A token unlock doesn’t automatically mean a price crash.
The date gets attention. The real risk is usually more complicated.
Research on 236 unlock events found much of the price movement happened before the scheduled unlock — but the impact varied significantly by token maturity, unlock size and liquidity.
One important distinction:
Unlocked ≠ sold.
So instead of watching only the calendar, check:
• Unlock size vs circulating supply
• Market liquidity
• Cliff vs. linear vesting
• Price behaviour before the event
The unlock date is a data point — not the whole story.
#TokenUnlock #CryptoEducation #Tokenomics
The date gets attention. The real risk is usually more complicated.
Research on 236 unlock events found much of the price movement happened before the scheduled unlock — but the impact varied significantly by token maturity, unlock size and liquidity.
One important distinction:
Unlocked ≠ sold.
So instead of watching only the calendar, check:
• Unlock size vs circulating supply
• Market liquidity
• Cliff vs. linear vesting
• Price behaviour before the event
The unlock date is a data point — not the whole story.
#TokenUnlock #CryptoEducation #Tokenomics
