About $1.11 billion of tokens unlock between October 5 and 11. What does that actually mean?
đ§ In plain words
Many projects lock tokens for teams and investors and release them on a schedule. An unlock is when a batch becomes free to move or sell. Per Cryptonomist, this week's list includes $APT on October 11, with 11.31 million tokens worth about $9.06 million, around 0.64% of supply. Think of it like a company letting employees sell shares after a waiting period: not everyone sells, but some might.
â What it means for you
âą Check who receives the tokens. Aptos splits this one between contributors, community, investors and the foundation.
âą Compare the size to daily volume. APT trades about $87 million a day, per CoinGecko, far more than this unlock.
âą Unlock dates are public, so markets often move before, not after.
The takeaway: an unlock is information, not automatically a sell signal.
#Tokenomics
đ§ In plain words
Many projects lock tokens for teams and investors and release them on a schedule. An unlock is when a batch becomes free to move or sell. Per Cryptonomist, this week's list includes $APT on October 11, with 11.31 million tokens worth about $9.06 million, around 0.64% of supply. Think of it like a company letting employees sell shares after a waiting period: not everyone sells, but some might.
â What it means for you
âą Check who receives the tokens. Aptos splits this one between contributors, community, investors and the foundation.
âą Compare the size to daily volume. APT trades about $87 million a day, per CoinGecko, far more than this unlock.
âą Unlock dates are public, so markets often move before, not after.
The takeaway: an unlock is information, not automatically a sell signal.
#Tokenomics