This Week's Major Unlocking Overview: XPL, HUMA, and Others to Unlock Over $30 Million in Tokens

May 25th: According to cybersecurity firm Socket Security, a cryptocurrency theft campaign called TrapDoor is actively executing supply chain attacks on software package repositories like npm, PyPI, and Crates.io. To date, 34 malicious packages and 384 related versions/artifacts have been detected, and the attacker is still pushing out new versions across these ecosystems. TrapDoor targets developers in the cryptocurrency, AI, and security fields, enabling it to siphon sensitive data including crypto wallets, SSH keys, cloud credentials, GitHub tokens, browser data, environment variables, and API keys.

On May 25, Huawei formally proposed a new principle for semiconductor industry development called the "Tao Law." This framework replaces the longstanding "geometric scaling" approach with "time scaling," enabling breakthroughs in transistor density and system performance through logic folding technology. Marking the first time China has introduced a foundational new principle to guide global semiconductor industry progress, the framework is projected to push high-end chips to transistor density levels equivalent to a 1.4-nanometer process node by 2031. (Source: People’s Daily)

On May 25, Aptos announced it has passed and rolled out three tokenomics updates that are now in effect: a total supply hard cap of 21 billion tokens, staking rewards cut in half from 5.19% to 2.6%, and gas fees increased tenfold.

May 25 — According to analyst Darkfost, Bitcoin’s current apparent demand has dropped to its lowest point since 2026, with a 30-day total coming in at nearly -147,000 BTC. The last time a similarly extreme value was recorded was back in December 2025. Darkfost notes this data signals Bitcoin’s spot demand is continuing to gradually shrink, adding that a rebound driven solely by the futures market is hardly sustainable. For reference, apparent demand is calculated by subtracting newly issued BTC from the supply that’s remained untouched for over a year.

**Samsung’s Largest Union Sees Strong Early Turnout for 2026 Wage Deal, Expected to Pass** On May 25, the largest union in the Samsung Group recorded a sharp jump in approval voting rates for the 2026 wage and collective bargaining preliminary agreement, boosting expectations the deal will be finalized. Still, fairness debates persist over significant bonus gaps between Samsung’s semiconductor (DS) division and its Device eXperience (DX) division, plus gaps between its memory and non-memory segments. As of 8:29 a.m. local time May 25 (7:29 a.m. Beijing time), 49,363 of 57,291 eligible voters had cast approval votes, hitting an 86.16% turnout rate. This vote is the final step to decide whether to ratify the preliminary wage and collective bargaining deal reached by Samsung’s labor and management teams. The core terms: 10.5% of the DS division’s operational performance will be allocated to a special management performance bonus fund, to be paid out in stock shares. Industry analy

May 25th — Per Chainalysis, two wallet addresses withdrew 111 million SAHARA tokens (valued at $3.81 million) from Binance and Bitget seven hours ago, representing 3.4% of SAHARA’s circulating supply.