July 2026 token unlocks hit crypto market
Analysis based on 11 articles · First reported Jul 11, 2026 · Last updated Jul 19, 2026
The $376 million token unlocks create significant sell pressure, potentially depressing prices for many cryptocurrencies, especially those with weak demand. However, projects with strong fundamentals, like Pepeto, may absorb the shock and attract capital rotating from fear into new positions.
In July 2026, $376 million in scheduled token unlocks across 145 projects are flooding the market, with Pump.fun facing the largest single release of 82.5 billion tokens worth approximately $134 million, representing nearly 30% of its circulating supply. Other major unlocks include Aptos, Shari Redstone, Linea, Babylon, and Movement. This supply pressure is testing new cryptocurrency entries, with Pepeto, a meme coin marketplace built by a Pepe cofounder, having raised over $10.4 million in presale and shipped a working marketplace, risk scorer, and cross-chain bridge, along with a SolidProof audit and an expected Binance listing. Bitcoin, a Layer 2 for Bitcoin using Solana Virtual Machine, has raised over $32 million, and Maxi Doge has raised over $4.7 million. The Fear and Greed Index touched 5 in February 2026, indicating extreme fear, and the broader market lost over 22% in the first half of 2026 outside Bitcoin and Ethereum.
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