The cryptocurrency market is set for a significant supply-side event in the new week, with 23 altcoins scheduled for substantial token unlocks. This comes after a week where Bitcoin's price fell by 0.41%, failing to sustain momentum above the $95,000 level despite approaching it.
The detailed unlock schedule, provided in UTC+3 (Turkish time), reveals the scale and timing of the incoming supply pressure. The unlocks vary dramatically in their potential market impact, measured both by the absolute dollar value and the percentage of the circulating market value they represent.
Notable unlocks include Aptos (APT), which will see $20.36 million (1.50% of market cap) unlocked on January 12. On January 16, Arbitrum (ARB) will unlock $19.41 million (1.64% of market cap). The most significant unlock by percentage is for STBL, with $17.31 million (a staggering 57.68% of its market value) set for release on January 16.
Other major events include a $10.54 million unlock for StarkNet (STRK) on January 15, and a $56.58 million unlock for Aster (ASTER) on January 17. The week culminates with one of the largest unlocks: Ondo Finance (ONDO) will release $775.77 million worth of tokens on January 18, representing 61.39% of its current market capitalization.
The full chronological list of unlocks is as follows: Aptos (APT) on Jan 12; BounceBit (BB) on Jan 13; Chainbase (C) and Boundless (ZKC) on Jan 14; WalletConnect Token (WCT) and StarkNet (STRK) on Jan 15; Arbitrum (ARB), Zebec Network (ZBCN), Drift Protocol (DRIFT), valve (VALVE), STBL (STBL), GoPlus (GPS), and Magma Finance (MAGMA) on Jan 16; Pudgy Penguins (PENGU), Caldera (ERA), deBridge (DBR), Solv Protocol (SOLV), Aster (ASTER), ApeCoin (APE), ZKsync (ZK), and Ancient8 (A8) on Jan 17; and Lombard (BARD) and Ondo Finance (ONDO) on Jan 18.
