3 Token Unlocks to Watch in the Third Week of September 2026

The crypto market will welcome tokens worth more than $746.5 million in the third week of September 2026. Major projects, including LayerZero (ZRO), Connex (CONX), and Bedrock (BR), 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. LayerZero (ZRO)

• Unlock Date: September 20
• Number of Tokens to be Unlocked: 25.71 million ZRO
• Released Supply: 609.92 million ZRO 
• Total Supply: 1 billion ZRO

LayerZero is an interoperability protocol that connects different blockchains. Its primary goal is to facilitate seamless cross-chain communication. Thus, it enables decentralized applications (dApps) to interact across multiple blockchains without relying on traditional bridging models.

The team will unlock 25.71 million tokens on September 20, representing 4.22% of the released supply. Moreover, the supply is worth approximately $26 million.

LayerZero will award 13.42 million altcoins to strategic partners. Core contributors will get 10.63 million ZRO. Lastly, 1.67 million ZRO are for tokens repurchased by the team.

2. Connex (CONX)

• Unlock Date: September 15
• Number of Tokens to be Unlocked: 1.32 million CONX
• Released Supply: 93.89 million CONX
• Total supply: 100 million CONX

Connex is a permissionless, open, and collaborative Web3 professional network. The project integrates blockchain with networking, promoting transparency and fair value exchange among professionals in the digital economy. Holders can use CONX for payments and governance.

Connex will unlock 1.32 million CONX tokens into the market on September 15. The supply is worth approximately $13.21 million. It represents 1.41% of the released supply.

The team will allocate around 822,500 CONX to the ecosystem. Furthermore, the community treasury will get 500,000 altcoins.

3. Bedrock (BR)

• Unlock Date: September 20
• Number of Tokens to be Unlocked: 40.63 million BR
• Released Supply: 217.5 million BR
• Total supply: 1 billion BR

Bedrock is a liquid restaking protocol that issues tradable tokens, such as uniBTC, backed by deposited Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and IoTeX, allowing holders to earn while keeping the assets usable elsewhere in DeFi. BR, its governance token, launched on BNB Chain in March 2025.

On September 20, the team will unlock 40.63 million tokens, representing 18.68% of the current released supply. The supply is worth approximately $12.74 million.

The founding team will receive 25 million tokens. In addition, the team will keep 15.63 million tokens for seed investment.

In addition to these, other prominent unlocks that investors can look out for in the third week of September include Arbitrum (ARB), Starknet (STRK), Sei (SEI), and YZY (YZY), and more.