Aptos Unlocks $10.88M in APT as 69% of Supply Is Staked – What Wins?

Aptos faces another token unlock worth $10.88M as 69% of circulating APT remains staked, potentially cushioning selling pressure amid a price downtrend.

Rich by Coin

2026-03-10

After passing the proposal to cap the maximum supply of Aptos five days ago, the altcoin is scheduled for yet another unlock. Despite the altcoin being up by 1% in the past 24 hours, the market cap over the past year shows a different picture. Will the APT continue declining amid looming sell pressure? LOOMING SELL PRESSURE FROM A ROUTINE UNLOCK, BUT…

As per data from Tokenomist, about 11.31 million APT tokens worth $10.88 million were set to hit the market on March 12th. This represented 0.69% of the released supply, which seems to be a routine over the last three months. Of this amount, 0.24%, which was about 3.958 million APT, would go to the core contributors. The community would receive 3.210 million tokens, while the reserve would get 1.333 million APT, as the remainder went to investors.

The unlock amount was similar to that released in December 2025 and January and February of 2026. However, their dollar valuation was different, as the price of APT was declining during this period. Token unlocks often lead to sell pressure, and this unlock could be no different if this was not mitigated. The market cap of the altcoin may continue declining, though there were other metrics to note.