Worldcoin Slashes Token Unlocks by 43% — But Nearly 5 Billion WLD Tokens Still Need a Reason to Rally

WHY IT MATTERS

Imagine a company printing millions of new shares of stock and releasing them into the market — if nobody wants to buy them, the price of each share drops. That's essentially what a 'token unlock' does in crypto: previously locked tokens become available for trading, increasing supply. Worldcoin cut the pace of these releases by 43%, which is like saying 'we'll print fewer shares for now.' But there are still nearly 5 billion tokens waiting to be released over time. For everyday holders, this means the token's price could face downward pressure unless the project attracts enough new users and real-world use cases to create demand for all those new tokens entering circulation.