Token UnlocksMedium impactTentative
ZKsync (ZK) Token Unlock, October 17, 2026
ZKsync releases 173,038,250 ZK on October 17, 2026 to investors and the team.
Saturday, October 17, 2026
All day
About this event
The unlock is set for Saturday, October 17, 2026. The date is tentative and may move to a nearby day, based on a vesting model with monthly steps of 30.44 days.
It releases 173,038,250 ZK. Investors receive 89,244,750 ZK and the team receives 83,793,500 ZK.
Why it matters
The unlock equals 2.46% of the circulating supply. At September 30, 2026 prices, the tokens equal between one tenth and one quarter of one day of ZK trading volume. The September 16, 2026 unlock released the same amount.
Key facts
TokenZKsync (ZK)
Tokens unlocked (ZK)173,038,250
Unlock date (UTC)Oct 17, 2026
Date basisDefiLlama vesting model (monthly steps of 30.44 days); the project may unlock on a nearby day
Share of circulating supply1.6%
Circulating supply (ZK, CoinGecko)10,816,539,153
Supply in the DefiLlama model (ZK, counts allocations not yet circulating)7,040,496,750
Maximum supply (ZK)21,000,000,000
Recipients (allocation: tokens)Investors (89,244,750), Team (83,793,500)
DefiLlama allocation categoriesprivateSale, insiders
Previous unlock2026-09-16: 173,038,250 ZK
Next unlock2026-11-16: 173,038,250 ZK
Value at the price when read$2.25M
Unlock value / 24h trading volume when read0.26×
What to watch
- 1The next unlock on November 16, 2026
- 2The amount released to investors and the team
