Crypto token buybacks, week of Aug 10 to Aug 16, 2026
In the week of Aug 10 to Aug 16, 2026, 22 crypto protocols bought back $17.7M of their own tokens, down 6.0% from the week before. The largest buybacks were Hyperliquid (HYPE, $5.72M), Pump.fun (PUMP, $5.37M) and Uniswap (UNI, $1.35M), with HYPE alone accounting for 32% 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 | $5.72M | $6.44M | -11.1% | 32.3% |
| 2 | PUMP Pump.fun | $5.37M | $5.11M | +5.3% | 30.3% |
| 3 | UNI Uniswap | $1.35M | $1.67M | -18.8% | 7.6% |
| 4 | LINK Chainlink | $1.12M | $1.15M | -3.0% | 6.3% |
| 5 | CAKE PancakeSwap | $877K | $792K | +10.7% | 4.9% |
| 6 | ASTER Aster | $727K | $740K | -1.8% | 4.1% |
| 7 | ORE OREMixed | $695K | $515K | +35.0% | 3.9% |
| 8 | JUP Jupiter | $412K | $486K | -15.2% | 2.3% |
| 9 | LIT Lighter | $290K | $329K | -12.0% | 1.6% |
| 10 | SKY SkyMixed | $256K | $261K | -1.8% | 1.4% |
12 more programs bought back less than $256K each.
Biggest moves
- Pump.fun (PUMP)$5.11M to $5.37M (+5.3%)
- ORE (ORE)$515K to $695K (+35.0%)
- PancakeSwap (CAKE)$792K to $877K (+10.7%)
- Hyperliquid (HYPE)$6.44M to $5.72M (-11.1%)
- Uniswap (UNI)$1.67M to $1.35M (-18.8%)
- Venice (VVV)$386K to $92.7K (-76.0%)
Worth noting
- LayerZero (ZRO)No buybacks recorded this week
Weekly buybacks, all tracked tokens
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| Week ending (UTC) | Buybacks |
|---|---|
| Aug 16, 2026 | $17,739,490 |
| Aug 9, 2026 | $18,869,365 |
| 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 |
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Crypto token buybacks, Aug 10 to Aug 16: $17.7M (-6% WoW) 1. $HYPE $5.72M 2. $PUMP $5.37M 3. $UNI $1.35M 4. $LINK $1.12M 5. $CAKE $877K Full report: https://www.tokenbuybacks.app/reports/2026-w33/
174/280Post on XBiggest moves vs last week: $PUMP $5.11M to $5.37M (+5%) $ORE* $515K to $695K (+35%) $CAKE $792K to $877K (+11%) $HYPE $6.44M to $5.72M (-11%) $UNI $1.67M to $1.35M (-19%) $VVV $386K to $92.7K (-76%)
199/280No buybacks recorded this week: $ZRO
36/280* 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.