# Is Lido DAO (LDO) Inflationary? +5.13% New Supply in 90 Days

*From https://mrnasdog.com/research/ldo, updated Oct 23 2026*

How much new LDO is coming? **+5.13%** in the next 90 days, **+1.27%** in the next year — checked Oct 18 2026.

- **Long-run signal:** negative for Lido DAO
- **Score:** 2/10 — supply 0.5/5, demand 1.5/5
- **New supply:** +5.13% in 90 days · +1.27% in a year
- **Demand:** very weak (1.5/5)
- **Price drivers:** 2 ▲ price up · 0 ▼ price down

## Big wallets, votes and dates behind LDO

What the score misses: 2 drivers. Today 2 push LDO's price up and 0 push it down.

### ▲ ETH in Lido

ETH staked in Lido climbed back from its 8.5M low

Good for the price: More ETH staked. Bad for it: ETH leaves Lido. Right now it points up.

| Date | ETH staked in Lido |
|---|---|
| Jul 31 2026 | 9.39 M ETH |
| Aug 31 2026 | 9.63 M ETH |
| Sep 30 2026 | 9.87 M ETH |
| Oct 23 2026 | 9.66 M ETH |

*Checked Oct 18 2026*

### ▲ ETH staking yield

Plan to cut staking rewards was pulled, but the debate goes on

Staking yield holds up → price up · Staking yield gets cut → price down. Today: the price-up case.

| Date | stETH yield |
|---|---|
| Jul 31 2026 | 2.23% |
| Aug 31 2026 | 2.27% |
| Sep 30 2026 | 2.25% |
| Oct 23 2026 | 2.22% |

*Checked Oct 18 2026*

## New LDO hitting the market

No new LDO is printed. The Lido DAO buys LDO back with staked ETH and keeps it, but 48.93M locked LDO unlock on Jan 1 2027.

Lido DAO adds +5.13% new supply in the next 90 days and +1.27% over a year — supply scores 0.5/5 (flooding).

## Demand: how much people want LDO

Demand reads **very weak** (1.5/5), #80 of 110 coins we track — that is how much people want LDO now and how much buying could still come.

(Members see more LDO demand detail on the page; it is not repeated here.)

## Is LDO inflationary? Questions about Lido DAO supply

### Is Lido DAO (LDO) inflationary or deflationary?

Lido DAO (LDO) is inflationary right now: its supply changes +5.13% over the next 90 days and +1.27% over the next year (checked Oct 18 2026). More LDO is added than removed.

### What is the LDO inflation rate in 2026?

About +1.27% a year: that is how much Lido DAO (LDO) supply changes over the next 12 months, with +5.13% in the next 90 days (checked Oct 18 2026). That puts LDO #16 of 101 coins we track for new supply (#1 = the most new supply).

### When is the next LDO token unlock?

The next Lido DAO (LDO) unlock we track is on Jan 1 2027: about 48.9M LDO, 5.90% of the LDO in circulation (Hack-recovery lock ends — unlocks). Checked Oct 18 2026.

### Does Lido DAO burn or buy back LDO?

Yes. In our count, about 6.4M LDO is expected to leave the market over the next 90 days through burns, buybacks or locks (checked Oct 18 2026). How it works: The DAO treasury bought back 6.79M LDO in 90 days with staked ETH and keeps it; about 6.40M more due by Nov 24 2026.

### Where does new LDO supply come from?

In our count, about 48.9M new LDO reaches the market over the next 90 days (checked Oct 18 2026). How it works: No new LDO is printed; 48.93M LDO locked after a Dec 2025 wallet hack unlock on Jan 1 2027.

### How much LDO is in circulation?

About 830M LDO is in circulation (checked Oct 18 2026). Over the next 90 days that changes +5.13%, and over a year +1.27%.

### Does LDO have more new supply than SUN, GNO or KITE?

Over the next 90 days (checked Oct 18 2026): LDO +5.13%, SUN −0.04%, GNO 0.00%, KITE +47.21%. LDO sits in the middle of these 4 coins.

## Next steps for LDO

- Full LDO inflation analysis (every unlock, burn and buyback): https://mrnasdog.com/research/ldo/inflation
- Every coin's new supply, side by side: https://mrnasdog.com/token-supply
- How we read Lido DAO and every other coin: https://mrnasdog.com/research/pressure-framework/full

*Every answer here applies basic economic theory — the law of supply and demand — to this coin's data. It is not financial advice.*