{
  "id": "2026-W41",
  "url": "https://www.tokenbuybacks.app/reports/2026-w41/",
  "title": "Crypto token buybacks, week of Oct 5 to Oct 11, 2026",
  "period": {
    "start": "2026-10-05",
    "end": "2026-10-11",
    "label": "Oct 5 to Oct 11, 2026"
  },
  "published_at": "2026-10-12T20:49:00.742Z",
  "data_through": "2026-10-11",
  "summary": "In the week of Oct 5 to Oct 11, 2026, 22 crypto protocols bought back $31.7M of their own tokens, down 6.6% from the week before. The largest buybacks were Hyperliquid (HYPE, $14.4M), Pump.fun (PUMP, $7.65M) and Uniswap (UNI, $1.53M), with HYPE alone accounting for 45% of the total. VVV recorded its largest weekly buybacks in at least 52 weeks.",
  "total_usd": 31742986,
  "previous_week_usd": 33985901,
  "change": -0.0659954549976474,
  "programs": 22,
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      "symbol": "HYPE",
      "name": "Hyperliquid",
      "usd": 14389815,
      "previous_week_usd": 14653113,
      "change": -0.017968741522705788,
      "mixed": false,
      "url": "https://www.tokenbuybacks.app/token/hype/"
    },
    {
      "symbol": "PUMP",
      "name": "Pump.fun",
      "usd": 7650885,
      "previous_week_usd": 8145058,
      "change": -0.06067151394133719,
      "mixed": false,
      "url": "https://www.tokenbuybacks.app/token/pump/"
    },
    {
      "symbol": "UNI",
      "name": "Uniswap",
      "usd": 1531167,
      "previous_week_usd": 2110490,
      "change": -0.2744969177773882,
      "mixed": false,
      "url": "https://www.tokenbuybacks.app/token/uni/"
    },
    {
      "symbol": "SKY",
      "name": "Sky",
      "usd": 1364655,
      "previous_week_usd": 1377803,
      "change": -0.00954272853230832,
      "mixed": true,
      "url": "https://www.tokenbuybacks.app/token/sky/"
    },
    {
      "symbol": "LINK",
      "name": "Chainlink",
      "usd": 1014502,
      "previous_week_usd": 1069287,
      "change": -0.05123507533524676,
      "mixed": false,
      "url": "https://www.tokenbuybacks.app/token/link/"
    },
    {
      "symbol": "ORE",
      "name": "ORE",
      "usd": 954871,
      "previous_week_usd": 809926,
      "change": 0.17896079394907682,
      "mixed": true,
      "url": "https://www.tokenbuybacks.app/token/ore/"
    },
    {
      "symbol": "LIT",
      "name": "Lighter",
      "usd": 652319,
      "previous_week_usd": 550613,
      "change": 0.1847141277085721,
      "mixed": false,
      "url": "https://www.tokenbuybacks.app/token/lit/"
    },
    {
      "symbol": "CAKE",
      "name": "PancakeSwap",
      "usd": 590936,
      "previous_week_usd": 834430,
      "change": -0.2918087796459859,
      "mixed": false,
      "url": "https://www.tokenbuybacks.app/token/cake/"
    },
    {
      "symbol": "NEAR",
      "name": "NEAR Intents",
      "usd": 566757,
      "previous_week_usd": 541373,
      "change": 0.04688818984323193,
      "mixed": false,
      "url": "https://www.tokenbuybacks.app/token/near/"
    },
    {
      "symbol": "ASTER",
      "name": "Aster",
      "usd": 550627,
      "previous_week_usd": 593717,
      "change": -0.07257666531360901,
      "mixed": false,
      "url": "https://www.tokenbuybacks.app/token/aster/"
    }
  ],
  "movers": {
    "up": [
      {
        "symbol": "VVV",
        "name": "Venice",
        "slug": "vvv",
        "mechanism": "buyback-burn",
        "week": 545261,
        "prev": 131339,
        "change": 3.151554374557443
      },
      {
        "symbol": "ORE",
        "name": "ORE",
        "slug": "ore",
        "mechanism": "mixed",
        "week": 954871,
        "prev": 809926,
        "change": 0.17896079394907682
      },
      {
        "symbol": "LIT",
        "name": "Lighter",
        "slug": "lit",
        "mechanism": "buyback",
        "week": 652319,
        "prev": 550613,
        "change": 0.1847141277085721
      }
    ],
    "down": [
      {
        "symbol": "BONK",
        "name": "BONK.fun",
        "slug": "bonk",
        "mechanism": "mixed",
        "week": 421633,
        "prev": 1160133,
        "change": -0.6365649455708957
      },
      {
        "symbol": "UNI",
        "name": "Uniswap",
        "slug": "uni",
        "mechanism": "buyback-burn",
        "week": 1531167,
        "prev": 2110490,
        "change": -0.2744969177773882
      },
      {
        "symbol": "PUMP",
        "name": "Pump.fun",
        "slug": "pump",
        "mechanism": "buyback-burn",
        "week": 7650885,
        "prev": 8145058,
        "change": -0.06067151394133719
      }
    ]
  },
  "new_highs": [
    {
      "symbol": "VVV",
      "name": "Venice",
      "slug": "vvv",
      "mechanism": "buyback-burn",
      "week": 545261,
      "prev": 131339,
      "change": 3.151554374557443,
      "weeks": 52
    }
  ],
  "started": [],
  "quiet": [
    {
      "symbol": "LDO",
      "name": "Lido",
      "slug": "ldo",
      "mechanism": "buyback",
      "week": 0,
      "prev": 0,
      "change": null
    }
  ],
  "x_thread": [
    "Crypto token buybacks, Oct 5 to Oct 11: $31.7M (-7% WoW)\n\n1. $HYPE $14.4M\n2. $PUMP $7.65M\n3. $UNI $1.53M\n4. $SKY* $1.36M\n5. $LINK $1.01M\n\nFull report: https://www.tokenbuybacks.app/reports/2026-w41/",
    "Biggest moves vs last week:\n$VVV $131K to $545K (+315%)\n$ORE* $810K to $955K (+18%)\n$LIT $551K to $652K (+18%)\n$BONK* $1.16M to $422K (-64%)\n$UNI $2.11M to $1.53M (-27%)\n$PUMP $8.15M to $7.65M (-6%)",
    "Highest weekly buybacks in 52+ weeks: $VVV $545K\nNo buybacks recorded this week: $LDO",
    "* Figure includes other payments to holders, not only buybacks.\n\nData: @DefiLlama holders revenue. Daily figures for every token: https://www.tokenbuybacks.app/"
  ],
  "source": "DefiLlama holders revenue via tokenbuybacks.app",
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      "url": "https://www.tokenbuybacks.app/reports/2026-w32/",
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      "url": "https://www.tokenbuybacks.app/reports/2026-w31/",
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      "url": "https://www.tokenbuybacks.app/reports/2026-w30/",
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      "url": "https://www.tokenbuybacks.app/reports/2026-w29/",
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      "url": "https://www.tokenbuybacks.app/reports/2026-w28/",
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      "url": "https://www.tokenbuybacks.app/reports/2026-w27/",
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