Crypto token buybacks, week of Jul 13 to Jul 19, 2026
In the week of Jul 13 to Jul 19, 2026, 21 crypto protocols bought back $17.3M of their own tokens, down 12.7% from the week before. The largest buybacks were Hyperliquid (HYPE, $8.62M), Pump.fun (PUMP, $3.00M) and Chainlink (LINK, $1.16M), with HYPE alone accounting for 50% of the total.
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 | $8.62M | $8.47M | +1.9% | 49.7% |
| 2 | PUMP Pump.fun | $3.00M | $2.94M | +1.9% | 17.3% |
| 3 | LINK Chainlink | $1.16M | $1.13M | +2.7% | 6.7% |
| 4 | UNI Uniswap | $855K | $787K | +8.6% | 4.9% |
| 5 | ASTER Aster | $711K | $759K | -6.3% | 4.1% |
| 6 | ORE OREMixed | $652K | $824K | -20.9% | 3.8% |
| 7 | LIT Lighter | $450K | $454K | -0.8% | 2.6% |
| 8 | JUP Jupiter | $416K | $528K | -21.3% | 2.4% |
| 9 | CAKE PancakeSwap | $301K | $331K | -9.2% | 1.7% |
| 10 | SKY SkyMixed | $265K | $263K | +0.5% | 1.5% |
11 more programs bought back less than $265K each.
Biggest moves
- Hyperliquid (HYPE)$8.47M to $8.62M (+1.9%)
- ApeX Protocol (APEX)$35.1K to $143K (+307%)
- Uniswap (UNI)$787K to $855K (+8.6%)
- Lido (LDO)$2.08M to $0 (-100%)
- Venice (VVV)$289K to $33.5K (-88.4%)
- ORE (ORE)$824K to $652K (-20.9%)
Worth noting
- Lido (LDO)No buybacks recorded this week
- Spark (SPK)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 19, 2026 | $17,338,840 |
| Jul 12, 2026 | $19,855,216 |
| 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 |
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Crypto token buybacks, Jul 13 to Jul 19: $17.3M (-13% WoW) 1. $HYPE $8.62M 2. $PUMP $3.00M 3. $LINK $1.16M 4. $UNI $855K 5. $ASTER $711K Full report: https://www.tokenbuybacks.app/reports/2026-w29/
175/280Post on XBiggest moves vs last week: $HYPE $8.47M to $8.62M (+2%) $APEX $35.1K to $143K (+307%) $UNI $787K to $855K (+9%) $LDO $2.08M to $0 (-100%) $VVV $289K to $33.5K (-88%) $ORE* $824K to $652K (-21%)
194/280No buybacks recorded this week: $LDO, $SPK, $ZRO, $AAVE
55/280* 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.