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Tokens & tokenomics

Token buyback

Also called: buyback

In shortA project using its revenue to buy its own token on the market, sometimes burning or distributing it afterwards.

Buybacks link the token to the product's revenue, much like share buybacks in stocks. Hyperliquid's buyback program made the idea popular in 2025.

← Token burnAll terms A–ZToken inflation (emissions) →

Related terms

  • Token burnPermanently destroying tokens by sending them to an address nobody controls, reducing supply.
  • TokenomicsThe economics of a token: supply, who holds it, how new tokens are released and what the token is used for.
  • Fundamental analysis (FA)Judging a crypto project by what it does: product, users, revenue, team, tokenomics and competition.

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