3 Token Unlocks Poised to Shake Up Crypto Markets This Week (August 10-16, 2025)

Crypto’s about to get a liquidity injection—whether it wants one or not.

Three major token unlocks hit the market this week, flooding the zone with fresh supply. Timing is everything in crypto, and these releases could spark volatility—or get swallowed by whales looking for discounts.

### The Big Three to Track

1.
Protocol X’s Treasury Dump
: Team wallets disgorge tokens earmarked for "ecosystem development" (read: likely OTC sales to VCs).

2.
DeFi Bluechip’s Cliff Unlock
: Stakers brace for sell pressure as early backers finally get their hands on vested tokens.

3.
That Memecoin’s "Community" Release
: Because nothing says decentralization like insiders waiting 18 months to cash out.

Will markets absorb the supply or buckle under the weight of tokenomics that—shockingly—prioritize insiders? As always in crypto, the house wins either way.

1. Aptos (APT)

• Unlock Date: August 12
• Number of Tokens to be Unlocked: 11.31 million APT (0.97% of Total Supply)
• Current Circulating Supply: 672.7 million APT
• Total supply: 1.17 billion APT

Aptos is a Layer-1 blockchain platform. Developed by Aptos Labs, it provides scalability, security, and efficiency for decentralized applications (dApps) and Web3 ecosystems. It uses the the Move programming language.

On August 12, the team will release 11.31 million tokens valued at approximately $54.17 million. This supply is in line with previous unlocks.

Core contributors will receive 3.96 million APT. The team will distribute 3.21 million tokens to the community. Furthermore, investors and the foundation will get 2.81 million and 1.33 million tokens, respectively.

2. Arbitrum (ARB)

• Unlock Date: August 16
• Number of Tokens to be Unlocked: 92.65 million ARB (0.93% of Total Supply)
• Current Circulating Supply: 5.15 billion ARB
• Total supply: 10 billion ARB

Arbitrum is a Layer-2 scaling solution built for ethereum (ETH). It enhances transaction speed and reduces costs while maintaining the security of the Ethereum network. The blockchain achieves this by utilizing ‘optimistic rollups,’ which process transactions off-chain and submit them to the Ethereum mainnet for validation.

Arbitrum will release a fresh supply of 92.65 million tokens into the market on August 16. The tokens are worth $42.85 million and represent 1.8% of the current market capitalization.

The team, future team, and advisors will get 56.13 million ARB from the unlocked supply. Additionally, Arbitrum will award 36.52 million tokens to investors.

3. Avalanche (AVAX)

• Unlock Date: August 15
• Number of Tokens to be Unlocked: 1.67 million AVAX (0.36% of Total Supply)
• Current Circulating Supply: 422.2 million AVAX
• Total supply: 720 million AVAX

Avalanche is a high-performance, open-source Layer-1 blockchain platform. It uses a unique three-chain architecture for scalability, speed, and security.

On August 15, Avalanche will unlock 1.67 million worth around $40.2 million. The tokens represent 0.39% of the circulating supply, and the foundation will receive the entire unlocked supply.

In addition to these, other prominent unlocks that investors can look out for in the second week of August include Cheelee (CHEEL), Connex (CONX), and Sei (SEI).