# Plasma (XPL) Inflation Rate: +15.07% New Supply in 90 Days

*Source: https://mrnasdog.com/research/xpl — numbers checked Oct 23 2026*

**+15.07%** in 90 days, **+60.29%** in a year: that is how fast Plasma (XPL) supply changes as of Oct 19 2026.

- **Long-run signal:** negative — XPL, read by supply and demand
- **Score:** 2/10 — supply 0/5, demand 2/5
- **New supply:** +15.07% in 90 days · +60.29% in a year
- **Demand:** weak (2/5)
- **Price drivers:** 0 ▲ price up · 2 ▼ price down

## Plasma (XPL) supply: questions people ask

### Is Plasma (XPL) inflationary or deflationary?

As of Oct 19 2026, Plasma (XPL) supply moves +15.07% in 90 days and +60.29% in a year, so XPL is inflationary. New XPL outweighs what is burned or bought back.

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

Plasma (XPL) supply grows +60.29% over the next 12 months and +15.07% over the next 90 days (checked Oct 19 2026). That puts XPL #7 of 101 coins we track for new supply (#1 = the most new supply).

### When is the next XPL token unlock?

The next Plasma (XPL) unlock we track is on Oct 25 2026: about 228M XPL, 5.03% of the XPL in circulation (Monthly unlock (team, investors, ecosystem)). Checked Oct 19 2026.

### Does Plasma burn or buy back XPL?

Not in a way that removes XPL today: nothing takes XPL off the market over the next 90 days (checked Oct 19 2026). Nothing buys XPL back. The base-fee burn removed only about 15 XPL in 90 days, most of it in one busy hour on Oct 1 2026, because the base fee is near zero and USDT transfers are free.

### Where does new XPL supply come from?

In our count, about 683M new XPL reaches the market over the next 90 days (checked Oct 19 2026). How it works: The Sep 25 2026 one-year cliff freed 1.67B XPL for the team and investors, and the ecosystem pool added 266.7M: 1.93B XPL in 90 days. From Oct 25 2026, 227.8M XPL unlocks on the 25th of every month until Sep 2028. Validator rewards are not live yet.

### How much XPL is in circulation?

Plasma (XPL) has about 4.53B coins in circulation as of Oct 19 2026; the next 90 days change that by +15.07% (+60.29% over a year).

### Does XPL have more new supply than VIRTUAL, FF or BSV?

Over the next 90 days (checked Oct 19 2026): XPL +15.07%, VIRTUAL +0.04%, FF +18.22%, BSV +0.20%. XPL sits in the middle of these 4 coins.

## Supply: how much new XPL is coming

Plasma's stablecoin chain is in the middle of its unlock calendar: the team and investor cliff added 1.93B XPL in 90 days, and 227.8M more unlocks every month, with no buyback or real burn to offset it.

Expect +15.07% more XPL in 90 days (+60.29% over the year). On supply alone Plasma gets 0/5 — extreme, #7 of 101 for new supply.

## Demand: how much people want XPL

How much do people want XPL? **weak** — 2 out of 5, #66 of 110.

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

## XPL price drivers the score does not count

Plasma has 2 price drivers. Right now: 0 up, 2 down.

### ▼ Stablecoins on Plasma

Stablecoins slipped in the last 30 days; far below Sep 2025's $6B

More dollars on Plasma → price up · Dollars leave Plasma → price down. Now: ▼ down side.

| Date | Stablecoins |
|---|---|
| Jul 31 2026 | $0.91B |
| Aug 31 2026 | $1.05B |
| Sep 30 2026 | $1.45B |
| Oct 23 2026 | $1.37B |

*Checked Oct 18 2026*

### ▼ Aave on Plasma

Aave holds most of Plasma's app money, far below its 2025 peak

Good for the price: Aave deposits grow. Bad for it: Aave deposits shrink. Today: the price-down case.

| Date | Aave on Plasma |
|---|---|
| Jul 31 2026 | $0.545B |
| Aug 31 2026 | $0.509B |
| Sep 30 2026 | $0.474B |
| Oct 23 2026 | $0.474B |

*Checked Oct 18 2026*

## Read more on XPL

- The long read on Plasma supply: https://mrnasdog.com/research/xpl/inflation
- All crypto inflation rates, XPL included: https://mrnasdog.com/token-supply
- About the Plasma score: 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.*