Crypto token buybacks, week of Sep 7 to Sep 13, 2026
In the week of Sep 7 to Sep 13, 2026, 22 crypto protocols bought back $28.5M of their own tokens, down 9.7% from the week before. The largest buybacks were Hyperliquid (HYPE, $9.90M), Pump.fun (PUMP, $4.49M) and Uniswap (UNI, $3.82M), with HYPE alone accounting for 35% of the total. RAY, BONK, VVV and ORCA recorded their largest weekly buybacks in at least 50 weeks. BONK's figure includes other payments to holders, not only buybacks.
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 | $9.90M | $12.8M | -22.6% | 34.7% |
| 2 | PUMP Pump.fun | $4.49M | $4.80M | -6.3% | 15.7% |
| 3 | UNI Uniswap | $3.82M | $5.16M | -26.1% | 13.4% |
| 4 | CAKE PancakeSwap | $1.76M | $1.40M | +25.7% | 6.1% |
| 5 | RAY Raydium | $1.41M | $650K | +117% | 4.9% |
| 6 | BONK BONK.funMixed | $1.06M | $168K | +534% | 3.7% |
| 7 | LINK Chainlink | $1.06M | $1.14M | -7.2% | 3.7% |
| 8 | SKY SkyMixed | $937K | $906K | +3.4% | 3.3% |
| 9 | JUP Jupiter | $880K | $600K | +46.7% | 3.1% |
| 10 | ASTER Aster | $735K | $1.19M | -38.0% | 2.6% |
12 more programs bought back less than $735K each.
Biggest moves
- BONK.fun (BONK)$168K to $1.06M (+534%)
- Raydium (RAY)$650K to $1.41M (+117%)
- Venice (VVV)$107K to $471K (+340%)
- Hyperliquid (HYPE)$12.8M to $9.90M (-22.6%)
- Uniswap (UNI)$5.16M to $3.82M (-26.1%)
- Aster (ASTER)$1.19M to $735K (-38.0%)
Worth noting
- Raydium (RAY)Largest week in 50 weeks: $1.41M
- BONK.fun (BONK)Largest week in 50 weeks: $1.06M
- Venice (VVV)Largest week in 50 weeks: $471K
- Orca (ORCA)Largest week in 50 weeks: $144K
- 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 |
|---|---|
| Sep 13, 2026 | $28,548,320 |
| 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 |
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Crypto token buybacks, Sep 7 to Sep 13: $28.5M (-10% WoW) 1. $HYPE $9.90M 2. $PUMP $4.49M 3. $UNI $3.82M 4. $CAKE $1.76M 5. $RAY $1.41M Full report: https://www.tokenbuybacks.app/reports/2026-w37/
174/280Post on XBiggest moves vs last week: $BONK* $168K to $1.06M (+534%) $RAY $650K to $1.41M (+117%) $VVV $107K to $471K (+340%) $HYPE $12.8M to $9.90M (-23%) $UNI $5.16M to $3.82M (-26%) $ASTER $1.19M to $735K (-38%)
204/280Highest weekly buybacks in 50+ weeks: $RAY $1.41M, $BONK* $1.06M, $VVV $471K, $ORCA $144K No buybacks recorded this week: $LDO, $ZRO
132/280* 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.