# Is LayerZero (ZRO) Inflationary? +18.63% New Supply in 90 Days

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

How much new ZRO is coming? **+18.63%** in the next 90 days, **+47.54%** in the next year — checked Oct 16 2026.

- **Signal today:** negative for LayerZero
- **MrNasDog score:** 3.5/10 — supply 0/5, demand 3.5/5
- **New coins:** +18.63% in 90 days · +47.54% in a year
- **Demand:** strong (3.5/5)
- **Drivers:** 1 ▲ price up · 1 ▼ price down

## What could move LayerZero's price

What the score misses: 2 drivers. Today 1 push ZRO's price up and 1 push it down.

### ▼ Fee switch votes

Four votes since Dec 2024 kept the fee off; next in December.

Good for the price: Fee switch turns on. Bad for it: Votes keep it off. Today: the price-down case.

| Date | What happened / what is coming |
|---|---|
| Dec 27 2024 | Vote 1: fee stays off |
| Jun 27 2025 | Vote 2: fee stays off |
| Dec 27 2025 | Vote 3: fee stays off |
| Jun 27 2026 | Vote 4: fee stays off |
| Late 2026? | Vote 5 on fee switch (coming) |

*Checked Oct 16 2026*

### ▲ Zero and ATLAS

ATLAS gives venues rebates for staking ZRO; Zero mainnet date unknown.

Venues stake ZRO on ATLAS → price up · ATLAS finds no venues → price down. Now: ▲ up side.

| Date | What happened / what is coming |
|---|---|
| Feb 10 2026 | Zero chain announced |
| Aug 25 2026 | ATLAS exchange unveiled |
| Sep 21 2026 | Anchorage picks LZ |
| No date yet | Zero mainnet launch (coming) |

*Checked Oct 16 2026*

## Where new LayerZero comes from

LayerZero mints no new ZRO, but 23.33M ZRO unlocks for its team and investors every month, so circulating supply grows about 18.6% in 90 days. The Stargate buyback takes back under 1% of that.

LayerZero adds +18.63% new supply in the next 90 days and +47.54% over a year — supply scores 0/5 (extreme).

## Demand today

Demand reads **strong** (3.5/5), #19 of 110 coins we track — that is how much people want ZRO now and how much buying could still come.

The members-only part of ZRO's demand section is not included.

## ZRO tokenomics: questions and answers

### Is LayerZero (ZRO) inflationary or deflationary?

LayerZero (ZRO) is inflationary right now: its supply changes +18.63% over the next 90 days and +47.54% over the next year (checked Oct 16 2026). More ZRO is added than removed.

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

About +47.54% a year: that is how much LayerZero (ZRO) supply changes over the next 12 months, with +18.63% in the next 90 days (checked Oct 16 2026). That puts ZRO #4 of 101 coins we track for new supply (#1 = the most new supply).

### When is the next ZRO token unlock?

No dated LayerZero (ZRO) unlock is scheduled in the next 90 days (checked Oct 16 2026). New ZRO still arrives: about 74.8M ZRO in 90 days.

### Does LayerZero burn or buy back ZRO?

Yes. In our count, about 332K ZRO is expected to leave the market over the next 90 days through burns, buybacks or locks (checked Oct 16 2026). How it works: Stargate revenue buys back about 160K ZRO a month; the coins are held by the Foundation, not burned.

### Where does new ZRO supply come from?

In our count, about 74.8M new ZRO reaches the market over the next 90 days (checked Oct 16 2026). How it works: 23.33M ZRO unlocks for the team and early investors every month until May 2027, plus STG holders swapping into ZRO until Dec 15 2026.

### How much ZRO is in circulation?

About 400M ZRO is in circulation (checked Oct 16 2026). Over the next 90 days that changes +18.63%, and over a year +47.54%.

### Does ZRO have more new supply than INJ, NEXO or LIT?

Over the next 90 days (checked Oct 16 2026): ZRO +18.63%, INJ +0.82%, NEXO 0.00%, LIT +5.41%. ZRO has the most new supply of these 4 coins.

## Read more on ZRO

- Full ZRO inflation analysis (every unlock, burn and buyback): https://mrnasdog.com/research/zro/inflation
- Every coin's new supply, side by side: https://mrnasdog.com/token-supply
- How we read LayerZero 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.*