Crypto token buybacks, week of Sep 14 to Sep 20, 2026
In the week of Sep 14 to Sep 20, 2026, 22 crypto protocols bought back $33.7M of their own tokens, up 18.0% from the week before. The largest buybacks were Hyperliquid (HYPE, $15.1M), Pump.fun (PUMP, $5.32M) and Uniswap (UNI, $3.02M), with HYPE alone accounting for 45% of the total. BONK and NEAR recorded their largest weekly buybacks in at least 51 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 | $15.1M | $9.90M | +52.4% | 44.8% |
| 2 | PUMP Pump.fun | $5.32M | $4.49M | +18.4% | 15.8% |
| 3 | UNI Uniswap | $3.02M | $3.82M | -20.9% | 9.0% |
| 4 | SKY SkyMixed | $1.39M | $937K | +47.9% | 4.1% |
| 5 | ASTER Aster | $1.27M | $735K | +73.0% | 3.8% |
| 6 | BONK BONK.funMixed | $1.22M | $1.06M | +14.4% | 3.6% |
| 7 | RAY Raydium | $1.11M | $1.41M | -21.4% | 3.3% |
| 8 | LINK Chainlink | $1.11M | $1.06M | +4.5% | 3.3% |
| 9 | CAKE PancakeSwap | $892K | $1.76M | -49.2% | 2.6% |
| 10 | JUP Jupiter | $696K | $880K | -21.0% | 2.1% |
12 more programs bought back less than $696K each.
Biggest moves
- Hyperliquid (HYPE)$9.90M to $15.1M (+52.4%)
- Pump.fun (PUMP)$4.49M to $5.32M (+18.4%)
- Aster (ASTER)$735K to $1.27M (+73.0%)
- PancakeSwap (CAKE)$1.76M to $892K (-49.2%)
- Uniswap (UNI)$3.82M to $3.02M (-20.9%)
- Venice (VVV)$471K to $103K (-78.2%)
Worth noting
- BONK.fun (BONK)Largest week in 51 weeks: $1.22M
- NEAR Intents (NEAR)Largest week in 51 weeks: $446K
- 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 20, 2026 | $33,678,485 |
| 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 |
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Crypto token buybacks, Sep 14 to Sep 20: $33.7M (+18% WoW) 1. $HYPE $15.1M 2. $PUMP $5.32M 3. $UNI $3.02M 4. $SKY* $1.39M 5. $ASTER $1.27M Full report: https://www.tokenbuybacks.app/reports/2026-w38/
177/280Post on XBiggest moves vs last week: $HYPE $9.90M to $15.1M (+52%) $PUMP $4.49M to $5.32M (+18%) $ASTER $735K to $1.27M (+73%) $CAKE $1.76M to $892K (-49%) $UNI $3.82M to $3.02M (-21%) $VVV $471K to $103K (-78%)
202/280Highest weekly buybacks in 51+ weeks: $BONK* $1.22M, $NEAR $446K No buybacks recorded this week: $LDO, $ZRO
107/280* 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.