Crypto token buybacks, week of Jul 20 to Jul 26, 2026
In the week of Jul 20 to Jul 26, 2026, 22 crypto protocols bought back $16.2M of their own tokens, down 6.5% from the week before. The largest buybacks were Hyperliquid (HYPE, $7.37M), Pump.fun (PUMP, $3.76M) and Chainlink (LINK, $1.15M), with HYPE alone accounting for 45% 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 | $7.37M | $8.62M | -14.5% | 45.4% |
| 2 | PUMP Pump.fun | $3.76M | $3.00M | +25.4% | 23.2% |
| 3 | LINK Chainlink | $1.15M | $1.16M | -1.0% | 7.1% |
| 4 | UNI Uniswap | $679K | $855K | -20.6% | 4.2% |
| 5 | ASTER Aster | $675K | $711K | -5.0% | 4.2% |
| 6 | ORE OREMixed | $574K | $652K | -12.0% | 3.5% |
| 7 | JUP Jupiter | $411K | $416K | -1.2% | 2.5% |
| 8 | LIT Lighter | $362K | $450K | -19.5% | 2.2% |
| 9 | SKY SkyMixed | $263K | $265K | -0.6% | 1.6% |
| 10 | CAKE PancakeSwap | $245K | $301K | -18.4% | 1.5% |
12 more programs bought back less than $245K each.
Biggest moves
- Pump.fun (PUMP)$3.00M to $3.76M (+25.4%)
- Venice (VVV)$33.5K to $62.3K (+85.9%)
- Geodnet (GEOD)$162K to $171K (+5.6%)
- Hyperliquid (HYPE)$8.62M to $7.37M (-14.5%)
- Uniswap (UNI)$855K to $679K (-20.6%)
- ApeX Protocol (APEX)$143K to $48.1K (-66.4%)
Worth noting
- 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 26, 2026 | $16,213,492 |
| 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 |
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Crypto token buybacks, Jul 20 to Jul 26: $16.2M (-6% WoW) 1. $HYPE $7.37M 2. $PUMP $3.76M 3. $LINK $1.15M 4. $UNI $679K 5. $ASTER $675K Full report: https://www.tokenbuybacks.app/reports/2026-w30/
174/280Post on XBiggest moves vs last week: $PUMP $3.00M to $3.76M (+25%) $VVV $33.5K to $62.3K (+86%) $GEOD $162K to $171K (+6%) $HYPE $8.62M to $7.37M (-15%) $UNI $855K to $679K (-21%) $APEX $143K to $48.1K (-66%)
199/280No buybacks recorded this week: $LDO, $ZRO, $AAVE
49/280Data: @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.