Polymath CEO Vincent Kadar told Cointelegraph that investors are shifting from “unlock anxiety” to a more nuanced view of token releases.
Crypto token unlocks are expected to fall sharply to $3 billion in August, down around 52% from the $6.3 billion in value unlocked in July, according to vesting data tracker Tokenomist.
Despite the overall decrease, several high-profile unlocks could still impact prices. The biggest unlocks include Sui (SUI), Fasttoken (FTN), Aptos (APT), Avalanche (AVAX) and Arbitrum (ARB).
Sui will release $167.62 million in vested tokens on Aug. 1, making it the largest scheduled token unlock for the month. This could be impactful, as the token has a very high fully diluted valuation. This means that the token is highly valued, even though Tokenomist data shows that only 34.5% of its supply is unlocked.
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