Supply news · Oct 15 2026
Crypto supply news, Oct 15 2026
On Oct 15 2026 we found 13 supply stories across 13 coins: 3 burns, 5 buybacks, 5 unlocks. Coins that burn or buy back take supply off the market; unlocks and new coins add to it.
Written the night of Oct 15 2026 from each project's own news, checked at the source. Each coin's page has its full supply numbers.
- APT AptosUnlock
Aptos' four-year unlocks for early backers have ended.
The four-year unlock for early team members and investors finished on Oct 12 2026, so new APT each month drops from about 11.3 million to about 4.5 million, about 60% less. APT rose to about $0.90 on Oct 12, then fell to about $0.83 by Oct 15. People ask if smaller unlocks will mean less selling from now on.
APT supply research → - CRO CronosUnlock
About 1.17 billion CRO from the reserve unlocks on Oct 17 2026.
The Cronos Strategic Reserve, which holds 70% of all CRO, gets its next release on Oct 17 2026, reported at about 1.17 billion CRO, roughly $68 million at today's price. It is one of the biggest unlocks of the week. People ask how much of it could ever reach the market and who would buy it.
CRO supply research → - FIL FilecoinUnlock
Filecoin's six-year token release has ended.
Filecoin went live on Oct 15 2020, and the six-year release of early tokens finished around Oct 15 2026, so new FIL coming out each day is expected to fall by about 75%. FIL rose to about $1.23 on Oct 12 and slipped to about $1.13 by Oct 15. People ask if FIL can hold up now that this news is out.
FIL supply research → - GT GateBurn
GT gave back its burn rally in the market drop.
GT was near $11.26 on Oct 4 2026, the day Gate burned 1.99M GT for the third quarter. By Oct 15 2026 it was near $10.41 after a wider crypto sell-off, about 7% below that day. People ask if the burns are enough to hold the price, and when the next one comes.
GT supply research → - HYPE HyperliquidBuyback
Hyperliquid's buyback fund now holds over 48 million HYPE.
On Oct 15 2026, the Assistance Fund, which uses trading fees to buy HYPE, held about 48.07 million HYPE, bought for about $1.37 billion in total. At around $82 per HYPE, that pile is worth close to $3.9 billion. People ask how much longer these steady buys can support the price after HYPE fell about 16% from its Sep 23 2026 high.
HYPE supply research → A chart showed ICP's cycle burn falling 58%, but it was a data problem.
The network's own dashboard showed the cycle burn rate dropping from about 48B to 20B cycles a second on Oct 10 2026. On Oct 14 2026 a DFINITY engineer explained it was a broken data server, and the real burn did not drop. People ask how much computing the network really uses, since burned cycles are part of how ICP is used up.
ICP supply research →- JST JUSTBuyback
Holders are waiting for the next JST burn.
JustLend DAO buys back JST with its income every quarter and destroys it. The last four rounds came on Oct 19 2025, Jan 14, Apr 15 and Jul 17 2026, and no date is set for the next one yet. The DAO's July report put the next budget at about $21.55 million, and people ask how many coins that buys now that JST costs more than in July.
JST supply research → - LDO Lido DAOBuyback
Lido holders ask why the LDO buyback has not bought any LDO yet.
Lido's buyback system, live since Aug 10 2026, had still bought zero LDO by the end of September, because spending stayed above its limit. A proposal discussed again on Oct 14 2026 asks to cut the 2027 Foundations budget from $43.8 million to about $30 million so buybacks can start. People ask if the DAO will really vote for a smaller budget.
LDO supply research → - LIT LighterBuyback
Lighter burned 2.45M LIT for its July to September buyback.
On Oct 10 2026, Lighter sent 2,452,017 LIT, worth about $9 million that day, to a dead address to match what its fee buyback bought from July to September. The burned coins came from its unreleased reserve, while the coins it bought go out to stakers. People ask if the buyback is big enough for the team and investor unlocks that start on Dec 30 2026.
LIT supply research → - POL PolygonBurn
Polygon burned 100M POL, and 22M more is lined up.
On Sep 23 2026 saved network fees destroyed 100M POL in one go, about 1% of all coins. This week co-founder Sandeep Nailwal said 22M more is waiting, and the burn contract allows the next batch from Dec 22 2026. People ask why POL still trades near $0.10, down from about $0.12 in late September.
POL supply research → - SYRUP Maple FinanceBuyback
Maple finished a SYRUP buyback and held its Q3 call.
Maple said on Oct 9 2026 it bought back 1,371,166 SYRUP for $314,116 (about $0.229 each), using 20% of its September revenue of $1.57 million. On Oct 13 2026 it presented its Q3 results, the first full quarter of these rule-based buybacks. People ask if buybacks of this size are big enough to move the SYRUP price.
SYRUP supply research → - XPL PlasmaUnlock
About 227.8 million XPL unlock on Oct 25 2026.
After the big team and investor unlock on Sep 25 2026, the rest of those tokens now unlock every month for two years, and Oct 25 2026 is the first monthly step. Together with the monthly ecosystem share, that is about 227.8 million XPL, near $20 million at today's price. People ask if this new supply every month will keep pressure on the price.
XPL supply research → - ZRO LayerZeroUnlock
About 23.6 million ZRO unlock on Oct 20 2026.
The monthly unlock for early backers and the team lands on Oct 20 2026, worth roughly $50 million at about $2.10 per ZRO. LayerZero has said real selling stays well below unlock numbers, with about 64% of unlocked investor tokens still held as of May 31 2026. People ask if this unlock will hold the price back again.
ZRO supply research →
Coming unlocks for every coin, by date: Token unlocks in the next 90 days.