Tokenomist: 8 Crypto Projects' Buybacks Outpaced Supply Growth Since January, with HYPE Buybacks Reaching $283M According to Tokenomist, since January 2026, eight crypto projects have seen token buybacks outpace growth in circulating supply: MET, PUMP, GMX, RLB, MPLX, HYPE, LIT, and AAVE. Meteora (MET) had the largest relative impact on circulating supply, with supply rising only 13% while buybacks equaled 71% of its January supply. Hyperliquid (HYPE), meanwhile, recorded the largest buyback by dollar value at $283 million, equal to 3% of supply, while its supply fell 11% over the same period.

Meet our Highlight Speaker at KUB Global Bangkok 2026: Tanawat Chiewhawan (@ApeWAGMI), Chief Executive Officer of @Tokenomist_ai . Tanawat will take the stage for a session titled: “Data-Driven Blockchain Insights” Join us as he explores how on-chain data and blockchain analytics can reveal meaningful insights into token economies, ecosystem activity, user behaviour, and emerging market trends. Discover how data can help blockchain projects move beyond assumptions, make more informed strategic decisions, and build token economies designed for sustainable growth and long-term participation. Gain valuable perspectives from one of the industry’s ecosystem leaders and learn how data-driven intelligence can support the next phase of Web3 adoption. Powered by Agora (@withAUSD) and @Ondo In special partnership with @LiberixTH , 1109 Prime, and @DeLoreanlabs 📅 28 August 2026 ⏰ 12:00–21:30 (UTC+7) 📍 ZillaSpace, FYI Center Tower 2, 11th Floor Register now: #KUBGlobalBangkok2026# #KUBChain# #tokenomist# #Web3#

This week's largest unlocks ↓ • Hyperliquid ($HYPE): $797M to be unlocked (4.5% of supply) • Sui ($SUI): $9.7M to be unlocked (0.3% of supply) • EigenCloud (prev. EigenLayer) ($EIGEN): $6.9M to be unlocked (4.1% of supply) • Ethena ($ENA): $6.0M to be unlocked (0.4% of supply) • GoPlus Security ($GPS): $1.6M to be unlocked (2.8% of supply) • ZetaChain ($ZETA): $1.4M to be unlocked (2.9% of supply) • IOTA ($IOTA): $492K to be unlocked (0.3% of supply) • Wormhole ($W): $473K to be unlocked (0.8% of supply) Top-3 account for 99% of the week's total. Data: Tokenomist, Aug 31–Sep 7

We have another @LayerZero_Core unlock this week. And apart from the repeated monthly cliffs of ~25.7M ZRO, we also have new "LayerZero community" allocations subject to unlock. Let me show you what was happening to $ZRO when these unlocks started ↓ • 2025-07-20: 25.708M ZRO → $57.59M at $2.24 → 20.02% of market cap. • 2025-08-20: 25.708M ZRO → $49.36M at $1.92 → 17.16% of market cap. • 2025-09-20: 25.708M ZRO → $50.65M at $1.97 → 17.61% of market cap. • 2025-10-20: 25.708M ZRO → $43.70M at $1.70 → 15.19% of market cap. And now ZRO is trading at $0.7. So $2.24 → $0.7 in just 1 year. Allocation pattern per cliff: • Core Contributors (Founder / Team): 10.625M ZRO. • Strategic Partners (Private Investors): 13.4167M ZRO. • Tokens Repurchased (Community): 1.6667M ZRO Good short signal, eh? Data source: @Tokenomist_ai Check full data →

Tokenomics, from the chip all the way up. @dylan522p, Founder & CEO of @SemiAnalysis_, joins the Fireworks Forge speaker list on optimizing every layer of AI infrastructure for inference at scale. Join us Nov 3 in SF:

Tokenomics helps explain how a token is designed to function. From supply and utility to incentives and burn schedules, these factors can influence how a token is used and valued.

Tokenomics is quickly becoming part of enterprise AI planning as organizations weigh AI agent costs across efficiency, performance, and budget. Hear more from AMD SVP & CIO Hasmukh Ranjan.

$HYDRA tokenomics: Conviction Score = size x time. Hold longer, score higher. Higher score: lower fees and first in line for beta. 25% of creator fees buy and burn $HYDRA. 18.6M dev tokens locked 1 year on Streamflow. Beta snapshot: Tue Oct 13, 12pm PT

AERX Tokenomics 4.0 is published. The chain mints to Verifier Nodes every ten minutes for ten years, then stops for good. Fees are priced by data, not value. 1,061,000,000 is the most AERX that can ever exist. Read more here: