Aster (ASTER) is set to lead the largest token unlock week of the quarter, releasing 78.41 million tokens worth approximately $57.9 million on Feb. 17, as more than $180 million in digital assets prepare to enter circulation between Feb. 16 and Feb. 22.
What Happened: Massive Token Unlocks
The Aster release represents the single largest scheduled distribution of the week by both token count and dollar value. It accounts for roughly a third of the total $180 million in unlocks.
ZRO (ZRO) follows as the second-largest event, with $46.2 million set to unlock on Feb. 20. Other notable releases include YZY (YZY) at $20.6 million on Feb. 17, ESPORTS (ESPORTS) at $13.2 million on Feb. 19 and STBL (STBL) at $11.4 million on Feb. 16.
Smaller distributions from ARB (ARB), KAITO (KAITO), PENGU (PENGU), RIVER (RIVER) and ZK (ZK) round out the weekly schedule, ranging from $3.9 million to $10.9 million each.
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Why It Matters: Supply Pressure Builds
Token unlocks increase circulating supply, which often reshapes short-term price action and longer-term valuation models. The concentration of more than $180 million in releases within a single week creates layered liquidity pressure across spot and derivatives markets.
How projects deploy newly unlocked tokens will determine much of the impact.
Tokens directed toward ecosystem development or staking contracts tend to support network fundamentals, while large transfers to exchanges can introduce selling pressure.
Traders are watching derivatives funding rates and open-chain wallet movements for early signals of whether markets have already priced in the supply expansion or whether positioning adjustments lie ahead.
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