3 Token Unlocks to Watch in the First Week of November 2026

The crypto market will welcome tokens worth more than $879.9 million in the first week of November 2026. Major projects, including Bitway (BTW), Kite (KITE), and Hyperliquid (HYPE), will release significant new token supplies.

These unlocks could introduce market volatility and influence short-term price movements. So, here’s a breakdown of what to watch.

1. Bitway (BTW)

• Unlock Date: November 2
• Number of Tokens to be Unlocked: 101.63 million BTW
• Released Supply: 3.01 billion BTW
• Total Supply: 10 billion BTW

Bitway is a Bitcoin-compatible Proof-of-Stake Layer-1 blockchain developed by Bitway Labs, formerly Side Protocol. Its native token, BTW, is used for staking, gas fees, and governance across the ecosystem.

On November 2, Bitway will unlock 101.63 million BTW. The tokens are worth $109.66 million and account for 3.37% of the released supply.

The community will receive the larger share of the unlock: 60.17 million BTW. In addition, the ecosystem allocation will receive 41.46 million tokens.

2. Kite (KITE)

• Unlock Date: November 3
• Number of Tokens to be Unlocked: 640 million KITE
• Released Supply: 3.68 billion KITE
• Total Supply: 10 billion KITE

Kite is an EVM-compatible Layer-1 blockchain built for agentic payments. It lets autonomous AI agents transact with verifiable identity and programmable governance. KITE serves as the network’s gas, staking, and governance token. 

The network will release 640 million KITE, worth $78.30 million on November 3. The tokens account for 17.41% of the released supply. The date also marks one year since KITE began trading on November 3, 2025.

The team, advisors, and early contributors will receive 400 million KITE from the unlock. Moreover, investors will get 240 million tokens.

3. Hyperliquid (HYPE)

• Unlock Date: November 6
• Number of Tokens to be Unlocked: 180,000 HYPE
• Released Supply: 484.74 million HYPE
• Total Supply: 1 billion HYPE

Hyperliquid is a leading decentralized perpetual futures exchange built on its own Layer-1 blockchain. It offers high-performance trading with low latency, on-chain order books, and sub-second transaction finality.

On November 6, the team will unlock 180,000 HYPE worth $15.72 million. Furthermore, the tokens account for 0.08% of the released supply.

The entire release will go to core contributors. Hyperliquid’s projected schedule lists 9.92 million HYPE for this date, but the team has committed to unlocking only 180,000 tokens.

In addition to these, other prominent unlocks investors can look out for in the first week of November include Momentum (MMT), Ethena (ENA), HMX (HMX), and more, which will contribute to the total market-wide releases. 

Tokenomist has marked the Bitway and Kite unlocks as pending verification, so these figures remain projections.