3 Token Unlocks to Watch In the Third Week of August 2025
Three major crypto projects—LayerZero, KAITO, and Soon—are set to release substantial token volumes in mid-August 2025, potentially influencing market volatility.
The crypto market is bracing for significant token unlocks in the third week of August 2025. Approximately $1 billion in new token supplies will hit the market.
Three prominent projects, LayerZero (ZRO), KAITO (KAITO), and Soon (SOON), will release substantial token volumes, potentially driving market volatility and influencing short-term price dynamics.
1. LayerZero (ZRO)
- Unlock Date: August 20
- Number of Tokens to be Unlocked: 25.71 million ZRO (2.57% of Total Supply)
- Current Circulating Supply: 111.15 million ZRO
- Total Supply: 1 billion ZRO
LayerZero is an interoperability protocol designed to enable seamless communication across different blockchains. It supports censorship-resistant, permissionless development with immutable smart contracts.
On August 20, LayerZero will release 25.71 million ZRO tokens, valued at approximately $51.9 million. These tokens account for 23.14% of the current circulating supply.
ZRO Token Unlock in August. Source:
Overall, the allocation includes 13.42 million ZRO for strategic partners, 10.63 million tokens for core contributors, and 1.67 million ZRO for tokens repurchased by the team.
2. KAITO (KAITO)
- Unlock Date: August 20
- Number of Tokens to be Unlocked: 23.35 million KAITO (2.3% of Total Supply)
- Current Circulating Supply: 241.38 million KAITO
- Total Supply: 1 billion KAITO
Kaito is an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered Web3 information platform that aggregates and analyzes cryptocurrency market data from diverse sources like social media, governance forums, news and more. The KAITO token serves as a medium of exchange, governance tool, and incentive mechanism within the platform.
On August 20, the team will unlock 23.35 million tokens, representing 9.68% of the current circulating supply. The supply is worth approximately $24.73 million.
KAITO Token Unlock in August. Source:
The team will split the unlocked tokens three ways. The foundation will receive 1.19 million tokens. Furthermore, the team will direct 7.16 million KAITO for ecosystem and network growth and 15 million tokens for long-term creator incentives.
3. Soon (SOON)
- Unlock Date: August 23
- Number of Tokens to be Unlocked: 41.88 million SOON (4.32% of Total Supply)
- Current Circulating Supply: 235.06 million
- Total Supply: 969.9 million
SOON is a high-performance Solana Virtual Machine (SVM) Rollup, designed to implement the Super Adoption Stack. It includes three main components: SOON Mainnet, SOON Stack, and InterSOON.
The network will unlock 41.88 million tokens worth around $11.74 million. The unlocked supply accounts for 17.82% of the current supply in circulation.
SOON Token Unlock in August. Source:
SOON will allocate 26.67 million tokens to SOONer, a collection of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) built on the Solana (SOL) blockchain. Moreover, it will keep 8.30 million tokens for an airdrop to NFT holders.
The team has earmarked 4.17 million SOON for the ecosystem, 2.22 million tokens for community incentives, and 520,830 tokens for airdrop and liquidity.
In addition to these three, other major projects will release tokens during this period. Investors can look out for token unlocks from Avail (AVAIL), Pixels (PIXEL), Polyhedra Network (ZKJ), and IOTA (IOTA).
Disclaimer: The content of this article solely reflects the author's opinion and does not represent the platform in any capacity. This article is not intended to serve as a reference for making investment decisions.
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