Between April 06 – 12, 2026, 38 tokens are scheduled to unlock fresh vested supply, spanning infrastructure, DeFi, restaking, gaming, and micro‑cap experiments. For each token, the price as of April 06, 06:00 AM UTC, reported market cap, the percentage of maximum supply already released, and the upcoming unlock value for this week.
The projects are set to release 42.94M worth of tokens (USD‑equivalent), with an average float maturity of around 57.54% and a median of 61.58% of max supply already circulating. Large‑cap and high‑attention names APT, BABY, LINEA, RED, and MOVE anchor the headline unlocks, while a long tail of DeFi, gaming, and infra‑adjacent tokens contributes localized volatility and niche event‑driven opportunities.
Key Highlights
Top unlocks by value
The top 5 tokens by upcoming unlock size for April 06–12, 2026 are:
- APT carries the week’s largest unlock at approximately $10.59M against a reported market cap of $674.84M, with 64.10% of max supply already circulating. This mid‑to‑late curve profile means unlocks are still material in absolute terms, but a majority of float is already live, allowing deeper markets to potentially absorb supply if liquidity remains strong.
- BABY unlocks around $7.83M on a $38.23M market cap with just 16.22% released, placing it among the most structurally sensitive names as each event significantly increases circulating float relative to project size.
- LINEA’s $4.68M unlock lands on an $84.46M capitalization with 36.00% of supply live, highlighting an early‑to‑mid vesting curve where repeated unlocks will keep shaping token performance throughout 2026.
- RED features a $4.25M unlock at a market cap near $35.56M and 29.41% released, implying a chunky event relative to project size and a float that is still transitioning out of its early phase.
- MOVE rounds out the top group with $2.97M unlocking on a $63.10M cap and 33.44% released, a configuration that can amplify volatility when unlock recipients choose to realize gains into spot order books.
High and low supply impact
The Released Percentage column shows how far each token is through its vesting lifecycle, allowing a split between late‑stage profiles (where most dilution is behind the market) and early‑stage names that remain heavily driven by tokenomics.
Late‑stage vesting (lower structural risk) – examples this week include:
- NTX – 96.70% released, $11.05K unlocking on a $3.76M market cap.
- DCK – 93.94% released, $690.72 unlocking on a $103.12K cap.
- DCB – 92.75% released, $860.85 unlocking on a $42.62K cap.
- NYM – 90.52% released, $65.91K unlocking on a $28.90M cap.
- SVL – 86.59% released, $169.82K unlocking on a $25.25M cap.
These profiles suggest the bulk of structural dilution has already played out; current unlocks behave more like incremental emissions than cliff‑style events that shock the float.
Early‑stage vesting (higher structural risk over time) – where less than ~30% of supply is live:
- KPN – only 6.72% released, $96.30K unlocking on a $5.21M market cap.
- BABY – 16.22% released, $7.83M unlocking on a $38.23M cap.
- PUFFER – 19.37% released, $583.18K unlocking on a $12.60M cap.
- NYAN – 25.81% released, $984.49 unlocking on a $72.93K cap.
- RED – 29.41% released, $4.25M unlocking on a $35.56M cap.
For these tokens, vesting schedules will continue to shape performance well into 2027, and tokenomics vesting updates remain key catalysts, especially when allocations belong to teams or early investors.
Market-cap vs unlock size
A scatter plot of reported market cap against upcoming unlock value helps categorize tokens into rough impact buckets for this week’s calendar.
Market Cap vs Upcoming Unlock Value (Apr 06–12, 2026):
- Large‑cap, large unlock: APT, AERO, OP, and MOVE anchor the upper band, combining meaningful unlocks with sizeable market caps that typically trade on deeper liquidity pools.
- Mid‑cap, chunky unlock: BABY, LINEA, PEAQ, ME, and RED sit in a zone where unlocks are material versus project size, creating fertile ground for short‑term volatility when typical daily volumes are modest.
- Micro‑cap, small unlock: Names like DCK, DCB, NYAN, KPN, and VRTX sit low on both axes; while absolute dollars are small, even modest sell programs can overwhelm thin order books and appeal to high‑beta event traders.
This visualization makes it easier to see where unlocks are likely to be digested by robust secondary markets versus where they may disproportionately impact local liquidity and slippage.
Detailed token highlights
DeFi, liquidity, and infra‑adjacent names
Several projects in this batch relate to DeFi, liquidity, or infrastructure‑style narratives, where unlocks can influence governance participation, TVL‑linked incentives, or restaking economics:
- AERO – $1.19M unlocking at $0.316 on a $292.97M USD cap with 61.63% released, suggesting that while emissions remain meaningful, the float is already majority live.
- OP – $497.22K unlocking at $0.111 on a $235.49M cap with 47.70% released, sitting near the mid‑curve where further unlocks still reshape ownership dispersion and governance dynamics.
- PEAQ – $1.23M unlocking at $0.014 on a $27.52M cap with 35.34% released, implying continued float build‑out in an emerging infra‑adjacent narrative.
- STIK – $159.99K unlocking at $0.243 with no reported market cap, highlighting data gaps but likely categorizing as a smaller, liquidity‑sensitive name.
These tokens are often used for ecosystem incentives, liquidity mining, or staking, so unlocks can both pressure price and re‑fuel protocol growth initiatives depending on how allocations are deployed.
AI and data‑linked plays
AI‑ and compute‑linked themes continue to appear in unlock calendars, though this week’s slate leans more toward infra and DeFi:
- AGI – $1.07M unlocking at $0.011 on a $26.42M cap with 71.96% released, an advanced vesting profile where emissions remain notable but most float is already circulating.
- NTX – as noted, 96.70% released with a small $11.05K unlock, positioning it firmly in residual‑emission territory rather than structural overhang.
For such tokens, the narrative impact of unlocks can be smaller than price action suggests, as most supply has already transitioned into the market; trading response tends to track broader AI sentiment and roadmap delivery more than single‑week emission events.
Gaming, NFTs, and metaverse
Gaming‑adjacent names are present again this week, with a mix of mid‑curve and late‑curve tokenomics:
- GODS – $110.44K unlocking at $0.032 on a $12.46M cap with 81.79% released, reflecting a late‑stage gaming tokenomics profile where remaining emissions are incremental.
- GFAL – $20.96K unlocking at $0.001006 on a $5.29M cap with 66.73% released, a mid‑to‑late emissions curve.
- SVL – $169.82K unlocking at $0.014 on a $25.25M cap with 86.59% released, indicating that most float is already out, but periodic emissions still add tradable catalysts.
These tokens often see speculative flows around unlocks, especially when coupled with in‑game updates, seasons, or NFT drops that can offset supply with fresh demand.
Micro‑caps and tail‑risk names
At the bottom of the market‑cap spectrum, several tokens combine small absolute unlock values with the potential for outsized percentage moves:
- NYAN – $984.49 unlocking at $0.000498 on a $72.93K cap with 25.81% released.
- DCK – $690.72 unlocking at $0.000146 on a $103.12K cap with 93.94% released.
- DCB – $860.85 unlocking at $0.000105 on a $42.62K cap with 92.75% released.
- VRTX – $1.17K unlocking at $0.000117 on a $61.83K cap with 68.09% released.
- KPN – $96.30K unlocking at $0.00236 on a $5.21M cap with just 6.72% released, an archetypal early‑curve micro‑cap.
Even though these events are tiny in dollar terms, the combination of thin books and concentrated holder bases can generate sharp intraday swings, making them attractive to high‑beta traders but risky for passive holders.
Market implications and sector view
Unlocks add incremental sell-side pressure to spot markets, particularly when vested allocations belong to early investors, teams, or funds that recycle capital into liquidity. According to tokenomist-driven insights:
- APT, BABY, LINEA, RED, and MOVE form the core watchlist, given their unlock size and narrative relevance across infra and DeFi‑like exposure.
- Mid‑caps such as PEAQ, ME, SVL, WMTX, and AGI may see amplified volatility relative to their size when unlocks materially exceed typical daily volumes.
- Late‑stage names like NTX, DCK, DCB, NYM, SVL, and HTM are less about long‑term overhang and more about whether fundamentals justify valuations now that most of the float is already live.
Sector‑wise, the naturally clusters into:
- DeFi / liquidity / collateral: AERO, OP, PEAQ, STIK, and parts of RED and MOVE’s usage.
- Infra / L1–L2–restaking‑adjacent: APT, LINEA, OP, PEAQ, PUFFER.
- Gaming / NFTs / metaverse: GODS, GFAL, SVL, COPI.
- Micro‑cap experiments: DCK, DCB, NYAN, VRTX, KPN and similar small‑cap names with thin books.
For sector‑level investors, this week’s unlocks provide an opportunity to fine‑tune exposure, either trimming into heavy upcoming emissions, or planning to accumulate post‑event in projects with solid fundamentals but temporary tokenomics noise. In combination with the broader Upcoming Token Unlocks in April 2026, this April 06–12 window is an important period to monitor closely for liquidity shifts, volatility spikes, and narrative‑driven re‑pricing across the mid‑cap and large‑cap spectrum.
