Between January 26 and 31, more than half a billion dollars in previously locked tokens will hit the market. Traders are already positioning themselves for what could become one of the year’s first major liquidity tests.
Bitget Token dominates the week with a staggering token unlock worth $508.86 million scheduled for January 26. BGB powers both the Bitget exchange and its wallet product, giving holders discounts on trading fees and early access to platform features. The company plans to release 140 million tokens. Of this, 80 million goes toward team compensation, while 60 million funds marketing campaigns.
Jupiter and Sign Hit Markets on Same Day
The middle of the week delivers a double dose. On January 28, Jupiter, Solana’s busiest trade router, unlocks 52.85 million JUP tokens worth roughly $10.46 million. The platform scans multiple decentralized exchanges to find users the best swap rates, and this release continues its monthly giveaway program. The unlock represents 1.66% of Jupiter’s total market value.
The same day, Sign Protocol unleashes an even more significant announcement. While its $7.91 million worth of unlocks sounds modest compared to Jupiter, the 189.18 million SIGN tokens account for a whopping 15.76% of the project’s market cap. Sign builds verification systems that let apps confirm user credentials without centralized databases. The token unlock percentage makes it the week’s riskiest unlock from a supply-shock perspective, and price swings seem almost guaranteed.
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Optimism Wraps Things Up
The week closes with Optimism releasing $9.71 million worth of OP tokens on January 31. OP is Ethereum’s scaling network, and it handles transactions away from the main Ethereum chain. It assumes everything is correct (“optimistic”), bundles lots of transactions together off-chain, and only sends the batch back to Ethereum for final security and proof. If someone spots a mistake, they can challenge it. This keeps things fast and cheap while still relying on Ethereum’s strong protection.
Core developers and early backers will receive the 32.21 million tokens, which make up 1.66% of OP’s market cap. Given Optimism’s influence in the Layer-2 space, other rollup tokens might catch similar momentum—or selling pressure.
What worries some analysts is the timing. January unlocks historically separate projects with genuine demand from those propped up by token scarcity. With the bulk of value dropping mid-to-late week, exchange wallets deserve close monitoring.
