Crypto token buybacks, week of Aug 24 to Aug 30, 2026
In the week of Aug 24 to Aug 30, 2026, 23 crypto protocols bought back $36.7M of their own tokens, down 0.2% from the week before. The largest buybacks were Hyperliquid (HYPE, $16.8M), Pump.fun (PUMP, $7.99M) and Uniswap (UNI, $2.91M), with HYPE alone accounting for 46% of the total. UNI and SPK recorded their largest weekly buybacks in at least 48 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 | $16.8M | $19.3M | -13.2% | 45.7% |
| 2 | PUMP Pump.fun | $7.99M | $6.55M | +22.0% | 21.8% |
| 3 | UNI Uniswap | $2.91M | $2.52M | +15.8% | 7.9% |
| 4 | JUP Jupiter | $1.12M | $910K | +22.9% | 3.0% |
| 5 | LINK Chainlink | $1.10M | $1.11M | -1.2% | 3.0% |
| 6 | ASTER Aster | $1.08M | $1.50M | -27.9% | 2.9% |
| 7 | LIT Lighter | $1.01M | $751K | +35.2% | 2.8% |
| 8 | SKY SkyMixed | $904K | $855K | +5.8% | 2.5% |
| 9 | LDO Lido | $775K | $0 | new | 2.1% |
| 10 | ORE OREMixed | $701K | $593K | +18.2% | 1.9% |
13 more programs bought back less than $701K each.
Biggest moves
- Pump.fun (PUMP)$6.55M to $7.99M (+22.0%)
- Lido (LDO)$0 to $775K (new)
- Uniswap (UNI)$2.52M to $2.91M (+15.8%)
- Hyperliquid (HYPE)$19.3M to $16.8M (-13.2%)
- Aster (ASTER)$1.50M to $1.08M (-27.9%)
- PancakeSwap (CAKE)$995K to $687K (-31.0%)
Worth noting
- Uniswap (UNI)Largest week in 48 weeks: $2.91M
- Spark (SPK)Largest week in 48 weeks: $437K
- Lido (LDO)First buybacks in over 4 weeks: $775K
- LayerZero (ZRO)No buybacks recorded this week
Weekly buybacks, all tracked tokens
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| Week ending (UTC) | Buybacks |
|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2026 | $36,699,664 |
| 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 |
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Crypto token buybacks, Aug 24 to Aug 30: $36.7M (-0% WoW) 1. $HYPE $16.8M 2. $PUMP $7.99M 3. $UNI $2.91M 4. $JUP $1.12M 5. $LINK $1.10M Full report: https://www.tokenbuybacks.app/reports/2026-w35/
174/280Post on XBiggest moves vs last week: $PUMP $6.55M to $7.99M (+22%) $LDO $0 to $775K (new) $UNI $2.52M to $2.91M (+16%) $HYPE $19.3M to $16.8M (-13%) $ASTER $1.50M to $1.08M (-28%) $CAKE $995K to $687K (-31%)
198/280Highest weekly buybacks in 48+ weeks: $UNI $2.91M, $SPK $437K Buybacks resumed or started: $LDO No buybacks recorded this week: $ZRO
132/280Data: @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.