Crypto token buybacks, week of Sep 28 to Oct 4, 2026
In the week of Sep 28 to Oct 4, 2026, 22 crypto protocols bought back $34.0M of their own tokens, down 18.0% from the week before. The largest buybacks were Hyperliquid (HYPE, $14.6M), Pump.fun (PUMP, $8.15M) and Uniswap (UNI, $2.11M), with HYPE alone accounting for 43% of the total. GEOD recorded its largest weekly buybacks in at least 52 weeks.
Weeks run Monday to Sunday (UTC). Generated Oct 5, 2026 from DefiLlama data through Oct 4, 2026.
Top 10 buyback programs this week
| # | Token | This week | Last week | Change | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HYPE Hyperliquid | $14.6M | $18.7M | -21.8% | 43.1% |
| 2 | PUMP Pump.fun | $8.15M | $6.82M | +19.4% | 24.0% |
| 3 | UNI Uniswap | $2.11M | $2.88M | -26.8% | 6.2% |
| 4 | SKY SkyMixed | $1.38M | $1.40M | -1.5% | 4.1% |
| 5 | BONK BONK.funMixed | $1.16M | $1.81M | -35.7% | 3.4% |
| 6 | LINK Chainlink | $1.07M | $1.16M | -8.0% | 3.1% |
| 7 | CAKE PancakeSwap | $834K | $812K | +2.8% | 2.5% |
| 8 | ORE OREMixed | $810K | $625K | +29.6% | 2.4% |
| 9 | RAY Raydium | $687K | $1.19M | -42.4% | 2.0% |
| 10 | ASTER Aster | $594K | $793K | -25.1% | 1.7% |
12 more programs bought back less than $594K each.
Biggest moves
- Pump.fun (PUMP)$6.82M to $8.15M (+19.4%)
- ORE (ORE)$625K to $810K (+29.6%)
- Geodnet (GEOD)$131K to $248K (+89.2%)
- Hyperliquid (HYPE)$18.7M to $14.6M (-21.8%)
- Lido (LDO)$2.25M to $0 (-100%)
- Uniswap (UNI)$2.88M to $2.11M (-26.8%)
Worth noting
- Geodnet (GEOD)Largest week in 52 weeks: $248K
- 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 |
|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2026 | $33,973,903 |
| Sep 27, 2026 | $41,450,868 |
| Sep 20, 2026 | $37,915,638 |
| Sep 13, 2026 | $34,139,878 |
| Sep 6, 2026 | $35,170,038 |
| Aug 30, 2026 | $40,598,696 |
| Aug 23, 2026 | $41,848,275 |
| Aug 16, 2026 | $18,158,534 |
| Aug 9, 2026 | $18,869,365 |
| Aug 2, 2026 | $20,076,217 |
| Jul 26, 2026 | $16,213,492 |
| Jul 19, 2026 | $17,338,840 |
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Crypto token buybacks, Sep 28 to Oct 4: $34.0M (-18% WoW) 1. $HYPE $14.6M 2. $PUMP $8.15M 3. $UNI $2.11M 4. $SKY* $1.38M 5. $BONK* $1.16M Full report: https://www.tokenbuybacks.app/reports/2026-w40/
176/280Post on XBiggest moves vs last week: $PUMP $6.82M to $8.15M (+19%) $ORE* $625K to $810K (+30%) $GEOD $131K to $248K (+89%) $HYPE $18.7M to $14.6M (-22%) $LDO $2.25M to $0 (-100%) $UNI $2.88M to $2.11M (-27%)
198/280Highest weekly buybacks in 52+ weeks: $GEOD $248K No buybacks recorded this week: $LDO, $ZRO
92/280* 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.