2026-01-21 13:23:07

RIVER's big move is coming. At 8:00 AM Beijing time on January 22, approximately 1.5 million tokens will be unlocked, accounting for 4.32% of the circulating supply, with a rough valuation between $36 million and $60 million.

It may sound a bit scary, but this token has indeed been performing strongly recently. It just launched on major exchanges in South Korea, with the first-day trading volume exceeding $31 million, and the price once surged to $43. The buying activity in the Korean market is really high, and this momentum might offset some of the selling pressure caused by the unlock.

From an ecosystem perspective, RIVER has partnered with the Sui network, mainly aiming to facilitate cross-chain liquidity. Their native stablecoin satUSD now has a circulation of over 159 million tokens, and the total value locked (TVL) in the protocol has surpassed $316 million. These fundamental data indicate that the ecosystem is genuinely growing, not just an empty shell.

However, caution is still necessary. In the short term, token unlocks will definitely bring a wave of selling pressure, and liquidity shocks should be taken seriously—don't get caught off guard. Meanwhile, trading activity on major platforms has noticeably increased in recent days, and profit-taking is also likely to occur. High volatility is the main theme today, and the next hour will reveal the outcome.

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RugResistant

· 6h ago

1.5 million tokens unlocked in one go. Can these new investors withstand this wave? Haha

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BlockchainDecoder

· 6h ago

Research shows that token unlock events often exhibit nonlinear liquidity shock characteristics. The release of 1.5 million RIVER tokens, from a technical perspective, involves three key variables worth noting: 1. Can buy orders on Korean exchanges truly hedge the 4.32% selling pressure? Data shows a $31 million trading volume on the first day, but whether this can be sustained remains uncertain. 2. Although the Sui ecosystem's protocol TVL has broken through $316 million, how well is the satUSD stability mechanism designed? This concerns the resilience of the entire system. 3. The timing of profit-taking—under high volatility conditions, microstructure can easily lead to cascade effects. In summary, this is not simply a battle between bulls and bears, but a game of liquidity providers. It is advised not to be overly optimistic or blindly pessimistic—just wait and see the order book depth over the next two hours.

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NestedFox

· 6h ago

1.5 million tokens unlocked sounds pretty scary, but can the buying pressure in Korea really hold up? That's the real key.

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LiquidationWatcher

· 6h ago

1.5 million coins are thrown in all at once. This wave of retail investors will depend on whether the Korean market can withstand it.

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BearMarketLightning

· 6h ago

1.5 million tokens unlocked is a bit intense, but the buy orders from Korea really held up. Whether this wave can stabilize still depends on the next few hours.

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