$600M XRP token release to bring August crypto unlocks to $1.5B
Nearly $1.5 billion in tokens from major crypto projects are set to be unlocked in August, with 1 billion XRP ( XRP ) tokens—worth $609 million at current prices—making up a massive part of the month’s total on Aug. 1.
Ripple, the firm behind the XRP Ledger and the native token XRP, has unlocked 1 billion tokens on the first day of every month since 2017. It uses two main wallets, Ripple (24) and Ripple (25) , to evenly split the unlocks each month.
Other major unlocks in August include those from layer-1 network Avalanche and cross-chain bridging platform Wormhole, releasing a combined $449 million worth of tokens, per Token Unlocks data .
Wormhole (W) will unlock 33.3% of its circulating supply — 600 million W tokens with a current market value of $180.5 million — on Aug. 3. It comes after conducting its long-awaited airdrop launch on April 4.
On Aug. 20, Avalanche will unlock 2.4% of the circulating supply of AVAX ( AVAX ) tokens, amounting to 9.4 million AVAX with a current market value of $268 million.
Tokens unlocking on the first day of August
Other than XRP, another three projects, including layer-1 network Sui, decentralized exchange dYdX, and “universal” blockchain ZetaChain will also unlock significant portions of their supply on the first day of August.
Sui will unlock 2.56% of its circulating supply, releasing 64 million tokens with a current value of $50 million on Aug. 1.
dYdX will unlock 8.33 million tokens worth nearly $11 million the same day — amounting to 3.65% of its circulating supply. Notably, the tokens will unlock for three groups: investors, founders and staff, and future employees.
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Meanwhile, the new layer-1 network ZetaChain ( ZETA ) will unlock nearly 18.9% of its circulating supply on Aug. 1. At current prices, 53.9 million tokens amount to a market value of around $34.5 million. It follows its launch in February this year.
Other August unlocks
Crypto gaming network ImmutableX will unlock 2.11% of the circulating supply of IMX ( IMX ) on Aug. 9, amounting to 32.5 million tokens which commanding a current market value of $49 million.
Aptos, Sui’s rival layer-1 network, will unlock $80 million worth of its native token APT on Aug. 12, while Web3 gaming platform The Sandbox will unlock $69 million worth of SAND on Aug. 14.
Two Ethereum layer-2 networks, Starknet and Arbitrum are set to unleash tokens as well.
On Aug. 15, Starkent will unlock 64 million tokens, amounting to 4.4% of the token’s circulating supply. The token has a current market value of $35 million.
On Aug. 16, Arbitrum (ARB) will unlock 92.6 million tokens amounting to 2.8% of its circulating supply. The market value of the yet-to-be-unlocked tokens stands at $67 million.
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