Trump-Backed WLFI Launch Highlights September 1; U.S. Non-Farm Payrolls on September 5 to Signal Fed Rate Moves.
After last week’s crypto market pullback, September kicks off with a series of events that could shape the month ahead.
On September 1, the WLFI token launch, backed by the Trump family, drew significant attention, while the upcoming U.S. non-farm payroll data on September 5 is set to provide key insights for the Federal Reserve’s potential rate cuts.
Adding to the week’s excitement, nearly $1.39 billion worth of tokens are scheduled to unlock between September 1 and 7, including SUI, ZetaChain, ENA, HONEY, and IMX. Let’s explore the major events and token unlocks shaping the first week of September.
September 1
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WLFI Token Launch: WLFI tokens launch on Ethereum Mainnet. Early supporters unlock 20% of their holdings, while the remaining 80% will be subject to community voting. Trading and claims begin at 12:00 UTC.
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Starknet Upgrade: Starknet v0.14.0 goes live, introducing multi-sequencer architecture, Tendermint consensus, and EIP-1559-based fee market. Downtime is expected to last approximately 15 minutes.
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Tether Blockchain Support Discontinuation: Tether ceases support for USDT on Omni Layer, Bitcoin Cash SLP, Kusama, EOS, and Algorand, freezing remaining tokens.
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Sui (SUI): Unlocks approximately 44 million tokens, 1.25% of circulating supply, valued at ~$145 million.
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ZetaChain (ZETA): Unlocks approximately 44.26 million tokens, 4.55% of circulating supply, valued at ~$8.4 million.
September 2
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Binance Alpha Lists Quack AI (Q): Trading opens at 07:00 UTC, contract trading at 07:30 UTC. Eligible users can claim airdrops using Binance Alpha points.
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Ethena (ENA): Unlocks approximately 40.63 million tokens, 0.64% of circulating supply, valued at ~$27.1 million.
September 3
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Ondo Finance Tokenized Stocks: Ondo Finance launches tokenized U.S. stocks on its Ondo Global Markets platform, initially offering over 100 stocks with plans to expand to thousands by year-end.
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IOTA (IOTA): Unlocks approximately 15.16 million tokens, 0.42% of circulating supply, valued at ~$2.87 million.
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HONEY (HONEY): Unlocks approximately 121.65 million tokens, 1.78% of circulating supply, valued at ~$2.18 million.
September 4
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Federal Reserve Beige Book: The Federal Reserve releases its Beige Book on economic conditions at 18:00 UTC.
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U.S. Initial Jobless Claims: The U.S. reports initial jobless claims for the week ending August 30 at 12:30 UTC.
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SPEC (SPEC): Unlocks approximately 3.62 million tokens, 14.50% of circulating supply, valued at ~$1.57 million.
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BMEX (BMEX): Unlocks approximately 3.13 million tokens, 0.81% of circulating supply, valued at ~$1.01 million.
September 5
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U.S. Non-Farm Payrolls and Unemployment Data: Key employment data for August will be released at 12:30 UTC.
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Immutable (IMX): Unlocks approximately 24.52 million tokens, 1.27% of circulating supply, valued at ~$12.8 million.
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WMTX (WMTX): Unlocks approximately 5 million tokens, 0.49% of circulating supply, valued at ~$0.82 million.
September 6
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RED (RED): Unlocks approximately 5.54 million tokens, 2.52% of circulating supply, valued at ~$2.51 million.
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STIK (STIK): Unlocks approximately 1.5 million tokens, 2.54% of circulating supply, valued at ~$1.2 million.
September 7
Token Unlocks Summary
Sep 1
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SUI: 44M $SUI, ~$145M, at 12 AM UTC
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ZETA: 44.26M $ZETA, ~$8.4M, at 12 AM UTC
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WLFI: 3.69B $WLFI, ~$1.18B, at 12 PM UTC
Sep 2
Sep 3
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IOTA: 15.16M $IOTA, ~$2.87M, at 8 AM UTC
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HONEY: 121.65M $HONEY, ~$2.18M, at 8 AM UTC
Sep 4
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SPEC: 3.62M $SPEC, ~$1.57M, at 8 AM UTC
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BMEX: 3.13M $BMEX, ~$1.01M, at 8 AM UTC
Sep 5
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IMX: 24.52M $IMX, ~$12.8M, at 12 AM UTC
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WMTX: 5M $WMTX, ~$0.82M, at 8 AM UTC
Sep 6
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RED: 5.54M $RED, ~$2.51M, at 8 AM UTC
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STIK: 1.5M $STIK, ~$1.2M, at 8 AM UTC
Sep 7

Source: Tokenomist