Unlock pressure

Token Unlock Radar reads cliffs as supply events, not as trading theatre.

The route starts with a curated calendar because the useful signal is pressure, recipient mix and timing. A live adapter will only arrive if it actually improves quality.

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Method note

This first version is an editorial fallback, not a pretend live feed. It prioritizes tokens and windows large enough to matter for serious crypto coverage.

30d unlocks

10

curated sample

Cumulative USD

$1.1B

upcoming window

High pressure

1

need closer monitoring

Next cliff

ENA

Apr 2

Pressure windows

The useful read starts with how much supply stacks inside the next 7, 14 and 30 days, not with one isolated unlock headline.

7 days

$1.0B

9 events stacked inside the window.

14 days

$1.1B

10 events stacked inside the window.

30 days

$1.1B

10 events stacked inside the window.

Priority watchlist

These are the cliffs worth opening first because size, timing and recipient mix stack in the same window.

High / Apr 2

Ethena (ENA)

Large near-term unlock in an asset where incentive flow already matters heavily.

$118.0M / 4.7% of supply

Medium / Apr 15

Starknet (STRK)

Relevant unlock for a layer two still consolidating distribution and liquidity.

$126.0M / 3.8% of supply

Medium / Apr 12

Aptos (APT)

What matters is where foundation and contributor supply goes, not only the gross size.

$154.0M / 2.4% of supply

Medium / Apr 16

Arbitrum (ARB)

Smaller supply percentage than peers, but the dollar unlock is still large enough to move sentiment.

$178.0M / 1.2% of supply

Recipient mix

Category density

Layer mix matters because unlock pressure clusters differently in L1, L2, DeFi and infra names.

Layer 1

3

L1 still carries large tickets with a wider cadence.

Layer 2

4

The densest unlock calendar still sits in L2 names.

DeFi

2

DeFi matters through narrative and incentive pressure.

Infra

1

Infra is lighter in count, but treasury flows still matter.

Recipient mix

Recipient concentration is where the defensive read gets sharper: investors and team flows rarely behave like community supply.

team 33%

$367.0M / 32.7%

foundation 24%

$269.5M / 24.0%

investors 23%

$259.0M / 23.1%

treasury 13%

$149.0M / 13.3%

community 7%

$78.5M / 7.0%

Largest near-term pressure

Ethena leads the defensive read by size, timing and recipient mix.

Investor and team unlocks

When investors or team are the main recipients, the radar should read as potential distribution pressure, not as a simple calendar event.

Useful and maintainable radar

The surface prioritizes unlocks with enough size and context instead of inflating the calendar with minor noise.

Unlock watchlist

Source: Curated NexoIP calendar

Unlock watchlist

Token Project Date Category Unlock USD Recipients Pressure Read
ENA Ethena Apr 2 DeFi 4.7% $118.0M investors, treasury High (65) Large near-term unlock in an asset where incentive flow already matters heavily.
SEI Sei Apr 10 Layer 1 2.9% $72.0M foundation, team Low (41) The read depends more on absorption pace than on the unlock headline.
APT Aptos Apr 12 Layer 1 2.4% $154.0M foundation, team Medium (59) What matters is where foundation and contributor supply goes, not only the gross size.
STRK Starknet Apr 15 Layer 2 3.8% $126.0M investors, team Medium (61) Relevant unlock for a layer two still consolidating distribution and liquidity.
ARB Arbitrum Apr 16 Layer 2 1.2% $178.0M investors, team Medium (55) Smaller supply percentage than peers, but the dollar unlock is still large enough to move sentiment.
EIGEN EigenLayer Apr 22 DeFi 1.1% $66.0M team, community Low (32) Not the biggest cliff, but it lands in a narrative where the market already discounts a lot of growth.
IMX Immutable Apr 25 Infra 1.6% $84.0M foundation, treasury Low (39) More of a treasury-discipline read than a pure momentum event.
OP Optimism Apr 30 Layer 2 1.8% $96.0M investors, treasury Low (41) Mid-size unlock with real impact if it lands into weak L2 rotation.
SUI Sui May 1 Layer 1 2.1% $138.0M foundation, team Medium (53) Pressure is not extreme, but the calendar remains relevant due to size and regularity.
ZK ZKsync May 8 Layer 2 2.6% $91.0M foundation, community Low (43) More important for distribution structure than for raw size alone.

Serious fallback

The radar starts with a local curated calendar so it does not depend on opaque or paid APIs. The next phase is adding a live adapter only if it materially improves quality.

Not trading theatre

The useful read is supply, recipient, size and timing. The route does not try to turn an unlock into a price call.

Risk frame

Risk Lab first

Unlock pressure is more useful when read as a distribution and structural risk event, not as a headline alone.

Open Risk Lab ->

Protocol layer

Protocol Compass

Use protocol context when an unlock belongs to a stack that still lacks clean category context.

Open Protocol Compass ->

Governance

Treasury and execution

Some unlocks matter because of treasury policy and governance behavior more than because of raw size.

Open governance ->