[ SLANG ][ CRYPTO ][ TOKENOMICS ][ NOUN ]
A large, concentrated increase in a token's circulating supply hitting the market at once, whether from unlocks, emissions, or unstaking.
REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE
"Between the unlock and the unstaking, a token supply wave hit all at once and the price couldn't absorb it."
LORE & ORIGIN
Combines token-emission and token-unlock-wave into a general term covering any sudden supply-side shock, regardless of its specific mechanism.
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2023
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2023-2026 (Tokenomics Awareness Era)
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Related To:Token EmissionToken Unlock Wave
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[ SLANG ][ CRYPTO ][ TOKENOMICS ][ NOUN ]
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