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The crypto market is set to experience a significant wave of token unlocks worth approximately $666.4 million during the third week of December 2025. Notable projects such as LayerZero (ZRO), Arbitrum (ARB), and Sei (SEI) are scheduled to release substantial portions of their token supply over the next seven days.
These unlock events are expected to increase short-term volatility and could have a meaningful impact on price action across the broader crypto market. Below is an overview of the key projects investors should closely monitor.
LayerZero (ZRO)
Unlock Date: December 20
Tokens Unlocked: 25.71 million ZRO (2.57% of total supply)
Current Circulating Supply: 202.6 million ZRO
Total Supply: 1 billion ZRO
LayerZero is an interoperability protocol designed to enable seamless communication between different blockchains. Its goal is to optimize cross-chain data transfer, allowing decentralized applications (dApps) to operate efficiently across multiple blockchains without relying on traditional bridge models.
On December 20, the LayerZero team will unlock 25.71 million ZRO, valued at approximately $38.31 million, representing 6.79% of the issued supply. Of this amount, 13.42 million ZRO will be allocated to strategic partners, 10.63 million ZRO to core contributors, and 1.67 million ZRO will come from tokens repurchased by the team.
Arbitrum (ARB)
Unlock Date: December 16
Tokens Unlocked: 92.65 million ARB (0.93% of total supply)
Current Circulating Supply: 5.6 billion ARB
Total Supply: 10 billion ARB
Arbitrum is a leading Ethereum Layer-2 scaling solution that enhances transaction speed and reduces costs while maintaining Ethereum’s security. Its technology is based on optimistic rollups, which process transactions off-chain before final settlement on the Ethereum mainnet.
On December 16, Arbitrum will unlock 92.65 million ARB, worth roughly $19.3 million, equivalent to 1.90% of the issued supply. Among these tokens, 56.13 million ARB will be distributed to the development team, future contributors, and advisors, while the remaining 36.52 million ARB will be allocated to investors.
Sei (SEI)
Unlock Date: December 15
Tokens Unlocked: 55.56 million SEI (0.55% of total supply)
Current Circulating Supply: 6.49 billion SEI
Total Supply: 10 billion SEI
Sei is a Layer-1 blockchain built using the Cosmos SDK, offering high-performance infrastructure optimized for decentralized finance (DeFi) applications and other dApps.
On December 15, Sei will unlock 55.56 million SEI, valued at approximately $6.98 million, accounting for 1.08% of the issued supply. All of the unlocked tokens will be allocated to the project’s development team.
Beyond these projects, investors should also keep an eye on other notable token unlocks scheduled for the third week of December, including Lista DAO (LISTA), ZKsync (ZK), ApeCoin (APE), and several others. Together, these releases contribute to a sizable increase in token supply across the crypto market, potentially influencing broader market sentiment and price movements.
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