Over 460 Million Crypto Tokens to Unlock This Week Across Leading Web3 Ecosystems

The next week will be a crypto token unlocks week as nine big crypto projects are set to add fresh supply to the market between 17 November and 23 November. 

According to data provided by the Phoenix Group, unlocks of ApeCoin, Caldera, Aster, zkSync, Merlin Chain, LayerZero, Kaito, Plume Network, and Meteora are available. These unlocks are quite diverse in value and size, with a couple of million dollars up to almost a hundred million dollars, making it one of the most concentrated unlocks of November 2025.

ApeCoin Prepares $5.38M Crypto Unlock on 17 November

The first set of unlocks will be ran by ApeCoin (APE) and will be launched on 17 November. The project will issue 15.38 million APE, which is 1.54 percent of the market supply and the current market value of the issue is estimated at $5.38 million. 

In the past, ApeCoin unlocks have caused short-term volatility and particularly when ecosystem and treasury allocations are frequently involved. The traders will closely monitor this release to see whether it will cause more selling pressure or it will be absorbed by the market.

Caldera and Aster Join the Same-Day Unlock Window

Caldera (ERA) will also issue 7.22 million ERA valued at a price of %]$1.92 million on the same day and representing 0.72 percent of its supply. 

A more substantial release is by Aster (ASTER) with 78.41 million crypto tokens released on 17 November. This represents 0.98% of the supply of ASTER, amounting to $97.04 million, and is the largest-value unlock of the entire week. The size places Aster at the heart of market discourses with liquidity conditions of ASTER being likely to change dramatically based on how this supply is handled.

zkSync and Merlin Chain Set for 19 November Release

On 19 November, there are two major crypto projects that will unlock. zkSync (ZK) will issue 173.41 million ZK, which is 0.83 percent of the circulating supply, and is worth $8.76 million. Being one of the most popular Layer 2 ecosystems, ZK unlocks tend to draw attention of developers and investors because of constant upgrades and the growth of the ecosystem.

Chain Merlin Chain (MERL) is also set to release a big supply with 36.14 million MERL at 1.72% of supply, and at a price of $13.05 million.

LayerZero and Kaito Crypto Tokens to Unlock on 20 November

The unlock cycle will proceed on 20 November when LayerZero (ZRO) will unlock 24.68 million tokens. This is 2.47% of supply, the largest percentage of the week, worth an estimated $35.82 million. The unlocks offered by LayerZero tend to attract attention as it is a cross-chain infrastructure with a strong institutional involvement.

Kaito (KAITO) is joining LayerZero and is planning to prepare an unlock of 16.67 million tokens, or 1.67% of its total supply, with a valuation of $12.58 million. The unlock occurs at a time when the momentum of AI-tokens is increased, which further intrigues the market activity of KAITO.

Plume Network and Meteora Conclude the Crypto Unlock Week

Plume Network (PLUME) will release 108.34 million tokens on 21 November, which is 1.08 percent of supply and is worth 3.28 million dollars. The valuation is small, but the number of tokens is high, so the unlock will be of interest to liquidity observers.

At the end of the week is Meteor (MET) with 7.22 million MET unlocking on 23 November. This is 0.72 percent of supply that is worth $3.21 million that closes the weekly unlock cycle.

Crypto Market Outlook: Mixed Reactions Expected

Crypto market volatility is bound to take place due to the over 460 million tokens that are unlocking this week across various ecosystems. 

The question of whether these releases will cause short-term price corrections or provide opportunities of accumulation over longer term market momentum is now being monitored by investors and analysts.