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$570M Cryptocurrency Token Unlocks: LayerZero Leads
LayerZero, KAITO, and SoSoValue lead a $570 million cryptocurrency unlock week, with KAITO facing the steepest supply dilution of the bunch.
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BLOCKINSIDERLoadingLayerZero, KAITO, and SoSoValue lead a $570 million cryptocurrency unlock week, with KAITO facing the steepest supply dilution of the bunch.
The week of August 17 carries one of the heavier cryptocurrency token unlock schedules of the month. Tokenomist data show the total at about the $570 million range across dozens of projects, and three names hold most of that weight.
LayerZero sits at the top with a $19.9 million release, followed by KAITO and SoSoValue. Anyone holding these tokens, or watching them for an entry, has a reason to check the calendar first.
The $566.07 million figure covers most of the scheduled release between August 17 and August 24, 2026. Most of it arrives as daily linear vesting, which arrives as investor allocations and ecosystem programs. Only $46.94 million comes from cliff events.
The three largest cryptocurrency releases are worth about $38.7 million combined. LayerZero unlocks 26 million ZRO on August 20, near $19.9 million at the current $0.7772 price.
That is 7.3% of the circulating supply arriving on a token with a $276.8 million market cap. ZRO has already lost 9% over the past week, and this could create more pressure.
KAITO's number is smaller in dollars and worse in ratio. Its 33 million tokens, around $11.2 million, equal 13.5% of circulating supply. KAITO trades at $0.3627 with an $84 million cap after dropping 45% in seven days.
SoSoValue rounds out the top three with 23 million SOSO on August 24, close to $7.6 million and 6.86% of supply. SOSO has held up better on the week at 5.5% down, and its $111.4 million cap gives it more room to absorb the cryptocurrency unlock.
Two others clear the $2 million line. SOON releases 20 million tokens worth $4.05 million, 5.96% of supply, and MBG by Multibank adds 27 million tokens at $2.85 million, 8.25% of its float.
The bottom of the schedule holds releases that look tiny in dollars and heavy in percentage terms, which is where thin markets get hurt.
Solv Protocol unlocks $1.38 million of SOLV, 11.43% of circulating supply. Limitless releases 13 million LMTS worth $783,000 against an $8.1 million market cap, 9.63% of its float.
Newton Protocol adds 18 million NEWT at $660,000, 8.3% of supply. Pixels puts out 91 million PIXEL worth $455,000, 11.83% of a token capped at $3.9 million.
Meteora is the opposite case, with 7.3 million MET worth $1.21 million but only 1.35% of supply on a $90 million cap. Undeads Games releases 2.2 million UDS at $570,000. Nillion, Avail, Katana, Animecoin, and IOTA each add between $300,000 and $920,000.
The percentage of circulating supply tells you more than dollar value. A $20 million cryptocurrency release into LayerZero's market is 7.3% of what trades, while the $783,000 Limitless unlock is 9.63% of a far smaller project. For anything under a $50 million cap, the ratio surpasses the headline size.
Who receives the tokens matters just as much. Team and early investor allocations coming off a cliff tend to reach exchanges fast. Ecosystem and community pools often sit in a treasury for months.
LayerZero has released 35.33% of total supply so far, KAITO 24.14%, SoSoValue 34.2%. Those low numbers mean years of scheduled cryptocurrency supply still sit ahead, so this week's total repeats in some form next month.
Price action before the date usually front-runs the event. KAITO's 45% weekly drop and ZRO's 9% price drop suggest part of the reaction has happened already. That cuts both ways. Tokens that priced the release in sometimes rally once it clears, and tokens the market ignored get hit late.
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