$13B Crypto Unlock Looms – AI and Memecoins Brace for Wild Price Swings

Hold onto your wallets—the crypto markets are about to get rocked. A staggering $13 billion in token unlocks is set to flood the AI and memecoin sectors, priming the pump for brutal volatility.

AI tokens face supply shock

Projects that overpromised 'decentralized intelligence' during the bull run now face reality checks as early investors and team allocations hit the market. Nothing like a 9-figure unlock to separate the hype from the code.

Memecoins: First to bleed, first to moon?

The degenerate casino side of crypto always reacts fastest—expect apocalyptic dumps followed by violent squeezes as traders front-run the unlock chaos. Just another Tuesday for 'fundamental analysis' in dog-themed assets.

While VCs cash out retail bags (again), one truth remains: in crypto, liquidity events aren't features—they're bugs dressed as roadmap milestones.

Source: crypto Rank 

June’s token unlocks

Overall, most of the unlocks were concentrated in the first half of the year, according to Crypto Rank data. 

In the first week of June alone, $609M worth of tokens from Worldcoin [WLD], Solana [SOL], OFFICIAL TRUMP [TRUMP], and others flooded the market as part of the emission schedule.  Notably, SOL released $80M worth of supply this week. 

Source: Tokenomist 

Based on category, AI and AI agent segments accounted for about 20% or $590M out of the June’s $3 billion unlock. The memecoin sector, like TRUMP, accounted for $257M (9%) while “made in U.S” tokens like SOL had a 40% share ($1.2 billion). 

That being said, market reaction has been mixed to the token unlocks, noted Tokenomist in its weekly update. The firm highlighted that Zebec Network pumped 350% in the past month, despite adding 8% of ZBCN supply over the same period. 

However, other tokens like PYTH faced massive selling pressure and tanked by 22% after 58% of its token supply was unlocked.  

Besides, there were brand new projects that had their TGE (token generation event) in June. For example, blockchain infrastructure provider Lagrange Labs unlocked 193 million LA (worth $274M) on 04 June. 

Source: ENA/USDT, TradingView

Among the top tokens with the highest unlocks, Ethena [ENA] was down 14% on the price charts. Any extra downward pressure from more token supply could push ENA below $0.30. 

For the memecoin sector, the much-anticipated launch of Pumpfun in June could spark a liquidity crunch, according to most analysts. If so, the entire market could face a correction, as seen during TRUMP and MELANIA’s debuts in January.