# JustLend burns 170.7 million JST in fifth round Author: KriptoMeta Editorial Team Language: English Published: 2026-10-18T09:29:25+03:00 Updated: 2026-10-18T10:29:43+03:00 ![Conceptual red metal tokens being dismantled in a laser chamber to represent JST burning](https://kriptometa.com/uploads/justlend-besinci-turda-milyon-jst-yakti-cd153ec738af_article.webp) ## Key takeaways - The burn took place on October 16, ahead of the October 17 announcement. - The two disclosed funding sources add up to $19.62 million. - JST burned across five rounds represents 19.01% of total supply, according to the announcement. The protocol funded the latest buyback with third-quarter net income and an allocation from earlier revenue. Buybacks will continue, but rules for the next phase are still pending. JustLend DAO said it removed 170,723,144 JST from circulation in the fifth round of its buyback and [burn](https://kriptometa.com/en/glossary/token-burning) program. The protocol’s [October 17 announcement](https://support.justlend.org/hc/en-us/articles/63334976912025-Announcement-on-Completion-of-the-5th-JST-Buyback-and-Burn) dates the transaction to October 16, Singapore time. The amount burned represents 1.72% of total supply. [JST](https://kriptometa.com/en/markets/just) is a [governance token](https://kriptometa.com/en/glossary/governance-token) issued on TRON. According to [JustLend’s JST page](https://justlend.org/jst), holders can submit proposals and vote on the development of the JUST ecosystem. The buyback program itself follows a proposal approved by the community on October 21, 2025. ## Two revenue sources funded the buyback The fifth round drew on $9,280,216 in JustLend net income for the third quarter of 2026 and $10,340,249 allocated from historical revenue. Those amounts total $19,620,465. The announcement does not specify an average purchase price or the dates on which the tokens were bought. **Burn value differs from purchase spending.** JustLend estimated the tokens’ value at the time of the burn at $23,531,749. The [fourth round on July 17](https://support.justlend.org/hc/en-us/articles/60153647909785-Announcement-on-Completion-of-the-Fourth-JST-Buyback-and-Burn) burned roughly 355 million JST, but covered more than repurchases. Alongside 248.36 million JST bought back during the second quarter, it included about 106.66 million JST in accumulated USDJ stability fees. The latest announcement does not list an additional fee burn. ## Five rounds have removed 1.88 billion JST JustLend’s disclosures put the cumulative amount burned at 1,881,973,007 JST, up from 1,711,249,863 in July. The share of [total supply](https://kriptometa.com/en/glossary/crypto-supply-types) rose from 17.29% to 19.01%. The protocol published a [transaction hash](https://kriptometa.com/en/glossary/transaction-hash) and said all tokens from the latest round had been sent to the designated burn address. The program approved in 2025 earmarks all JustLend DAO net income, plus the portion of USDD multichain ecosystem revenue above $10 million, for JST buybacks and burns. The team said the program is moving into a new phase and that buybacks will continue. Updated mechanics and the date of the next round have yet to be announced. Financial disclosures will be shared regularly with the community. [JUST DAO’s October 17 announcement of the fifth JST burn](https://x.com/DeFi_JUST/status/2111401347258241062)