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THE TOKEN BUYBACK WARS ARE HEATING UP. Crypto projects have spent a record $640M buying back their own tokens this year. $HYPE : the clear leader. $PUMP : close behind. The interesting shift? Protocols are increasingly using real revenue to support their token economies.
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AI visual note: A bar chart titled "Crypto projects spend vast sums buying back their own tokens" shows token buyback spend in millions, with Hyperliquid leading at roughly $340M, followed by Pump.fun at around $190M, while Chainlink, Sky, and Jupiter each trail significantly at under $50M—reinforcing the post's claim that $HYPE and $PUMP dominate the buyback wars amid a record $640M in total crypto project token buybacks this year.