What are token unlocks?
Many crypto projects don't distribute all their tokens at once. A portion goes to the team, investors or advisors, but they are only allowed to sell or use those tokens after a certain period of time. This process is called vesting. On the scheduled date, a number of tokens are released — that is an unlock.
Why does this matter?
Large unlocks can put downward pressure on the price. When a lot of tokens suddenly become available on the market, it can lead to increased selling pressure. By knowing about unlocks in advance, you can take this into account.
Explanation of terms:
- Market Cap — The total market value of all circulating tokens (price × circulating supply).
- Total Supply — The total number of tokens that exist or will ever exist for this project.
- Circ. Supply — The number of tokens currently in circulation and freely tradeable.
- Max Supply — The absolute maximum number of tokens that will ever be created (not all projects have this).
- Token Distribution — How the total supply is divided among different groups, such as the team, early investors, public sale and the community.
- Upcoming / Past — Filter to show planned future unlocks or already elapsed unlocks.
- Green highlighted items — Unlock events occurring within 7 days.
Data is updated daily. Not all tokens have a vesting schedule — tokens like Bitcoin (BTC) or Ethereum (ETH) do not use this system.
