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$776 Million in Token Unlocks Put PUMP and APT in Focus

Pump.fun and Aptos, in particular, will get new supply on July 12, which could affect liquidity and price pressure around these tokens. RedStone is also on this week's unlock schedule.

By Zenz van der Wielen
• 2 min read
$776 Million in Token Unlocks Put PUMP and APT in Focus

Key Takeaways

  • In the second week of July, token unlocks worth more than $776.3 million will hit the market.
  • Pump.fun will unlock 82.5 billion PUMP on July 12, worth about $134.65 million.
  • Aptos and RedStone will unlock 11.31 million APT and 40.85 million RED on July 12 and July 6, respectively.

The crypto market is heading into a heavy week of token unlocks, with more than $776.3 million (€678 million) set to enter circulation in the second week of July. Pump.fun (PUMP), Aptos (APT), and RedStone (RED) are the names to watch, since each is releasing new supply in a tight window that could weigh on liquidity and market sentiment.

Pump.fun Gets the Biggest Unlock

Pump.fun, a Solana-based platform that lets users launch and trade meme coins quickly, is scheduled to unlock 82.5 billion PUMP on July 12. Based on the current figures, that batch is worth roughly $134.65 million (€118 million) and represents 29.23 percent of the unlocked supply. Of that amount, 50 billion tokens are allocated to the team and 32.5 billion to existing investors.

The project runs on a bonding curve model, which means the token price increases as more buyers enter. That structure matches Pump.fun’s fair-launch approach, which does not rely on pre-mines or early allocations. Still, the platform has attracted plenty of attention for reasons beyond token mechanics, including the wider debate over flashy livestreams and how far meme coin promotion should go. Interest around the project picked up again when a major airdrop demand brought the first large vesting round back into focus.

Aptos and RedStone Follow

Aptos (APT) will unlock 11.31 million tokens on July 12, worth about $7.15 million (€6.2 million). That amount equals 0.66 percent of the unlocked supply. The tokens are divided among several groups: 3.96 million APT for core contributors, 3.21 million for the community, 2.81 million for investors, and 1.33 million for the foundation.

RedStone (RED will unlock on July 6) with 40.85 million tokens, worth about $4.16 million (€3.6 million). That represents 9.8 percent of the unlocked supply. The allocation is spread across early backers, core contributors, the ecosystem, and data providers, with another portion reserved for protocol development.

Aptos is a Layer-1 blockchain built around scalability, security, and efficiency for dApps and Web3 applications. It uses the Move programming language to support fast transactions and smart contract execution. RedStone, by contrast, describes itself as a modular oracle protocol that delivers external data to smart contracts and DeFi apps.

Why This Matters for Europe

For European crypto investors, token unlocks like these often matter because they can trigger sharper price swings in the affected assets. That is especially true when new supply is concentrated in a few hands, since the market has to absorb either added selling pressure or, if demand is strong enough, a quick increase in buying interest. When several major unlocks land in the same week, attention can also shift toward smaller altcoins and the strength of their tokenomics.

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