Crypto token buybacks, week of Aug 17 to Aug 23, 2026
In the week of Aug 17 to Aug 23, 2026, 22 crypto protocols bought back $36.8M of their own tokens, up 107% from the week before. The largest buybacks were Hyperliquid (HYPE, $19.3M), Pump.fun (PUMP, $6.55M) and Uniswap (UNI, $2.52M), with HYPE alone accounting for 53% of the total. UNI and SPK recorded their largest weekly buybacks in at least 47 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 | $19.3M | $5.72M | +238% | 52.6% |
| 2 | PUMP Pump.fun | $6.55M | $5.37M | +21.9% | 17.8% |
| 3 | UNI Uniswap | $2.52M | $1.35M | +86.0% | 6.8% |
| 4 | ASTER Aster | $1.50M | $727K | +106% | 4.1% |
| 5 | LINK Chainlink | $1.11M | $1.12M | -0.7% | 3.0% |
| 6 | CAKE PancakeSwap | $995K | $877K | +13.4% | 2.7% |
| 7 | JUP Jupiter | $910K | $412K | +121% | 2.5% |
| 8 | SKY SkyMixed | $855K | $256K | +234% | 2.3% |
| 9 | LIT Lighter | $751K | $290K | +159% | 2.0% |
| 10 | ORE OREMixed | $593K | $695K | -14.6% | 1.6% |
12 more programs bought back less than $593K each.
Biggest moves
- Hyperliquid (HYPE)$5.72M to $19.3M (+238%)
- Pump.fun (PUMP)$5.37M to $6.55M (+21.9%)
- Uniswap (UNI)$1.35M to $2.52M (+86.0%)
- ORE (ORE)$695K to $593K (-14.6%)
- Maple (SYRUP)$41.1K to $28.6K (-30.4%)
- Geodnet (GEOD)$173K to $165K (-4.6%)
Worth noting
- Uniswap (UNI)Largest week in 47 weeks: $2.52M
- Spark (SPK)Largest week in 47 weeks: $389K
- LayerZero (ZRO)No buybacks recorded this week
Weekly buybacks, all tracked tokens
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| Week ending (UTC) | Buybacks |
|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2026 | $36,771,471 |
| 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 |
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Crypto token buybacks, Aug 17 to Aug 23: $36.8M (+107% WoW) 1. $HYPE $19.3M 2. $PUMP $6.55M 3. $UNI $2.52M 4. $ASTER $1.50M 5. $LINK $1.11M Full report: https://www.tokenbuybacks.app/reports/2026-w34/
178/280Post on XBiggest moves vs last week: $HYPE $5.72M to $19.3M (+238%) $PUMP $5.37M to $6.55M (+22%) $UNI $1.35M to $2.52M (+86%) $ORE* $695K to $593K (-15%) $SYRUP $41.1K to $28.6K (-30%) $GEOD $173K to $165K (-5%)
203/280Highest weekly buybacks in 47+ weeks: $UNI $2.52M, $SPK $389K No buybacks recorded this week: $ZRO
98/280* 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.