Unlocking the upside has been priced in, the monthly release was cut by 60%, but why didn’t APT rise?
Today’s most counterintuitive moment is this one.
Today (October 12) marks the official end of Aptos early investors’ and core contributors’ four-year vesting period. From now on, APT’s planned monthly unlock drops from 11.31 million tokens to 4.54 million, a reduction of about 60%.
The overhaul has all taken effect at once:
1. Hard cap of 2.1 billion APT in total supply (on-chain proposal #183 passed, with 3.352 billion votes in support)
2. The foundation permanently locks 210 million tokens for staking, using staking rewards to fund operations, and will no longer sell coins to pay salaries
3. Annual staking yield cut from 5.19% to 2.6%
4. Gas fees increased 10x but are fully burned; stablecoin transfer costs remain around $0.00014
My observation:
The end of unlocking does not mean an immediate price jump today. The biggest gains from unlocking news often happen in the “expectation” phase — APT fell only 1.44% last week and traded sideways around $0.8; once the news was realized, there was no movement, which suggests smart money had already priced it in. The real thing to watch over the next two weeks is whether APT net inflows to exchanges actually decrease — that would be evidence that the pressure relief has been “confirmed.”
Also, a reminder: after staking yields were cut in half, the long-term stakers’ “easy passive income” logic has changed, and the actual sell-pressure structure will change too. Many analyses did not mention this.
Data as of: 2026-10-12 04:30 UTC
Sources: cryptopolitan; tradersunion
For information sharing only, not investment advice.
I’ll keep tracking these unlock calendars every day, follow me so you don’t get lost.
Once the real pressure eases, would you reconsider APT? Let’s discuss in the comments.
$APT #token unlock
Today’s most counterintuitive moment is this one.
Today (October 12) marks the official end of Aptos early investors’ and core contributors’ four-year vesting period. From now on, APT’s planned monthly unlock drops from 11.31 million tokens to 4.54 million, a reduction of about 60%.
The overhaul has all taken effect at once:
1. Hard cap of 2.1 billion APT in total supply (on-chain proposal #183 passed, with 3.352 billion votes in support)
2. The foundation permanently locks 210 million tokens for staking, using staking rewards to fund operations, and will no longer sell coins to pay salaries
3. Annual staking yield cut from 5.19% to 2.6%
4. Gas fees increased 10x but are fully burned; stablecoin transfer costs remain around $0.00014
My observation:
The end of unlocking does not mean an immediate price jump today. The biggest gains from unlocking news often happen in the “expectation” phase — APT fell only 1.44% last week and traded sideways around $0.8; once the news was realized, there was no movement, which suggests smart money had already priced it in. The real thing to watch over the next two weeks is whether APT net inflows to exchanges actually decrease — that would be evidence that the pressure relief has been “confirmed.”
Also, a reminder: after staking yields were cut in half, the long-term stakers’ “easy passive income” logic has changed, and the actual sell-pressure structure will change too. Many analyses did not mention this.
Data as of: 2026-10-12 04:30 UTC
Sources: cryptopolitan; tradersunion
For information sharing only, not investment advice.
I’ll keep tracking these unlock calendars every day, follow me so you don’t get lost.
Once the real pressure eases, would you reconsider APT? Let’s discuss in the comments.
$APT #token unlock