Token Unlocks That Could Make or Break Your Crypto Portfolio 😱

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Oh, great. Another week, another billion dollars’ worth of tokens flooding the crypto market. Just what we all needed, right? 🙄 The third week of August 2025 is shaping up to be a real rollercoaster-assuming you’re into rides that make your wallet queasy.

Three big players-LayerZero (ZRO), KAITO (KAITO), and Soon (SOON)-are set to unleash a tsunami of tokens. Will this cause chaos or just… more chaos? Let’s dive in and find out. Or not. Your call. I’m just here for the snacks. 🍿

1. LayerZero (ZRO): The Blockchain Glue 👷‍♂️

  • Unlock Date: August 20
  • Tokens Unlocked: 25.71 million ZRO (2.57% of Total Supply)
  • Circulating Supply: 111.15 million ZRO
  • Total Supply: 1 billion ZRO

LayerZero: the protocol that lets blockchains talk to each other like long-lost cousins at a family reunion. It’s all about “interoperability,” which sounds fancy until you realize it’s just blockchain diplomacy. On August 20, they’re dumping 25.71 million ZRO tokens onto the market-worth about $51.9 million. That’s 23.14% of the current circulating supply. Who ordered this much ZRO?!

Here’s the breakdown: 13.42 million ZRO for strategic partners (because who doesn’t love a good partnership?), 10.63 million for core contributors (you know, the people actually doing the work), and 1.67 million repurchased by the team. Did they buy them back because they’re confident-or just feeling guilty? 🤔

2. KAITO (KAITO): AI Meets Crypto 🤖💸

  • Unlock Date: August 20
  • Tokens Unlocked: 23.35 million KAITO (2.3% of Total Supply)
  • Circulating Supply: 241.38 million KAITO
  • Total Supply: 1 billion KAITO

KAITO is basically the overachiever of the crypto world-a Web3 platform powered by AI that aggregates data from social media, news, governance forums, and probably your mom’s Facebook posts. On August 20, they’re unlocking 23.35 million tokens, worth around $24.73 million. That’s 9.68% of the circulating supply. Impressive-or terrifying, depending on how you look at it.

Where’s it all going? Well, 1.19 million tokens to the foundation (because foundations need tokens too), 7.16 million for ecosystem growth (growth sounds good!), and 15 million for long-term creator incentives (creators gotta eat). But seriously, do we really need more influencers talking about crypto?

3. Soon (SOON): Solana’s Little Brother 🚀

  • Unlock Date: August 23
  • Tokens Unlocked: 41.88 million SOON (4.32% of Total Supply)
  • Circulating Supply: 235.06 million
  • Total Supply: 969.9 million

SOON is a high-performance Solana Virtual Machine (SVM) Rollup with something called the “Super Adoption Stack.” Sounds impressive, but honestly, it could just be a stack of pancakes for all I know. On August 23, they’re releasing 41.88 million tokens worth $11.74 million. That’s 17.82% of the current supply. Yikes.

What are they doing with all these tokens? A whopping 26.67 million are going to SOONer NFTs (because NFTs can never get enough attention), 8.30 million for an airdrop to NFT holders (airdrops are fun, I guess), and smaller chunks for the ecosystem, community incentives, and liquidity. Honestly, it’s starting to feel like everyone just wants free stuff. 🎁

And if that wasn’t enough, there are even MORE token unlocks coming from projects like Avail (AVAIL), Pixels (PIXEL), Polyhedra Network (ZKJ), and IOTA (IOTA). So buckle up, folks. It’s gonna be a wild ride-or a total dumpster fire. Either way, I’ll be watching from the sidelines with my popcorn ready. 🍿🔥

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2025-08-18 19:08