All quantities and dollar values in this article reflect token-unlock calendars and market prices available on March 2, 2026. These estimates may change with token prices or updates to vesting schedules. An unlock also does not necessarily mean that all released tokens will immediately enter circulation or be sold.
For comparison, monthly token unlocks during the preceding period were generally estimated at around $2–3 billion. The projected March total was therefore almost twice the range recorded in recent months.
The largest share of the estimated value was linked to WhiteBIT Coin (WBT). According to the official WBT vesting schedule, approximately 81.5 million WBT were scheduled to unlock on March 13.
At the WBT price of approximately $48.57 used for the calculation, the release was valued at close to $4 billion. The scheduled amount was equivalent to roughly 56.6% of the circulating supply reported by token-unlock trackers at the time.
However, this was a scheduled vesting release rather than confirmation that the entire amount would immediately become available for trading or be sold on the open market. The actual market impact would depend on how the unlocked allocation was distributed and used.
RAIN accounted for another major scheduled release. On March 10, approximately 37.43 billion RAIN were expected to unlock. Based on market prices available on March 2, the event was valued at approximately $338 million.
The release represented a substantial nominal amount of new supply, but its effect on the token’s price would depend on the recipients, their willingness to sell and the available liquidity across exchanges.
Hyperliquid was also expected to account for a sizable portion of the month’s scheduled unlocks. Token-unlock calendars projected that up to approximately 9.92 million HYPE, valued at around $305 million at the time, could become available to core contributors in early March.
The HYPE figure represented an estimate based on the published vesting schedule rather than confirmation that the entire amount would immediately be claimed, transferred into circulation or sold. It should therefore be treated as the maximum projected release under the schedule, not as guaranteed selling pressure.
In the cryptocurrency industry, a token unlock refers to the release of assets that were previously restricted under a vesting schedule. These tokens are commonly allocated to project teams, investors, foundations, ecosystem programs or early contributors.
Once unlocked, the tokens become eligible for transfer under the applicable terms. However, recipients may continue holding them, stake them, move them between controlled wallets or use them for ecosystem development rather than immediately selling them.
Large unlocks can still influence investor expectations and increase potential selling pressure, particularly when the scheduled release represents a meaningful share of circulating supply. FORECK.INFO previously examined similar concerns surrounding the large TRUMP token unlock and its possible market impact.
The actual price reaction depends on market liquidity, recipient behaviour, broader cryptocurrency-market conditions and whether traders have already positioned themselves ahead of the event. For this reason, unlock-calendar estimates should not be interpreted as a guarantee that an equivalent amount of tokens will immediately be sold.
