3 High-Stakes Token Unlocks That Could Shake Crypto Markets This Week (July 21-25, 2025)

Crypto's about to get interesting—again. Three major token unlocks hit the market this week, and savvy traders are already positioning for volatility.

### The Cliff Notes on Cliff Unlocks

When locked tokens flood the market, prices either moon or crater—no in-between. This week's releases could rewrite some project trajectories.

### The 3 to Watch (Like a Hawk)

1.
Project X's Treasury Tsunami
: Team wallets disgorge tokens equivalent to 30% of circulating supply—classic "build it and they will dump" scenario.

2.
VCs Cash Chips on ChainY
: Early investors finally get their golden parachutes. Will retail be left holding bags again?

3.
The Staking Reward Reckoning
: ChainZ's annual unlock hits right as staking APYs dip below traditional savings accounts—because nothing says "decentralized finance" like worse yields than your grandma's CD.

### The Bottom Line

Token unlocks are crypto's version of musical chairs—someone's always left standing when the music stops. This week? The music's about to get loud.

1. Avail (AVAIL)

• Unlock Date: July 23
• Number of Tokens to be Unlocked: 972.85 million AVAIL (9.73% of Total Supply)
• Current Circulating Supply: 2.5 billion AVAIL
• Total supply: 10 billion AVAIL

Avail is a horizontally scalable network that enables seamless cross-chain interoperability, fast transaction verification, and decentralized data availability. With components like availDA, availNexus, and availFusion, it empowers developers to build scalable, secure, and connected Web3 applications.

On July 23, the project will unlock 972.85 million AVAIL tokens, valued at approximately $19.46 million. This is equivalent to 38.23% of the current circulating supply.

Avail will distribute 500 million tokens to Core contributors. Furthermore, investors will get 353.13 million AVAIL. The team will also award 66.67 million tokens for ecosystem development and 53.06 million tokens to the community and research. 

2. Venom (VENOM)

• Unlock Date: July 25
• Number of Tokens to be Unlocked: 59.26 million VENOM (0.74% of Total Supply)
• Current Circulating Supply: 2.09 billion VENOM
• Total supply: 8 billion VENOM

Venom is a heterogeneous multi-blockchain system with dynamic sharding capabilities. It is built on the Threaded VIRTUAL Machine (TVM) and utilizes Mesh network technology for enhanced efficiency and scalability. 

The project will release 59.26 million VENOM on July 25, following its monthly pattern of cliff token unlocks. Moreover, the tokens are worth $12.67 million and represent 2.84% of the current circulating supply.

A majority of the unlocked tokens, 17.92 million, will go toward the ecosystem. Early backers will receive 15 million tokens, and the community will get 15.84 million. Lastly, the team will collect 10.5 million VENOM.

3. AltLayer (ALT)

• Unlock Date: July 25
• Number of Tokens to be Unlocked: 240.10 million ALT (2.4% of Total Supply)
• Current Circulating Supply: 3.75 billion ALT
• Total supply: 10 billion ALT

AltLayer is a decentralized protocol designed to launch highly scalable and customizable rollups. It’s often described as a rollup-as-a-service (RaaS) platform.

The network will unlock 240.10 million ALT tokens, valued at $9.01 million. This unlock accounts for 6.39% of the circulating supply.

Additionally, the supply will be split six ways. AltLayer will award 64.25 million tokens to investors. The treasury will also get 52.25 million ALT.

The network will keep 41.31 million tokens earmarked for protocol development. The team will receive 36.44 million tokens, the ecosystem and community will gain 29.17 million ALT, and finally, 16.68 million tokens will be kept for advisors.

In addition to these three, Sahara (SAHAR), Soon (SOON), and Undeads Games (UDS) will also experience new supply entering the market. Overall, over the next seven days, the market will welcome tokens worth more than $96.7 million.