Supply news · Oct 16 2026
Crypto supply news, Oct 16 2026
On Oct 16 2026 we found 9 supply stories across 9 coins: 1 burn, 3 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 16 2026 from each project's own news, checked at the source. Each coin's page has its full supply numbers.
- APT AptosUnlock
The last team and investor unlock is done.
On Oct 12 2026 Aptos released the final monthly batch of coins for its team and early investors, ending a four-year schedule. From November only about 4.54 million APT a month unlocks, roughly 60% less than before. People are asking whether less new supply lets APT keep its recent gains, after a sharp drop on Oct 15 with the wider market.
APT supply research → - ASTER AsterUnlock
An ASTER unlock is listed for Oct 17 2026, but the team coins stay locked.
Some unlock lists show about $32 million of ASTER, or 1.65% of supply, unlocking on Oct 17 2026. Aster's own token page says the team's 400 million ASTER stay locked until Sep 17 2027, and the old monthly release from the community pool was replaced by staking rewards. People ask whether any new ASTER will really reach the market this week.
ASTER supply research → - CAKE PancakeSwapBurn
The weekly burn is still bigger than the new supply.
In the week to Oct 13 2026, PancakeSwap burned about 529,000 CAKE while about 150,000 new CAKE were minted, a net cut of about 379,000. CAKE traded near $2.16 on Oct 16 2026, about 6% below Oct 14, as the whole market also slipped. People ask if the burn can keep up if the new plan passes.
CAKE supply research → - CRO CronosUnlock
About 1.17 billion new CRO unlock on Oct 17 2026.
A monthly release from the Cronos Strategic Reserve adds about 1.17 billion CRO to supply on Oct 17 2026, around 2.3% of the coins in circulation and worth about $70 million. These releases come every month since a 2025 vote brought the reserve back. People ask who gets these coins and whether they will be sold.
CRO supply research → - FIL FilecoinUnlock
Filecoin's six-year unlock is finally over.
The launch vesting for Protocol Labs and the Filecoin Foundation ended on Oct 14 2026, after adding about 187,000 new FIL a day since 2020. New FIL entering the market now comes only from block rewards and returning collateral, roughly 75% less per day. FIL rose about 6% this week, and people ask whether the smaller flow of new coins can hold the gains.
FIL supply research → - LIT LighterBuyback
Lighter burned 2.45M LIT from its third-quarter buybacks.
On Oct 11 2026 Lighter said it permanently burned 2,452,017 LIT, the tokens it bought back with trading fees from July to September. It is the first burn under its new buyback plan. People ask if buybacks this size can keep up with the new LIT coming to market.
LIT supply research → - PUMP Pump.funBuyback
PUMP is down about a third from early October despite buybacks.
PUMP traded near $0.0065 in early October but was around $0.0043 on Oct 16 2026, about 33% lower, even with buybacks and token burns still running. Most of the drop came during the wider crypto sell-off this week. People ask why the buybacks are not holding the price, and what could turn it around.
PUMP supply research → - SYRUP Maple FinanceBuyback
Maple doubled its monthly SYRUP buyback.
Maple said on Oct 9 2026 that September revenue passed $1.5 million, so the share of revenue used for buybacks rose from 10% to 20%. It bought 1.37 million SYRUP in September, about double August, and 2.9 million SYRUP over the third quarter. People ask if bigger buybacks can support the price.
SYRUP supply research → - ZRO LayerZeroUnlock
ZRO doubled in a month, and an unlock comes next.
ZRO is up about 110% over 30 days and jumped about 20% on Oct 15 2026, trading near $2.04 on Oct 16. On Oct 20 2026 about 23.3M more ZRO unlocks for the team and early investors. People ask whether the rally can hold through it.
ZRO supply research →
Coming unlocks for every coin, by date: Token unlocks in the next 90 days.