3 Major Token Unlocks to Watch This Week!

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January 20, 2026

Gambar 3 Major Token Unlocks to Watch This Week!

Jakarta, Pintu News – The cryptocurrency market will see a wave of tokens worth more than $1.054 billion in the third week of January 2026. Several major projects such as Bitget Token (BGB), LayerZero , and River (RIVER) will release their previously locked token supply in the next seven days.

These releases have the potential to increase short-term volatility and affect price movements. The following is a breakdown of the highlights of each project.

LayerZero (ZRO)

Unlock Date: January 20
Number of Tokens to be Opened: 25.71 million ZRO
Circulating Supply: 404.25 million ZRO
Total Supply: 1 billion ZRO

LayerZero is an interoperability protocol that connects various blockchains. Its main goal is to facilitate seamless cross-chain communication, so that decentralized applications (dApps) can interact with each other across different blockchain networks without the need to use traditional bridge models.

On January 20, the team will unlock 25.71 million ZRO, which is equivalent to 6.36% of the outstanding supply. The total value of the tokens is estimated at $43.96 million.

Distribution of tokens unlocked will be done as follows:

13.42 million ZRO will be given to strategic partners.
10.63 million ZRO will be allocated to core contributors.
1.67 million ZRO is reserved for tokens that have been bought back by the team.

River (RIVER)

Unlock Date: January 22
Number of Tokens to be Opened: 1.5 million RIVER
Circulating Supply: 34.16 million RIVER
Total Supply: 100 million RIVER

River is a protocol that focuses on developing a chain-abstraction-based stablecoin system. It allows users to pledge assets on one blockchain and mint stablecoins on another, opening up opportunities for cross-network native revenue, leverage, and scalability.

On January 22, the team will unlock 1.5 million RIVER tokens worth approximately $39.83 million. This amount represents 4.32% of the circulating supply. All released tokens will be allocated to investors.

Bitget Token (BGB)

Unlock Date: January 26
Number of Tokens to be Unlocked: 140 million BGB
Circulating Supply: 1.33 billion BGB
Total Supply: 2 billion BGB

BGB is a unified ecosystem token that is used on both Bitget’s centralized platform and Bitget Wallet. As a utility token, BGB offers various functional benefits within the Bitget ecosystem, such as discounted trading fees, participation in various platform activities, as well as access to other additional benefits.

On January 26, the team will release 140 million BGB worth $518 million. This is equivalent to 10.5% of the total outstanding supply.

The tokens released will be divided into two allocations:

80 million BGB will be used as incentives for the team.
60 million BGB will be allocated for branding and promotional activities.

In addition, several other projects such as Plume (PLUME), Humanity (H), and Undeads Games (UDS) are also scheduled to unlock tokens in the third week of January, which will overall contribute to the total token release in the crypto market.

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