3 Token Unlocks To Watch In The First Week Of October 2026
- The crypto market will welcome tokens worth $1.11 billion in early October 2026.
- Major projects, including Hyperliquid (HYPE), Ethena (ENA), and Aptos (APT), will release significant new token supplies.
- These unlocks could introduce market volatility and influence short-term price movements.
- Number of Tokens to be Unlocked: 3.75 million HYPE
What Happened
These unlocks could introduce market volatility and influence short-term price movements. So, here’s a breakdown of what to watch.
The team previously announced that the unlocked supply is going to one institutional buyer.
Ethena will award 93.75 million tokens to core contributors. In addition, investors will receive 78.13 million ENA.
Market Context
The crypto market will welcome tokens worth $1.11 billion in early October 2026. Major projects, including Hyperliquid (HYPE), Ethena (ENA), and Aptos (APT), will release significant new token supplies.
Hyperliquid is a leading decentralized perpetual futures exchange built on its own Layer-1 blockchain. It offers high-performance trading with low latency, on-chain order books, and sub-second transaction finality.
Why It Matters
1. Hyperliquid (HYPE)
Unlock Date: October 6
Details
Number of Tokens to be Unlocked: 3.75 million HYPE
Released Supply: 474.83 million HYPE
Total Supply: 1 billion HYPE
On October 6, the team will unlock 3.75 million HYPE worth $340 million. The tokens account for 1.69% of the released supply.
2. Ethena (ENA)
Unlock Date: October 5
Number of Tokens to be Unlocked: 171.88 million ENA
Released Supply: 9.15 billion ENA
Total Supply: 15 billion ENA
Ethena is a synthetic dollar protocol built on Ethereum (ETH). The protocol’s flagship product is USDe, a synthetic dollar stablecoin. Furthermore, ENA is the protocol’s governance token.
The team will release 171.88 million ENA tokens on October 5. The tokens, worth $41.52 million, account for 1.88% of the released supply.
3. Aptos (APT)
Unlock Date: October 11
Number of Tokens to be Unlocked: 11.31 million APT
Released Supply: 1.76 billion APT
Total supply: 2.55 billion APT (Y2035)
Aptos is a Layer-1 blockchain platform designed for scalability, security, and efficiency in decentralized applications (dApps) and Web3 ecosystems. It utilizes the Move programming language to enable high-throughput transactions and smart contract execution.