The crypto market will welcome tokens worth over $438 million in the third week of March 2025. Major projects including LayerZero ($ZRO), Lombard ($BARD), and the river ($RIVER), will release significant new token supplies.
These releases could introduce volatility into the market and influence short-term price movements. So here’s an overview of what to look out for.
1.ZeroLayer($ZRO)
- Unlock date: March 20
- Number of tokens to unlock: 25.71 million $ZRO
- Supply released: 455.67 million $ZRO
- Total offer: 1 billion $ZRO
LayerZero is an interoperability protocol that connects different blockchains. Its main purpose is to facilitate transparent communication between channels. Thus, it allows decentralized applications (dApps) to interact across multiple blockchains without relying on traditional bridging models.
The team will release 25.71 million tokens on March 20, representing 5.64% of the released supply. Additionally, the supply is worth approximately $55.53 million.
$ZRO Crypto token unlock in March. Source: Tokenomist
LayerZero will allocate 13.42 million altcoins to strategic partners. Top contributors will receive 10.63 million $ZRO. Finally, 1.67 million $ZRO are intended for tokens redeemed by the team.
2.Lombard($BARD)
- Unlock date: March 18
- Number of tokens to unlock: 30 million $BARD
- Supply released: 269.85 million $BARD
- Total offer: 1 billion $BARD
The Lombard Protocol is a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol that unlocks Bitcoin (BTC) liquidity by allowing users to convert their Bitcoin into a yield-generating liquid asset that can be used in DeFi ecosystems.
On March 18, the team will release 30 million $BARD worth $32.43 million. The tokens represent 11.09% of the released supply.
$BARD Crypto token unlock in March. Source: Tokenomist
The team will split the supply two ways. Lombard will retain 15 million altcoins to drop Season 1 and another 15 million for Season 2.
3. River ($RIVER)
- Unlock date: March 22
- Number of tokens to unlock: 1.11 million $RIVER
- Supply released: 45.66 million $RIVER
- Total offer: 100 million $RIVER
River is a protocol focused on creating an on-chain abstraction stablecoin system. It allows users to collateralize assets on one chain and mint them on another, enabling native earnings, leverage, and scalability across multiple networks.
The team will release 1.11 million $RIVERworth approximately $25.47 million on March 22. The tokens represent 2.39% of the released supply. Additionally, the ecosystem foundation will receive the entire released supply.
$RIVER Crypto token unlock in March. Source: Tokenomist
Apart from these, other important unlocks that investors can watch out for in the third week of March include $YZY ($YZY), Kaito (KAITO), Arbitrum (ARB), and more, which will contribute to the total market-wide outflows.
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