Supply news · Oct 20 2026
Crypto supply news, Oct 20 2026
On Oct 20 2026 we found 13 supply stories across 12 coins: 4 burns, 5 buybacks, 3 unlocks, 1 new-supply story. Coins that burn or buy back take supply off the market; unlocks and new coins add to it.
Written the night of Oct 20 2026 from each project's own news, checked at the source. Each coin's page has its full supply numbers.
- APT AptosUnlock
Aptos finished its four-year unlock for the team and early investors.
Reports on Oct 13 2026 said the big unlocks for core contributors and early investors are done, as planned four years after launch. New APT entering the market each month drops by about 60%, from about 11.31 million to about 4.54 million. People ask if less new supply will take some selling pressure off APT.
APT supply research → - ASTER AsterBuyback
Aster bought back 2.72 million ASTER and burned the same amount.
On Oct 19 2026 Aster said it used 99% of its daily fees from Oct 5 to Oct 19 2026 to buy back 2,721,732 ASTER for stakers. It also burned the same amount from the team's tokens, bringing total burns since June 17 2026 to about 32.3 million ASTER. People ask if these buybacks are big enough to lift the price.
ASTER supply research → - BNB BNBBurn
BNB Chain burned 1.65 million BNB on Oct 19.
The 37th quarterly burn destroyed 1,646,196 BNB, worth about $1.2 billion, and left about 131.5 million BNB in existence. People are asking whether a burn this size can still lift the price, since everyone knew it was coming.
BNB supply research → - BNB BNBBurn
The price slipped back after the burn.
BNB bounced to about $732 after the burn and then eased to around $729, near the bottom of its recent range. At the same time more BNB left exchanges than arrived, the most in months, and traders are debating whether that is quiet buying or just coins moving to wallets.
BNB supply research → - BTT BitTorrentBuyback
BitTorrent burned 21.6 trillion BTT from its own revenue.
On Oct 16 2026, BitTorrent bought back and burned about 21.62 trillion BTT, worth about $7.6M, using all its service revenue from July to September 2026. It is the first burn of a plan to repeat every quarter. People ask how big the next burns will be and if they are enough to matter.
BTT supply research → - CAKE PancakeSwapBurn
After holders pushed back, the team slowed the plan to protect CAKE burns.
Many holders worried on the forum that CAKE burns would slow down. On Oct 19 2026, the team answered that the change will roll out chain by chain, and the chain that burns the most CAKE will switch last, only after supply is down 20% as planned. People ask how holders will vote once the final proposal is published, which the team said would be Oct 21 2026.
CAKE supply research → - FF Falcon FinanceUnlock
About 203 million FF unlock on Oct 29 2026.
The next monthly unlock on Oct 29 2026 releases about 203 million FF for the ecosystem, the Foundation, the team and investors. The same amount follows on Nov 29 and Dec 29 2026. People ask how much of it could reach the market and what it means for the price.
FF supply research → - FORM FourBuyback
FORM gave back its burn-day jump.
FORM jumped about 37% on Sep 22 2026, the day after the team bought back and burned 408,602 FORM. By Oct 19 2026 it had slid to about $0.24, below where it stood before the burn. People ask whether a second buyback is coming, or whether the first one was only a one-time move.
FORM supply research → - JST JUSTBuyback
JUST burned 170 million JST in its fifth buyback.
On Oct 16 2026, JustLend DAO bought back and burned 170,723,144 JST, worth about $23.53M, paid from its own lending income. That is about 1.72% of all JST, and about 1.88 billion JST are now gone after five rounds. People ask how much the planned upgrade, with new income such as GasFree, will add to the next burns.
JST supply research → - KAIA KaiaBurn
Kaia starts burning unpaid rewards on Oct 21.
On Oct 14 2026 the Kaia Foundation confirmed it will burn 4.9M KAIA of contribution rewards that nobody earned: about 2.46M on Oct 21 and 2.44M on Nov 21. From Oct 21 the yen stablecoin JPYC also counts toward the reward. People ask whether more deposits will mean smaller burns.
KAIA supply research → - LDO Lido DAOBuyback
Holders are asking why Lido's buyback has not bought any LDO yet.
Lido's buyback tool, NEST, went live on Aug 10 2026 but had not bought a single LDO by the end of September, says a DAO proposal still being debated this week. The proposal asks to cut the 2027 budget from $43.8 million to about $30 million so buybacks can start. With LDO near $0.40, people ask when buybacks will really begin.
LDO supply research → - PUMP Pump.funNew supply
Pump.fun now lets new coins pair with pre-IPO company tokens.
On Oct 19 2026 Pump.fun added eight PreStocks tokens, tied to private companies like OpenAI and Polymarket, as pairs for new launches. These tokens give price exposure only, with no shareholder rights, and US users cannot use them. People ask if this brings new traders to Pump.fun and more fees to the platform.
PUMP supply research → - XPL PlasmaUnlock
Plasma unlocks about 227.8 million XPL on Oct 25.
On Oct 25 2026 about 227.8 million XPL unlock, worth about $17.5 million. It goes to the ecosystem fund, investors and the team, and is about 5% of the tokens already out. People ask if holders will sell after the unlock.
XPL supply research →
Coming unlocks for every coin, by date: Token unlocks in the next 90 days.