Upcoming Token Unlock Events Could Significantly Add Supply to the Market

This token release is part of a vesting scheme for internal parties, most likely early investors or the development team.

Several key token unlock events are scheduled to take place between May 26 and June 1, 2025, releasing a significant amount of tokens and potentially affecting prices.

At current prices, the total value of these unlocks exceeds $2.5 billion.

Optimism (OP) – Token Unlock on May 31, 2025

Optimism

At current prices (around $0.82 per OP), the value of this unlock is estimated to be around $25 to $30 million.

This token release is part of a vesting scheme for internal parties, most likely early investors or the development team.

With Optimism’s large market capitalization (close to $1.4 billion), a 1.8% increase in supply is considered relatively small.

OP’s previous linear token releases have been absorbed by the market without causing significant price fluctuations.

However, there is a possibility of short-term volatility around the unlock date, especially if token holders decide to sell immediately.

But as this unlock schedule was known well in advance, its impact may already be reflected in the current prices. If the general market sentiment remains positive, the price drop (if any) is likely to be temporary.

Ripple (XRP) – Token Unlock on June 1, 2025

Ripple Labs is scheduled to unlock 1 billion XRP

At the time of this report, the tranche exceeds $2.3 billion, with the price of XRP trading around $2.30.

This unlock covers about 2% of the total XRP supply, and also about 2% of the circulating supply – making it one of the largest dollar value token unlocks so far this year.

A release of this magnitude could spark fears of downward pressure on prices, as the influx of more than $2 billion worth of tokens into the market could lead to a flood of supply.

However, Ripple typically locks back around 60-70% of the XRP unlocked into escrow, and only distributes around 30-40% for ecosystem needs.

With such practices, the increase in supply actually in circulation can be much smaller.

Therefore, although this big unlock in June might generate short-term volatility or caution from traders, the actual selling pressure is likely to be limited.

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Sui (SUI) – Token Unlock on June 1, 2025

Sui

This release represents approximately 1.32% of the total outstanding SUI supply. At the latest market price (approximately $3.87 per SUI), the value of this unlock is estimated to be approximately $170 million.

This event follows the previous grand opening that took place on May 1, and is part of Sui’s project vesting schedule.

A $170 million token release is a significant amount, even for a project with a market capitalization in the top 15.

The value is equivalent to about 2-3 days of SUI trading volume, which could create real selling pressure if recipients decide to sell their tokens.

However, SUI prices actually rallied during May despite the large opening, indicating that most of the impact of the additional supply may have been anticipated by the market.

If market sentiment remains positive, the price drop is likely to be temporary. Even so, the potential for a short-term decline or increased volatility around June 1 remains to be watched.

ZetaChain (ZETA) – Token Unlock on June 1, 2025

ZetaChain

This opening is quite striking as it represents 5.34% of the total circulating ZETA supply – a much larger percentage increase compared to other major tokens that opened this week.

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In absolute value, the amount is smaller, at around $11-12 million at current prices (ZETA is around $0.28).

ZetaChain is a mid-capitalization project with a relatively recent trading history. This opening is likely to come from an allocation to early investors or the development team.

A supply increase of more than 5% in a single day is a large number and has the potential to create significant short-term selling pressure on ZETA prices.

With a shallower market and lower liquidity than larger projects, the price of ZetaChain tokens may react more sharply to an influx of new supply.

Traders and token holders are advised to be aware of the potential for high volatility. The price of ZETA could drop quite sharply if most of these tokens go straight to exchanges for sale.

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