A token unlock is a scheduled release of previously locked tokens into circulation — team vesting cliffs, investor tranches, ecosystem funds. Unlock calendars are public, and big unlocks routinely pressure prices as recipients sell. Why it matters Unlocks are the most predictable price events in crypto — yet beginners buy right into them. A token with 20% circulating and monthly unlocks for two years has a very different investment case than its current market cap suggests. Check the unlock schedule the way stock investors check earnings dates. Related terms vesting · tokenomics · market cap
A token unlock is a scheduled release of previously locked tokens into circulation — team vesting cliffs, investor tranches, ecosystem funds. Unlock calendars are public, and big unlocks routinely pressure prices as recipients sell.
Why it matters
Unlocks are the most predictable price events in crypto — yet beginners buy right into them. A token with 20% circulating and monthly unlocks for two years has a very different investment case than its current market cap suggests. Check the unlock schedule the way stock investors check earnings dates.
Related terms
vesting · tokenomics ·
market cap