$SIGN and the pressure no one wants to talk about
A lot of the current discussion around SIGN focuses on its narrative — infrastructure, real-world use cases, long-term potential. But there’s one factor that feels consistently underestimated: token unlock pressure.
Right now, only a relatively small portion of the total supply is circulating. The majority of tokens are still locked and will be released gradually over time. On paper, this looks controlled. In practice, it creates a persistent source of sell pressure that the market needs to absorb.
This becomes more problematic when expectations are driven by narrative rather than actual demand.
Even if the project continues to develop as planned, adoption at the infrastructure level tends to be slow. Meanwhile, unlock schedules move regardless of market conditions. This creates a mismatch between how fast supply increases and how fast real usage grows.
There is also the psychological side of it. Each unlock event introduces uncertainty. Early investors may take profits, airdrop recipients may sell, and market participants begin to price in future dilution ahead of time.
As a result, price doesn’t just react to current supply — it reacts to expected supply.
That’s what makes this dynamic difficult.
Because even in a neutral or slightly positive environment, continuous unlocks can limit upside and turn rallies into opportunities for distribution rather than expansion.
SIGN may still have a strong long-term vision.
But in the short to medium term, the unlock structure itself could be one of the biggest forces shaping its price action.