Arthur Hayes Weighs In on Token Unlocking Strategies

In a recent discussion on X (formerly Twitter), Arthur Hayes offered his perspective on token unlocking strategies, following insights shared by Keone Hon, founder of Monad. Hon emphasized that projects within Maelstrom family office’s portfolio should consider locking their tokens. Hayes, who has advised or invested in companies associated with this portfolio, recommended teams and investors aim for 100% token vesting as quickly as possible. He cautioned that without natural demand from user activity, token prices could risk a sharp decline to near zero, or potentially rebound if there’s inherent product usage. Hayes expressed hope that Maelstrom would support only projects capable of generating genuine user demand. However, he lamented that no project founders have yet adopted this advice, potentially making Monad the first to demonstrate its efficacy.