This July, the crypto market braces for significant changes as over $53 million in crypto tokens are set to unlock between July 7 and July 13, 2025. The unlocks, primarily from top projects, could have a significant effect on market dynamics.
Large Projects and Unlock Values
Several key projects will contribute to this total unlock value. The largest one is Aptos (APT) unlocking tokens worth $32.28 million collectively. This unlock represents 1.05% of its circulating supply.
Other large unlocks are:
- IO (IO): $7.51 million (5.97% of circulating supply)
- PEAQ (PEAQ): $4.52 million (5.96% of circulating supply)
- AGI: $3.38 million (4.05% of circulating supply)
- OP (Optimism): $2.58 million (0.26% of circulating supply)
- BB (BigBlock): $2.40 million (6.67% of circulating supply)
Market Impact and Risks
The upcoming unlocks are a potential danger to the crypto market. With tokens unlocking, sell pressure can be amplified, especially if the size unlocked is humongous sizes of circulating supplies. Reports shows how the over-weighting of a small number of projects’ unlocks can induce price volatility.
Thus, investors need to take levels of market adoption seriously. In the case where the demand of the market cannot absorb additional supply, prices start going down for certain tokens.
Timing of Unlocks
The biggest unlock, by Aptos, takes place on July 12, 2025. Similarly, IO and PEAQ unlock on July 11, 2025. Timing matters in this case as it occurs at a moment when the overall market is already under pressure due to the shift in supply.
Investors need to pay attention to how these types of dynamics affect market prices and trading volumes. The next couple of weeks are crucial to understanding whether and how the market can absorb this type of new tokens without experiencing substantial downward pressure.
