Hyperliquid Slashes Token Unlocks, The Market Plays It Cool

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Hyperliquid, that daredevil of high-leverage crypto trading, announces a pruning of its upcoming team token unlocks.

HYPE, the DEX’s go-to token, barely blinks despite the plan to slow near-term emissions, as if the calendar is just there to decorate the wall.

Hyperliquid Trims Team Token Emissions, Market Supply Takes Notice

According to a post on the company’s Discord channel, 140,000 HYPE tokens are scheduled for release next month. It marks a steep decline from the 1.2 million unlocked in January, which sounded like a clearance sale at a bookstore run by spreadsheet enthusiasts.

The cut represents an almost 90% reduction in monthly team allocations, a move that could either calm the volatility or give traders a new reason to clutch their charts and pretend they’re adults.

Team unlocks are often a source of short-term volatility in exchange tokens, and the sharp drop in HYPE emissions may ease market pressure in the coming weeks.

This reduction in token unlocks could help stabilize liquidity and reduce sell-side pressure. Investors should therefore view this as a positive signal for managing supply overhang.

Nevertheless, despite the news, HYPE price jumped only modestly, and was trading for $33.54 as of this writing, which means someone somewhere is still paying for coffee and not fireworks.

Smaller Team Unlocks Aim to Stabilize HYPE Supply and Market Dynamics

The decision stems from ongoing adjustments to token distribution schedules. While the company did not provide detailed reasoning behind the reduction, market participants interpreted it as an effort to align emissions with platform growth and trading activity-essentially, trying to pretend the supply isn’t a runaway roommate.

January’s 1.2 million-unit unlock had raised concerns among traders about potential oversupply, which can amplify volatility in high-beta exchange tokens like HYPE.

Funny to see .hls saying it’s over, while it’s only 1.2M tokens.

Loracle was selling most prolly 3-5x that at the pico top, when those same people were telling you we will go up only.

TLDR: Higher

– Derteil (@derteil00) December 28, 2025

By scaling back future releases, Hyperliquid appears to be taking a more conservative approach to supply management. This strategy could influence both price stability and long-term investor confidence.

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2026-01-29 16:57