Hyperliquid, Pump.fun account for nearly 90% of record $638M crypto buybacks: FT
Crypto projects spent a record $638 million on token buybacks so far in 2026, as more protocols are turning their revenue into buybacks to return more value to token holders.
What happened
Crypto projects spent a record $638 million on token buybacks so far in 2026, as more protocols are turning their revenue into buybacks to return more value to token holders.
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- CointelegraphPrimary source · Supports · EN · 100%Hyperliquid, Pump.fun account for nearly 90% of record $638M crypto buybacks: FT ↗
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- Hyperliquid, Pump.fun account for nearly 90% of record $638M crypto buybacks: FT Observed
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Score explanation
Confidence · formula confidence-2.1.0
Source trust78
Independent corroboration51
Primary evidence35
Claim consistency82
Extraction confidence82
Attribution quality90
Impact · formula impact-2.1.0
Event magnitude77
Market relevance88
Entity significance42
Market breadth45
Novelty68
Urgency63
capital magnitude100
Ranking · formula rank-1.0.0
Confidence factor0.838
Freshness factor0.9987
Breaking bonus0