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Research Insight

Crypto's $19B Buyback and Burn Meta, 2025-2026: 11 Tokens, Only 2 Actually Shrink Supply

A supply-side deep dive on the 2025-2026 buyback and burn trend: what the mechanisms are, who runs them (BNB, ETH, HYPE, PUMP, ASTER, JUP, PENDLE and more), and whether they actually work, tested three ways (net emission, price reaction vs BTC, and valuation). Data from tok, CoinGecko and DefiLlama.
 • 26 min read
Weekly Unlocks Digest

Weekly Token Unlocks Digest: Mar 9-15, 2026 | $4.39B WBT Unlock Ahead

From one of the largest unlock events of the year with $WBT, to accelerating buyback activity from $PUMP, supply dynamics continue to shape how tokens absorb market stress and recover alongside broader sentiment.
 • 4 min read
Weekly Unlocks Digest

Weekly Token Unlocks Digest: Mar 2-8, 2026 | $HYPE Leads, $RED Risk Builds

From major unlock cliffs ($HYPE, $RED) and new ecosystem-native TGE launches ($HPL), to structural emission reforms like Jupiter’s net-zero pivot, supply dynamics are increasingly driving risk and opportunity across the market.
 • 4 min read
Weekly Unlocks Digest

Weekly Token Unlocks Digest: Feb 23-Mar 1, 2026 | The Shift Toward Deflationary Tokenomics

In this report, we break down last week’s supply-driven underperformance, highlight major upcoming unlocks including $SUI and $GRASS, and examine notable tokenomics shifts from $HYPE and $APT — both signaling a broader industry pivot toward supply discipline and deflationary mechanics.
 • 4 min read
Weekly Unlocks Digest

Weekly Token Unlocks Digest: Feb 16–22, 2026 | Insider Unlocks and Emission Shifts

In this report, we break down $ZRO and $YZY unlock risks, Backpack’s growth-triggered TGE model, USDai’s $CHIP public sale mechanics, and Jupiter’s latest tokenomics proposal — and what each means for forward supply dynamics.
 • 5 min read
Weekly Unlocks Digest

Weekly Token Unlocks Digest: Feb 9 –15, 2026 | Risk-Off Market

In this environment, this week’s report breaks down what’s moving beneath the surface — from $HYPE’s resilience through unlocks, $PUFFER’s supply pressure, $RNBW’s TGE structure, MegaETH’s KPI-gated launch, to Polymarket’s $POLY airdrop signals.
 • 5 min read
Weekly Unlocks Digest

Weekly Token Unlocks Digest: Feb 2–8, 2026 | Hawkish Fed Fears, $HYPE Unlock Pressure

Against this backdrop, this report breaks down $HYPE’s largest unlock yet despite strong price gains, $BERA’s outsized unlock relative to circulating supply, and Optimism’s move to introduce $OP token buybacks.
 • 4 min read
Weekly Unlocks Digest

Weekly Token Unlocks Digest: Jan 26 – Feb 1, 2026 | Geopolitical Tensions and $BGB’s Unlock

In this report, we break down the latest market backdrop, examine $ONDO’s sharp underperformance following its recent unlock, preview large upcoming supply events for $BGB and $TREE, and highlight $ME.
 • 4 min read
Annual Review

2025 Token Unlocks Review — A Complete Breakdown of Emissions, Insider Vesting, and Market Impact

2025 was one of the largest emission years on record, with $97.43B in total tokens released across major sectors. This report breaks down the year’s unlock activity across value, supply, insiders vs. non-insiders, sectors, and the heaviest single-event unlocks.
 • 4 min read
Weekly Unlocks Digest

Weekly Unlock Digest: Jan 19 - 25, 2026

This week’s report breaks down how improving macro sentiment is colliding with some of the largest token unlocks on the calendar. We cover $ZRO’s ongoing team unlock overhang, major upcoming cliff unlocks for $PLUME, and what their price action is signaling so far.
 • 4 min read
Weekly Unlocks Digest

Weekly Unlock Digest: Jan 12 - 18, 2026

This week’s letter breaks down $HYPE’s post-unlock price impact, massive upcoming cliff unlocks for $ONDO and $TRUMP, and the $LIT TGE, one of the most closely watched perp launches this cycle. In a market where demand is selective, understanding who gets tokens and when matters more than ever.
 • 5 min read
Token Deep Dive

Deep Dive: Aster Dex(ASTER) Tokenomics – Emissions, Buybacks & Burn Cycles

Aster’s token design has evolved rapidly over the past three seasons, shifting from a high-incentive airdrop model to a buyback-driven, deflation-leaning supply structure.
 • 4 min read
Research Insight

December Unlocks: Least Dilutive Month of 2025 — Except These

 • 3 min read
Weekly Unlocks Digest

Weekly Unlock Digest: Nov 24–30, 2025

This week’s report comes as crypto markets extended recent weakness. On the token side, we track $HYPE, this week’s largest unlock by dollar value, along with $EIGEN seeing outsized changes to circulating supply.
 • 3 min read
Weekly Unlocks Digest

Weekly Unlock Digest: Nov 17–23,2025

This week’s report comes as crypto markets extended last week’s weakness. On the token side, we track $ZRO, this week’s largest unlock by dollar value, along with $YZY seeing outsized changes to circulating supply.
 • 4 min read
Weekly Unlocks Digest

Weekly Unlock Digest: Nov 10–16, 2025

On the token side, we track $LINEA, this week’s largest unlock by dollar value, along with $WCT and $USUAL, two tokens seeing outsized changes to circulating supply.
 • 3 min read
Weekly Unlocks Digest

Weekly Unlock Digest: Sep 29-Oct 5, 2025

$SUI, this week’s largest unlock by dollar value. We also spotlight $XPL, the native token of Plasma, a stablecoin-focused L1 backed by Tether.
 • 3 min read
Token Deep Dive

The HYPE Supply Cut Proposal: Analyzing a Controversial Tokenomics Restructuring Plan

 • 5 min read
Weekly Unlocks Digest

Weekly Unlock Digest: Sep 22-28, 2025

We spotlight two major TGEs: $AVNT, a leverage trading platform token that’s doubled since launch, and $ASTER, a perp DEX token backed by YZi Labs and endorsed by CZ.
 • 4 min read