Model team/investor vesting schedules. See how much new supply hits the market each month and what sell pressure that creates.
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Token unlocks release previously locked supply from team, investor, or ecosystem allocations into the tradable float. A cliff is a waiting period during which nothing vests; at the cliff date a lump sum is released at once. After the cliff, the remaining tokens usually vest linearly — a fixed amount each day or month until the schedule ends.
The size of an unlock matters mainly relative to existing liquidity. An unlock worth a small fraction of daily trading volume is usually absorbed with little visible effect, while one representing a large share of circulating supply or of daily volume can create sustained selling pressure as recipients distribute their positions.
Not all unlocked tokens are sold. Some are staked, held long term, or moved to treasuries and market makers. Unlock schedules are also frequently priced in ahead of the date, so price weakness can appear before the event and stabilize afterward.
No. Unlocks increase potential supply, but the effect depends on how much is actually sold, existing liquidity, and whether the market already anticipated the event.
A cliff releases a block of tokens at a single date after a waiting period, while linear vesting spreads the remaining tokens evenly across the vesting months.
Both measure absorption capacity: a release equal to a large share of float or of typical daily volume is harder for the market to take on without price impact.
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