Aptos unlocks approximately 25 million APT tokens, worth over $200 million.
Aptos, a layer 1 blockchain founded by former Meta executives, launches 24.8 million units 
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According to TokenUnlocks, the tokens, which currently account for 8.9% of the circulating supply, are worth approximately $201.7 million.
The majority (approximately $96.4 million) of the unlocked funds went to core contributors. According to TokenUnlocks data, $68.4 million went to investors, $26.1 million to the community, and $10.8 million to the Aptos Foundation.
After the same amount of APT tokens were released during the unlock period on November 12, the price of APT fell 13.4% from $7.82 to $6.77 over nine days before recovering, according to price data from The Block. The token is currently trading at $8.09, up 3.4% since the last unlock amid generally optimistic cryptocurrency market conditions.
APT/USD price chart. Image: Block/TradingView.
Aptos is a relatively new layer 1 blockchain based on the Move programming language developed by Meta, which aims to provide a faster and more scalable alternative to other networks. However, Aptos suffered a five-hour outage last October and some cryptocurrency exchanges, including Binance, OKX, and Upbit, temporarily suspended APT deposits and withdrawals.
Significant ApeCoin and Optimism token unlocks are still scheduled.
ApeCoin and Optimism are the biggest remaining unlocks this year. We plan to launch $26 million worth of products. 
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According to TokenUnlocks data, they are recorded on December 17th and December 30th respectively.
ApeCoin, the governance token of the ApeCoin DAO and connected to the Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT community, will release 15.6 million APE tokens on December 17th. This is worth $25.9 million, or 4.2% of the current circulating supply.
Ethereum Layer 2 Optimism (OP mainnet) will launch 24.2 million OP tokens on December 30th. The unlocked amount, which represents 2.7% of the circulating supply, is currently worth $56.1 million.
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