#APT、ADA大额解锁 Recently, the news of large-scale unlocking of APT (Aptos) and ADA (Cardano) has caught the hearts of many investors. What impact will the "big moves" of these two popular projects have on the market?
According to reliable sources, Aptos (APT) will usher in a major moment at 0:00 on December 12 - unlocking 11.31 million tokens, which is worth about 163 million US dollars, accounting for 2.11% of the circulation. Such a large-scale unlocking instantly dropped a bombshell in the market.
From past experience, unlocking is often inseparable from price fluctuations. For example, in April this year, APT also experienced a large-scale unlocking. At that time, about 330 million US dollars of tokens flowed into the market. It coincided with the downward trend of the market. Under the double blow, the currency price and TVL (total locked value) plummeted. Although the proportion of this unlocking is not ridiculously high, it is still not to be underestimated, and the selling pressure is expected to rise sharply. After all, with the influx of a large number of new tokens, if the market demand cannot keep up, the supply and demand balance will be broken instantly, and the price decline seems to be a high probability event.
Once the news came out, many investors were nervous. Under the influence of panic, many APTs were sold in advance, which undoubtedly added pressure to the current price. However, there are always two sides to a coin. For long-term investors who firmly believe in the potential of APT, the low price period after unlocking may be a "golden pit" for bargain hunting. If the subsequent development of the project is outstanding, the unlocking storm is just a minor episode.
On the other hand, Cardano (ADA) was not willing to "show weakness". At 8:00 on December 11, Beijing time, 18.53 million tokens were unlocked, worth about 22.05 million US dollars, accounting for 0.05% of the circulation. In comparison, the proportion of ADA unlocking this time seems small and the impact is limited. Looking back at the unlocking on November 21, the scale was similar, and the market price trend did not fluctuate violently at that time, which gave many holders a "reassurance".
The news of unlocking seems to have amplified negative signals, which in turn affects the expectations for the long-term development of ADA and indirectly affects the price trend. However, for long-term investors, their focus is always on the core of the project - technology iteration and ecological expansion. As long as ADA continues to exert its strength, unlocking is more like a normal means of capital allocation and incentives on the road of project growth, without damaging its long-term value.