Top Token Unlocks This Week Could Shake Crypto Markets

Major Top Token Unlocks: GRASS, SUI, OP Set for Big Moves

This week the crypto calendar lights up with large token unlocks that could reshape liquidity and sentiment across several ecosystems. From GRASS’s headline insider release to scheduled vesting for OP, SUI, ZORA, SIGN, JUP and EIGEN, newly transferable tokens will hit markets — some in cliff batches, some as scheduled drips. Understanding exact unlock dates, amounts and percent-of-supply helps traders anticipate volatility and helps long-term holders decide whether to hold, hedge or accumulate.

GRASS ($GRASS)

GRASS represents the week’s largest and most consequential unlock by both percentage of circulating supply and dollar value. Over half of circulating GRASS becoming unlocked at once is a material change to available float. Because most of this tranche is allocated to founders, team, and private investors, the key question is selling intent and any pre-agreed lockup terms that might restrict immediate exchange flows. 

If a significant portion of the supply heads straight to exchanges, anticipates sudden price jolts and increased volatility; if holders respect extended lockup or have allocated the token to growth initiatives (liquidity, partnerships or buybacks), the market may consume the supply over a longer time period. 

Traders need to monitor movements by large wallets and orderbook depth; long-term holders should review if this unlock adds more utility, or simply adds to sell-side pressure.

Unlock details 

Unlock Date: October 28, 2025
Unlocked Amount: 181,000,000 GRASS
Value: $75.71 million
% of Circulating Supply: 57.76%
% of Total Supply Unlocked: 25.00%
Allocation: Founder / Team + Private Investors

SIGN ($SIGN)

SIGN’s October 28 unlock is sizable relative to its circulating supply: almost 15% immediately becomes available. The allocation to community and reserve suggests the primary intent is ecosystem funding and programmatic distribution rather than immediate team selling, which should soften acute dump risk. 

Market watchers should monitor centralized exchange inflows and staking or liquidity incentives announced around the date — high staking uptake or aggressive on-chain utility could absorb a portion of the supply. Short-term volatility is likely, but the structural implication is clearer liquidity for ecosystem activity if the tokens are deployed into usable on-chain programs.

Unlock details

Unlock Date: October 28, 2025
Unlocked Amount: 195,000,000 SIGN
Value: $7.92 million
% of Circulating Supply: 14.44%
% of Total Supply Unlocked: 13.50%
Allocation: Community + Reserve

JUP (Jupiter) 

JUP’s unlock is moderate in circulating percentage but meaningful in total value, and it coincides with the protocol’s broader vesting timeline that has historically oriented team allocations toward long-term development. With nearly half of the team allocation now vesting, market participants will closely watch whether those tokens are used to fund growth (development, liquidity incentives, partnerships) or converted to cash. 

Given Jupiter’s integrations across Solana markets and healthy exchange listings, the market has more bandwidth to absorb selling than a thinly traded token would. That said, short-term traders should be cautious around liquidity windows and watch for increased swap volume and deposit flows into exchanges; a transparent team statement about holding or deploying the funds can materially reduce downside risk.

Unlock details 

Unlock Date: October 28, 2025
Unlocked Amount: 53,470,000 JUP
Value: $19.56 million
% of Circulating Supply: 1.69%
% of Total Supply Unlocked: 44.45%
Allocation: Founder / Team

ZORA ($ZORA)

ZORA’s late-October release is split across several recipient buckets, which makes the short-term flow harder to predict. While 2.8% of circulating supply does not sound large in isolation, the presence of team and investor allocations increases the probability of profit-taking, especially if markets are choppy. 

Conversely, allocations to reserves and product-building can be constructive if the protocol immediately deploys funds into marketplace improvements, creator incentives, or liquidity programs. 

For NFT- and creator-focused ecosystems, unlocks can be an opportunity: price dips often attract buying from community members waiting to re-enter ahead of product updates or drops. Monitor destination addresses and any synchronous announcements about grants, staking, or marketplace incentives.

Unlock details

Unlock Date: October 30, 2025
Unlocked Amount: 125,000,000 ZORA
Value: $11.73 million
% of Circulating Supply: 2.80%
% of Total Supply Unlocked: 36.67%
Allocation: Founder / Team + Private Investors + Reserve

OP (Optimism) 

Optimism’s recurring cadence means market participants are somewhat accustomed to monthly unlocks, and its deeper liquidity profile typically cushions price impact. This tranche—roughly 1.8% of circulating supply—should be absorbable in normal conditions, particularly if a large portion is earmarked for long-term protocol funding and public-goods initiatives. 

The practical indicators to watch are exchange deposits and any simultaneous announcements about retroactive public goods funding, grants, or validator incentivization—these uses can turn unlocked tokens into growth capital rather than instant sell pressure.

Unlock details 

Unlock Date: October 31, 2025
Unlocked Amount: 31,340,000 OP
Value: $13.82 million
% of Circulating Supply: 1.76%
% of Total Supply Unlocked: 42.76%
Allocation: Founder / Team + Private Investors

SUI ($SUI)

SUI’s unlock stands out for its dollar magnitude: more than $100 million worth of tokens is a heavyweight for any weekly unlock calendar, even if it’s a smaller slice of circulating supply percentage-wise. The mixed allocation among community, team, investors, and reserve adds a layer of complexity to the story: a community allocation can either be sold or be immediately restaked or used for ecosystem activities, while team and investor releases have a greater risk to be sold in the absence of lockups or clear deployment strategy. 

Historically, significant dollar unlocks in liquid tokens have created temporary volatility that resolved the initial sell pressure, assuming the developer was publicly active and there was some stakeholder incentive for staking. One should monitor validator activity, staking rates, and large wallet movement post-unlock as indicators of true sell pressure.

Unlock details 

Unlock Date: November 1, 2025
Unlocked Amount: 41,890,000 SUI
Value: $103.89 million
% of Circulating Supply: 1.16%
% of Total Supply Unlocked: 36.28%
Allocation: Community + Founder / Team + Private Investors + Reserve

EIGEN ($EIGEN)

As EIGEN’s first major unlock, this is the market’s first sizable stress test for how the token will price with real circulating supply. Nearly 9.5% of circulating supply arriving at once — and nearly $40 million in value — will shape initial float dynamics and liquidity expectations. Since the early unlocks usually dictate price discovery, it matters more than ever what founding /investor wallets do; prolonged holding/staking will send a positive signal, while rapid liquidation will provide downside pressure. 

Expect improved trading volume and price movement as the market seeks a new baseline, and keep an eye on re-staking or protocol announcements that will indicate if unlocked tokens will even be put to productive use versus exchange.

Unlock details

Unlock Date: November 1, 2025

Unlocked Amount: 36,820,000 EIGEN

Value: $39.91 million

% of Circulating Supply: 9.45%

% of Total Supply Unlocked: 0.00% (First Unlock)

Allocation: Founder / Team + Private Investors

Conclusion

This week’s unlock landscape is a reminder: exact numbers matter, and so does the destination of the newly released tokens. Watch the chain-level transfers in the 24–72 hours after each cliff — that’s the clearest signal of whether the event becomes a temporary liquidity blip or a sustained increase in float. Use unlock sizes, recipient types, and immediate on-chain movements to form position and risk decisions.