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LayerZero (ZRO) and KAITO lead $411m token unlocks this week

LayerZero (ZRO) and KAITO lead $411m token unlocks this week

CryptopolitanCryptopolitan2025/08/18 11:15
By:By Vignesh Karunanidhi

Share link:In this post: LayerZero (ZRO) and KAITO lead $411 million token unlocks this week Major linear unlocks include SOL, WLD, TIA, DOGE, and other projects Smaller tokens show varying unlock progress across different stages

LayerZero and KAITO lead a massive $411 million token unlock wave scheduled for the coming week.

ZRO unlocks 25.71 million tokens worth $52.44 million while KAITO releases 23.35 million tokens valued at $25.05 million.

Major linear unlocks feature SOL, WLD, TIA, DOGE, TAO, and other projects releasing tokens continuously throughout the period.

LayerZero and KAITO dominate major single token unlocks

LayerZero leads the solo unlock group with 25.71 million ZRO tokens worth $52.44 million unlocked during the week. This accounts for 9.32% of the total supply scheduled for unlocking during the period.

KAITO comes next with 23.35 million tokens worth $25.05 million going into circulation this week. The unlock affects 9.67% of KAITO’s unlock supply allocation this quarter.

LayerZero (ZRO) and KAITO lead $411m token unlocks this week image 0 Cliff unlocks data: Cryptopolitan

SOON rounds out the major single unlocks with 41.88 million tokens worth $11.49 million. The release affects 17.81% of SOON’s unlock supply, creating the largest percentage impact among major unlocks.

The three major single unlocks combine for over $88 million in new token supply hitting markets simultaneously. These concentrated unlocks typically create short-term price volatility as markets absorb the additional supply.

Linear unlock schedules create continuous market pressure

As per Tokenomist data, Solana leads the linear unlock category with 506.47K SOL tokens worth $92.65 million being released gradually throughout the week. This daily unlock affects just 0.09% of the circulating supply due to SOL’s massive token base.

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TRUMP token follows with 4.89 million tokens valued at $44.01 million impacting 2.45% of circulating supply. Worldcoin adds 37.23 million WLD tokens worth $35.78 million affecting 1.98% of total circulation.

Bittensor contributes 50.40K TAO tokens valued at $18.06 million while Dogecoin releases 96.54 million DOGE worth $21.66 million. TAO affects 0.54% of supply while DOGE impacts only 0.06% due to its large token count. Celestia unlocks 6.96 million TIA tokens worth $14.10 million.

Other linear unlocks also involve 700K AVAX tokens worth $16.75 million and 3.01 million SUI worth $10.91 million. MORPHO releases 6.96 million tokens worth $13.77 million while ETHFI releases 8.46 million worth $9.82 million.

Smaller linear tokens include DOT releasing 2.30 million tokens worth $8.95 million, IP releasing 2.32 million tokens worth $13.20 million, and JTO releasing 4.20 million tokens worth $7.15 million. ENS rounds off the agenda with 307.7K tokens worth $7.86 million.

Smaller projects advance through varying unlock stages

PlayZap leads the small unlock segment by a significant margin with a cost of $0.01002, as per CoinMarketCap data. The gaming platform is capitalized at $860,383 with 85.84 million PZP tokens in circulation. Completing the unlocking is at 77.91% with 2.31 million PZP tokens to be distributed in the next.

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Reddex does not show real-time price data but has a circulating supply of 45.28 million LQDX tokens. The project has 88.35% unlock progress representing nearly completion of its token unlock schedule. The upcoming unlock will release 10.42 million LQDX tokens representing 2.61% of total locked supply.

KARRAT is trading at $0.05388 with a 5.43% decline in the day and $19.06 million market cap. The gaming infrastructure project has 353.68 million KARRAT tokens in circulation with 23.39% unlock progress realized. The upcoming drop adds 16 million KARRAT tokens into circulation.

Rebase GG has 49.63 million current IRL tokens in circulation. Unlock progress is 34.95% and holds 14.01 million IRL tokens for the upcoming release. SatoshiVM is $0.1651 down by 3.72% and has a $1.16 million market cap.

The platform has 7 million SAVM tokens in circulation with 71.52% unlock progress. The next unlock will release 468,395 SAVM tokens which represent 2.23% of total locked supply for the decentralized virtual machine project.

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