Crypto token buybacks, week of Jun 29 to Jul 5, 2026
In the week of Jun 29 to Jul 5, 2026, 22 crypto protocols bought back $20.6M of their own tokens, down 6.0% from the week before. The largest buybacks were Hyperliquid (HYPE, $10.1M), Pump.fun (PUMP, $3.71M) and Aster (ASTER, $1.19M), with HYPE alone accounting for 49% of the total. GEOD recorded its largest weekly buybacks in at least 40 weeks.
Weeks run Monday to Sunday (UTC). Generated Sep 27, 2026 from DefiLlama data through Sep 26, 2026.
Top 10 buyback programs this week
| # | Token | This week | Last week | Change | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HYPE Hyperliquid | $10.1M | $11.5M | -11.8% | 49.0% |
| 2 | PUMP Pump.fun | $3.71M | $3.00M | +23.9% | 18.0% |
| 3 | ASTER Aster | $1.19M | $1.10M | +8.7% | 5.8% |
| 4 | LINK Chainlink | $1.18M | $1.12M | +5.2% | 5.7% |
| 5 | UNI Uniswap | $846K | $1.06M | -20.1% | 4.1% |
| 6 | ORE OREMixed | $688K | $623K | +10.4% | 3.3% |
| 7 | JUP Jupiter | $632K | $633K | -0.1% | 3.1% |
| 8 | LIT Lighter | $485K | $525K | -7.7% | 2.3% |
| 9 | CAKE PancakeSwap | $361K | $377K | -4.3% | 1.8% |
| 10 | SKY SkyMixed | $260K | $260K | -0.0% | 1.3% |
12 more programs bought back less than $260K each.
Biggest moves
- Pump.fun (PUMP)$3.00M to $3.71M (+23.9%)
- Aster (ASTER)$1.10M to $1.19M (+8.7%)
- ORE (ORE)$623K to $688K (+10.4%)
- Hyperliquid (HYPE)$11.5M to $10.1M (-11.8%)
- Aave (AAVE)$577K to $0 (-100%)
- Uniswap (UNI)$1.06M to $846K (-20.1%)
Worth noting
- Geodnet (GEOD)Largest week in 40 weeks: $188K
- Lido (LDO)No buybacks recorded this week
- LayerZero (ZRO)No buybacks recorded this week
- Aave (AAVE)No buybacks recorded this week
Weekly buybacks, all tracked tokens
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| Week ending (UTC) | Buybacks |
|---|---|
| Jul 5, 2026 | $20,633,023 |
| Jun 28, 2026 | $21,942,596 |
| Jun 21, 2026 | $20,555,021 |
| Jun 14, 2026 | $21,552,050 |
| Jun 7, 2026 | $36,185,461 |
| May 31, 2026 | $22,131,160 |
| May 24, 2026 | $24,077,110 |
| May 17, 2026 | $23,988,317 |
| May 10, 2026 | $26,479,817 |
| May 3, 2026 | $23,700,256 |
| Apr 26, 2026 | $25,173,822 |
| Apr 19, 2026 | $29,250,464 |
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Crypto token buybacks, Jun 29 to Jul 5: $20.6M (-6% WoW) 1. $HYPE $10.1M 2. $PUMP $3.71M 3. $ASTER $1.19M 4. $LINK $1.18M 5. $UNI $846K Full report: https://www.tokenbuybacks.app/reports/2026-w27/
174/280Post on XBiggest moves vs last week: $PUMP $3.00M to $3.71M (+24%) $ASTER $1.10M to $1.19M (+9%) $ORE* $623K to $688K (+10%) $HYPE $11.5M to $10.1M (-12%) $AAVE $577K to $0 (-100%) $UNI $1.06M to $846K (-20%)
199/280Highest weekly buybacks in 40+ weeks: $GEOD $188K No buybacks recorded this week: $LDO, $ZRO, $AAVE
99/280* Figure includes other payments to holders, not only buybacks. Data: @DefiLlama holders revenue. Daily figures for every token: https://www.tokenbuybacks.app/
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Buybacks are DefiLlama holders revenue for tokens whose holders revenue is mainly buybacks. Tokens marked Mixed also include other payments to holders. See the methodology. Data is revised over time, so the live token pages may differ slightly from this report.