Token unlocks are one of the most predictable forms of selling pressure in crypto. And most people don't track them.
Here's the basic idea:
When a project launches, not all tokens are available to trade. Some are locked. Team allocations, early investor vesting schedules, ecosystem funds, staking rewards — they release over time.
When those tokens unlock, they enter circulation. If the recipients sell, the price gets pressured.
Not all unlocks are bearish. Some are priced in. Some recipients hold. But the supply increase is real, and it needs buyers to absorb it.
How to check: most projects publish a vesting schedule. Market data sites track upcoming unlocks. If a large unlock is coming — say, more than 5% of circulating supply — it's worth knowing about.
The key question isn't "is there an unlock?" It's: how big, when, and who's receiving?
A 1% unlock to the team is different from a 15% unlock to early VCs. Size and recipient matter.
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