Token unlocks are one of the events we look forward to each month. And that’s because unlocking new tokens can cause price volatility and impact market sentiment. November was a pretty busy month with about $450 million in unlocked tokens. But December is even busier. About $750 million worth of tokens will be released in December.
In today’s article, I’m going to show you some of the biggest crypto unlocks for December. Let’s get straight to it.
1) DYDX
DYDX has the biggest unlock for December. DYDX plans to flood the market with around 150 million tokens. The valuation is at almost $500 million. The release is scheduled for December 1st. It represents 83.21% of its circulating supply and 15% of the total supply.
As almost everyone on ct knows biggest $dydx unlock is coming in the upcoming days, but there is a big twist. Those tokens will be unlocked on dydx chain which is not supported by any cex yet. (Ethereum to dydx chain bridge is one way and cant be converted back to erc-20) pic.twitter.com/0ltqxc3ogT
— KGJR (@KGJRTG) November 22, 2023
That’s TOMORROW dydx holders. The token unlock was originally planned for January 2023. However, the team rescheduled the unlock due to bear market conditions. Here’s what the allocation looks like:
- Investors: $276.19m
- Founders, Employees, Advisors, and Consultants: $152.09m
- Future employees: $69.72m
Looking ahead to 2024, DYDX will start a monthly unlocking pattern. We expect the team to unlock around 34 million DYDX tokens for the first six months.
8/ Whale"0x2A25" deposited all 1.5M $DYDX($5.08M) received from dYdX: DYDX Distributor to #Binance 6 days ago.https://t.co/fS0rFOKZkG pic.twitter.com/2EjSaxPKnl
— Lookonchain (@lookonchain) November 27, 2023
An unlock as huge as this traditionally has bearish consequences. On-chain activities show that whales are already moving DYDX to exchanges for withdrawal. This increases selling pressure around the token.
2) 1inch
1inch Network will unlock about 6.58% of its total token supply on December 1st. This release is equivalent to $33.7 million of its circulating supply.
🌟 Exciting times for $1INCH 🌟
🗓️ This month, $1INCH (worth $34.17M) will unlock from the Team/Investor/VC.
Based on the Cumulative Chart, from the previous unlock, 26.1M $1INCH (worth $9.29M) is still UNCLAIMED 📊
🔗 Unlock insights with our Pro feature – Post-Unlock… pic.twitter.com/fDSANNuNCo
— Token Unlocks (@Token_Unlocks) November 27, 2023
In terms of the allocation, the team, investors, and VC will receive $33.44m. 1Inch is down 4.73% in the past 7 days. The token unlock could possibly cause a further price slump
3) SUI
Decentralized layer 1 chain SUI is set for another unlock on December 3rd. This time around, the team will release 40 m SUI tokens worth around $24.61 million. December’s unlock represents 4.24% of its circulating supply. Here’s how it is allocated:
- The Community Access Program will receive 34.62m SUI (3.58% Cir. Supply) or $20.82 million.
SUI has had a 2.35% price increase in the past 7 days. But as the unlock approaches, we could see the price decline.
◢ $SUI – @SuiNetwork – $40.6M – December 03
➜ Despite the recent significant unlock of $152M on November 3, the price did not react. As I suspected, investors remain interested in the project.
This suggests that the chain will continue to grow and develop. FUD surrounding… pic.twitter.com/Wv9rClJ0Qh
— AlΞx Wacy 🌐 (@wacy_time1) November 29, 2023
The upcoming SUI token unlocks will likely affect both short-term trends and long-term prospects. There could be selling pressure around SUI. But, the project has solid fundamentals. And this points to a promising trajectory for SUI’s future growth.
We advise market players to pay close attention to the technical indications. And prepare for any price swings in SUI in the coming weeks.
4) Aptos
Aptos has a huge token unlock coming up on December 12th. The project will release 24.8 million APT tokens. This represents 8.96% of its circulating supply or $172.9 million.
Aptos is a public blockchain focused on delivering high throughput. And strong security for smart contracts developed using the Move programming language. December’s unlock has 4 allocations:
- The foundation will receive 1.33M APT tokens valued at $9.28 million.
- Core contributors will receive 11.88 million APT valued at $82.65M
- Investors will receive an allocation of 8.42 million APT tokens.
- Community: Receives 3.21 million APT tokens or 22.34 million.
🚀 Token Unlock Highlights in December 2023:
– Dec 1 – ImmutableX (IMX): 1.25M | Acala (ACA): 27.43M | 1inch (1INCH): 98.74M tokens
– Dec 5 – Galxe (GAL): 2M tokens
– Dec 7 – Hashflow (HFT): 13.63M tokens
– Dec 12 – Aptos (APT): 24.85M tokens
– Dec 15 – CyberConnect (CYBER):…
— QSD (@QSD9999) November 30, 2023
The last APT token unlocks occurred on November 12. Aptos traded around $8.13 at the time. But the token unlock caused a price slump. APT currently trades at $6.96. The upcoming unlock could cause more damage to the price.
Conclusions
The upcoming token unlocks in December could be challenging for market participants. They can also present opportunities for some. So, we advise you to stay well-informed on these projects in the coming days. Also, monitoring market trends and embracing diversification could be a good strategy.
Experts say the broader crypto community has a bullish sentiment. The fear and greed index shows that investors are strongly interested in the market. So, the long-term impact of these unlocks could be limited
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