The crypto market is bracing for a wave of activity as 17 altcoins are scheduled to unlock approximately $581 million worth of tokens between May 19 and May 26, according to Tokenomist. These unlocks—ranging from major one-time releases to gradual emissions—could spark increased volatility and selling pressure, especially for tokens with a large portion of their supply becoming liquid.
Key Token Unlocks (May 19–May 26)
Largest One-Time Unlocks:
PYTH: Leading the list with a massive $324.09 million release—58.62% of its locked supply.
ALT: Set to unlock $8.27 million (7.34%).
VENOM: Will release $6.13 million (2.51%).
These abrupt supply increases are likely to have the most immediate impact on price action, especially for tokens with lower trading volumes.
Gradual Weekly Unlocks:
While some projects are unlocking smaller percentages of their total supply, the dollar values remain noteworthy:
Solana (SOL): $78.64M (0.09%)
Worldcoin (WLD): $43.18M (2.69%)
Dogecoin (DOGE): $21.90M (0.06%)
Celestia (TIA): $18.72M (1.10%)
Bittensor (TAO): $21.04M (0.59%)
Avalanche (AVAX): $15.83M (0.17%)
Sui (SUI): $12.89M (0.10%)
Polkadot (DOT): $10.86M (0.15%)
IP: $11.20M (0.86%)
Morpho (MORPHO): $11.27M (2.57%)
NEAR Protocol: $8.24M (0.24%)
EtherFi (ETHFI): $11.26M (3.53%)
Jito (JTO): $8.11M (1.29%)
Filecoin (FIL): $7.30M (0.39%)
These ongoing distributions, although more spaced out, can still influence price action—particularly for tokens like WLD, ETHFI, and MORPHO with high-percentage unlocks.
Market Impact & Investor Caution
Token unlocks often apply downward pressure on prices due to the sudden increase in circulating supply, especially in lower-liquidity markets. The most significant risk lies with projects unlocking more than 1% of their supply, which tend to experience sharper price fluctuations.
Investors should stay alert, especially during this high-volume unlock period. Active portfolio management and close monitoring of these tokens is strongly advised.
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