Crypto token buybacks, week of Aug 31 to Sep 6, 2026
In the week of Aug 31 to Sep 6, 2026, 23 crypto protocols bought back $31.6M of their own tokens, down 13.8% from the week before. The largest buybacks were Hyperliquid (HYPE, $12.8M), Uniswap (UNI, $5.16M) and Pump.fun (PUMP, $4.80M), with HYPE alone accounting for 40% of the total. UNI and NEAR recorded their largest weekly buybacks in at least 49 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 | $12.8M | $16.8M | -23.7% | 40.4% |
| 2 | UNI Uniswap | $5.16M | $2.91M | +77.2% | 16.3% |
| 3 | PUMP Pump.fun | $4.80M | $7.99M | -40.0% | 15.2% |
| 4 | CAKE PancakeSwap | $1.40M | $687K | +103% | 4.4% |
| 5 | ASTER Aster | $1.19M | $1.08M | +9.5% | 3.7% |
| 6 | LINK Chainlink | $1.14M | $1.10M | +3.8% | 3.6% |
| 7 | SKY SkyMixed | $906K | $904K | +0.2% | 2.9% |
| 8 | LIT Lighter | $746K | $1.01M | -26.5% | 2.4% |
| 9 | RAY Raydium | $650K | $264K | +146% | 2.1% |
| 10 | ORE OREMixed | $615K | $701K | -12.2% | 1.9% |
13 more programs bought back less than $615K each.
Biggest moves
- Uniswap (UNI)$2.91M to $5.16M (+77.2%)
- PancakeSwap (CAKE)$687K to $1.40M (+103%)
- Raydium (RAY)$264K to $650K (+146%)
- Hyperliquid (HYPE)$16.8M to $12.8M (-23.7%)
- Pump.fun (PUMP)$7.99M to $4.80M (-40.0%)
- Lido (LDO)$775K to $0 (-100%)
Worth noting
- Uniswap (UNI)Largest week in 49 weeks: $5.16M
- NEAR Intents (NEAR)Largest week in 49 weeks: $349K
- Lido (LDO)No buybacks recorded this week
Weekly buybacks, all tracked tokens
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| Week ending (UTC) | Buybacks |
|---|---|
| Sep 6, 2026 | $31,631,317 |
| 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 |
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Crypto token buybacks, Aug 31 to Sep 6: $31.6M (-14% WoW) 1. $HYPE $12.8M 2. $UNI $5.16M 3. $PUMP $4.80M 4. $CAKE $1.40M 5. $ASTER $1.19M Full report: https://www.tokenbuybacks.app/reports/2026-w36/
176/280Post on XBiggest moves vs last week: $UNI $2.91M to $5.16M (+77%) $CAKE $687K to $1.40M (+103%) $RAY $264K to $650K (+146%) $HYPE $16.8M to $12.8M (-24%) $PUMP $7.99M to $4.80M (-40%) $LDO $775K to $0 (-100%)
199/280Highest weekly buybacks in 49+ weeks: $UNI $5.16M, $NEAR $349K No buybacks recorded this week: $LDO
99/280Data: @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.