June will see $3.3 billion in crypto tokens unlocked as vesting schedules expire across several major projects—a notable drop from May’s $4.9 billion, according to Tokenomist.
Roughly $1.4 billion will be released in bulk via cliff unlocks, while the rest will enter gradually through linear emissions.
Metars Genesis leads the month with a $193 million release on June 21 to support an AI partnership.
Sui follows with a $160 million unlock on June 1, mostly for Mysten Labs and Series B investors. Sui has already unlocked a third of its supply, but over $20 billion in tokens remain unreleased.
Other June unlocks include Fasttoken ($88M), LayerZero ($71M), Aptos ($61M), and ZKsync ($49M), each releasing tokens to founders, contributors, and early backers.
While the volume is lower than last month, the impact on token prices could still be significant depending on liquidity and market sentiment.
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