPL($90.06 million) by CryptoRank. pic.twitter.com/zXR3eGvyzH
– Cointelegraph (@Cointelegraph) October 1, 2025
What’s happening this week
According to Tokenomist, several major projects will benefit from a one-time release worth more than $5 million. These include:
- FTN (Fasttoken) – approximately $40.2 million.
- CONX (Connex) – approximately $33 million.
- ARB (Arbitrum) – over $30 million.
- DRB (deBridge) – approximately 17.6% of its total supply.
- STRK (Starknet) – $14-16 million.
- SEI – $12-13 million.
- ZK (zkSync) – $6.9 million.
- APE (ApeCoin) – $6.75 million.
These cliff releases can trigger sudden market movements since large chunks of tokens become available at once.
According to Tokenomist, over the next 7 days, major one-time releases (over $5 million) will include FTN, CONX, ARB, DRB, STRK, SEI, ZK, and APE. Major linear unlocks (over $1 million per day) will involve SOL, TRUMP, WLD, DOGE, IP, AVAX, ASTER, TIA, SUI, ETHFI, DOT, TAO, and STBL. The total… pic.twitter.com/rSsjvCNhEJ
– Wu Blockchain (@WuBlockchain) October 13, 2025
Linear unlocks to watch out for
Some tokens will be gradually unlocked and more than a million dollars will join the market every day. These include, among others, SOL, TRUMP, WLD, DOGE, AVAX, SUI, DOT, TIA, ETHFI and TAO.
As an example, Solana (SOL) will unlock $97.7 million, while Worldcoin (WLD) and TRUMP tokens will unlock over $30 million each. Progressive unlocks always impact prices over time as more tokens enter circulation.
What does this mean for the crypto market?
Traders will likely experience more volatility with the upcoming $446 million token unlock. Investors and teams who receive these tokens can sell some of them, which creates pressure to sell.
However, not all unlocks generate a negative result; some of them could improve liquidity or contribute to the development of an ecosystem.
⚡️ Upcoming token unlocks
During this week, @Aster_DEX, @DeepBookonSui, @STBL_official, @Arbitrum And @deBridge will have the biggest unlocks.#ASTER – $464 million#DeepBook – $65.7 million#Starknet – $16.4 million#Sei – $12.6 million#STBL – $32.9 million#Arbitrum – $31.3 million#deBridge – $18.7 million#ZKsync -… pic.twitter.com/asM4X8ccZf
– CryptoDep (@Crypto_Dep) October 13, 2025
Conclusion
The third week of October is shaping up to be a big week for token unlocking. Whether you are a trader or simply observing the charts, it is essential to monitor these events. Timing is everything in crypto, and this week’s unlocks could become a step toward the next big thing.
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