Crypto token buybacks, week of Jul 27 to Aug 2, 2026
In the week of Jul 27 to Aug 2, 2026, 22 crypto protocols bought back $20.1M of their own tokens, up 23.8% from the week before. The largest buybacks were Hyperliquid (HYPE, $8.34M), Pump.fun (PUMP, $4.46M) and Uniswap (UNI, $1.82M), with HYPE alone accounting for 42% 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 | $8.34M | $7.37M | +13.2% | 41.5% |
| 2 | PUMP Pump.fun | $4.46M | $3.76M | +18.7% | 22.2% |
| 3 | UNI Uniswap | $1.82M | $679K | +168% | 9.0% |
| 4 | LINK Chainlink | $1.15M | $1.15M | +0.1% | 5.7% |
| 5 | ASTER Aster | $992K | $675K | +47.0% | 4.9% |
| 6 | CAKE PancakeSwap | $772K | $245K | +215% | 3.8% |
| 7 | LIT Lighter | $612K | $362K | +69.0% | 3.1% |
| 8 | ORE OREMixed | $482K | $574K | -16.0% | 2.4% |
| 9 | JUP Jupiter | $440K | $411K | +7.1% | 2.2% |
| 10 | SKY SkyMixed | $256K | $263K | -2.6% | 1.3% |
12 more programs bought back less than $256K each.
Biggest moves
- Uniswap (UNI)$679K to $1.82M (+168%)
- Hyperliquid (HYPE)$7.37M to $8.34M (+13.2%)
- Pump.fun (PUMP)$3.76M to $4.46M (+18.7%)
- ORE (ORE)$574K to $482K (-16.0%)
- NEAR Intents (NEAR)$123K to $92.4K (-24.6%)
- ApeX Protocol (APEX)$48.1K to $34.4K (-28.4%)
Worth noting
- Lido (LDO)No buybacks recorded this week
- LayerZero (ZRO)No buybacks recorded this week
Weekly buybacks, all tracked tokens
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| Week ending (UTC) | Buybacks |
|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2026 | $20,076,217 |
| 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 |
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Crypto token buybacks, Jul 27 to Aug 2: $20.1M (+24% WoW) 1. $HYPE $8.34M 2. $PUMP $4.46M 3. $UNI $1.82M 4. $LINK $1.15M 5. $ASTER $992K Full report: https://www.tokenbuybacks.app/reports/2026-w31/
175/280Post on XBiggest moves vs last week: $UNI $679K to $1.82M (+168%) $HYPE $7.37M to $8.34M (+13%) $PUMP $3.76M to $4.46M (+19%) $ORE* $574K to $482K (-16%) $NEAR $123K to $92.4K (-25%) $APEX $48.1K to $34.4K (-28%)
203/280No buybacks recorded this week: $LDO, $ZRO
42/280* 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.