Crypto token buybacks, week of Sep 21 to Sep 27, 2026
In the week of Sep 21 to Sep 27, 2026, 23 crypto protocols bought back $37.8M of their own tokens, up 12.2% from the week before. The largest buybacks were Hyperliquid (HYPE, $15.1M), Pump.fun (PUMP, $6.82M) and Uniswap (UNI, $2.88M), with HYPE alone accounting for 40% of the total. BONK, LDO and NEAR recorded their largest weekly buybacks in at least 52 weeks. BONK's figure includes other payments to holders, not only buybacks.
Weeks run Monday to Sunday (UTC). Generated Sep 29, 2026 from DefiLlama data through Sep 28, 2026.
Top 10 buyback programs this week
| # | Token | This week | Last week | Change | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HYPE Hyperliquid | $15.1M | $15.1M | -0.2% | 39.9% |
| 2 | PUMP Pump.fun | $6.82M | $5.32M | +28.2% | 18.1% |
| 3 | UNI Uniswap | $2.88M | $3.02M | -4.5% | 7.6% |
| 4 | LDO Lido | $2.25M | $0 | new | 5.9% |
| 5 | BONK BONK.funMixed | $1.81M | $1.22M | +48.5% | 4.8% |
| 6 | SKY SkyMixed | $1.40M | $1.39M | +1.0% | 3.7% |
| 7 | RAY Raydium | $1.19M | $1.11M | +7.5% | 3.2% |
| 8 | LINK Chainlink | $1.16M | $1.11M | +5.2% | 3.1% |
| 9 | CAKE PancakeSwap | $812K | $892K | -9.0% | 2.1% |
| 10 | ASTER Aster | $793K | $1.27M | -37.6% | 2.1% |
13 more programs bought back less than $793K each.
Biggest moves
- Lido (LDO)$0 to $2.25M (new)
- Pump.fun (PUMP)$5.32M to $6.82M (+28.2%)
- BONK.fun (BONK)$1.22M to $1.81M (+48.5%)
- Aster (ASTER)$1.27M to $793K (-37.6%)
- Uniswap (UNI)$3.02M to $2.88M (-4.5%)
- PancakeSwap (CAKE)$892K to $812K (-9.0%)
Worth noting
- BONK.fun (BONK)Largest week in 52 weeks: $1.81M
- Lido (LDO)Largest week in 52 weeks: $2.25M
- NEAR Intents (NEAR)Largest week in 52 weeks: $607K
- LayerZero (ZRO)No buybacks recorded this week
Weekly buybacks, all tracked tokens
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| Week ending (UTC) | Buybacks |
|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2026 | $37,776,595 |
| 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 |
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Crypto token buybacks, Sep 21 to Sep 27: $37.8M (+12% WoW) 1. $HYPE $15.1M 2. $PUMP $6.82M 3. $UNI $2.88M 4. $LDO $2.25M 5. $BONK* $1.81M Full report: https://www.tokenbuybacks.app/reports/2026-w39/
176/280Post on XBiggest moves vs last week: $LDO $0 to $2.25M (new) $PUMP $5.32M to $6.82M (+28%) $BONK* $1.22M to $1.81M (+48%) $ASTER $1.27M to $793K (-38%) $UNI $3.02M to $2.88M (-4%) $CAKE $892K to $812K (-9%)
197/280Highest weekly buybacks in 52+ weeks: $BONK* $1.81M, $LDO $2.25M, $NEAR $607K No buybacks recorded this week: $ZRO
114/280* 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.