The World project, founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, has announced a significant reduction in the daily unlocking of Worldcoin (WLD) tokens starting July 24.
The changes will affect the distribution of tokens among the community, team, and investors, with different conditions for each category. The decision comes amid ongoing pressure on the WLD market, which earlier this month hit a new all-time low.
Worldcoin (WLD) Token Unlocks to Drop by 43% in July 2026
According to the statement, the daily unlock volume will decrease by 43% from July 24. The largest reduction will affect the share allocated to the World community.
This figure will be halved, from 3.2 million WLD per day to 1.6 million. Token unlocks for investors and the Tools for Humanity team will also be reduced by 32%, from 1.9 million WLD to 1.3 million per day.
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Overall, daily issuance will decrease from about 5.1 million WLD to 2.9 million. As of April 10, 4.9 billion WLD have already been unlocked, which is 49% of the total supply of 10 billion tokens. Of these, 3.3 billion are in active circulation.
“In July 2024, most team and investor tokens were moved to longer lockup periods, while maintaining daily unlocks. Importantly, there are no sharp unlocks here. The current unlock schedule for all WLD is available on Dune. As a result of these lockup terms, from July 24, 2026, the unlock rate for all tokens will automatically decrease,” the team noted.
Sell Pressure and Structural Issues
The statement came a few weeks after the World Foundation conducted an over-the-counter sale of tokens totaling $65 million at a price of about $0.27 per WLD.
Since the start of 2026, WLD has lost more than 45% of its value and is now trading about 97% below its March 2024 peak, when the price nearly reached $11. At the time of publication, the token is holding around $0.28, up 4.7% along with the market.
WLD price performance. Source: CoinMarketCap
It is still unclear whether the reduction in unlocks will actually ease selling pressure. Lower issuance may provide short-term relief, but a full recovery will require an improvement in overall market conditions and renewed interest in risk assets.
Until then, the downward trend and weak sentiment around WLD will likely continue to weigh on the price, limiting the effect of reduced unlocks in the short term.
