Over $657M in Token Unlocks Set to Hit Markets This Week

The first full trading week of 2026 opens with a batch of crypto token unlocks. Tokenomist data shows more than $657 million in scheduled releases from January 5 to January 12. The calendar includes cliff unlocks, which release allocations at once, and linear vesting, which releases tokens daily. Traders are watching whether the added supply reaches exchanges during the week.

These Altcoins Stand Out in January Crypto Token Unlocks

In recent news, Hyperliquid and Ethena sit at the center of the week’s cliff unlock calendar. Tokenomist’s tracker lists a Hyperliquid (HYPE) release of 12.46 million tokens valued near $333.99 million. The release is set for Jan. 6 and equals about 3.25% of the project’s adjusted released supply.

Ethena (ENA) follows a cliff schedule with 171.88 million tokens, valued at approximately $43.03 million. Tokenomist data used in weekly market summaries placed the ENA unlock on January 5 and estimated it at approximately 2.37% of the adjusted released supply.

Other cliff unlocks on the Jan. 5–12 window include Aptos, Linea, and Movement. The Tokenomist-based schedule lists Aptos (APT) with 12.44 million tokens valued at about $24.38 million. APT’s next release is listed for Jan. 11 on Tokenomist’s schedule page.

Moreover, Linea (LINEA) is listed with approximately 1.38 billion tokens, valued at $10.40 million, and the release represents approximately 6.34% of the total circulating supply. Movement (MOVE) is listed with 164.58 million tokens valued near $6.24 million, or about 5.77% of the adjusted released supply.

Linear Vesting Adds Another $239M in Weekly Releases

Alongside cliff events, Tokenomist’s weekly view also shows steady daily releases across several networks. Linear vesting for the Jan. 5–12 period totals about $239 million, based on Tokenomist figures cited across market updates.

RAIN and Solana (SOL) make up the largest share of the linear category by value. RAIN is listed with approximately 9.42 billion tokens, valued at $75.72 million, set for daily release during the week. Solana is listed with 483,590 SOL valued at $65.86 million, released gradually over the same window.

Tokenomist’s linear schedule also includes Official Trump (TRUMP), Worldcoin (WLD), River (RIVER), Dogecoin (DOGE), Avalanche (AVAX), and Aster (ASTER). The weekly list used in market reports places TRUMP at 4.89 million tokens, valued at $26.60 million, and WLD at 37.23 million tokens, valued at $22.50 million.

DOGE is listed with 95.94 million tokens valued at $14.51 million, while AVAX is listed with 700,000 tokens valued at $10.06 million.

Why Traders Track Unlock Calendars

Crypto token unlocks are part of vesting schedules that distribute allocations to teams, investors, and ecosystem programs. When a tranche becomes transferable, holders can keep tokens in custody, stake them, or move them to venues that support trading.

Cliff unlocks a concentrated supply at a single moment, which can quickly change the order-book depth and exchange liquidity. Linear vesting spreads are released over several days, which can reduce one-time shifts in circulating tokens.

These token unlocks follow an earlier update in late December, which reported more than $309 million in scheduled releases for the period from December 15 to 22, 2025. Tokenomist data showed LayerZero (ZRO) leading the cliff unlocks with approximately $37.53 million, while Arbitrum (ARB) followed with roughly $19.98 million.

January’s Calendar Extends Beyond This Week

The January schedule continues after the Jan. 12 window, with several larger releases later in the month. Tokenomist-based reporting estimates that more than $5.5 billion in tokens are scheduled to unlock across January, split between about $2.5 billion in cliff releases and about $3 billion in linear releases.

Ondo (ONDO) is listed with 1.9 billion tokens unlocking on Jan. 19, valued at over $840 million at the time of reporting. Bitget Token (BGB) is listed with 140 million tokens unlocking on Jan. 26, valued at $500 million. Official Trump is listed with a 50 million token release on Jan. 18, valued at $270 million in the same update.