HYPE Relief Fund Buybacks Outpace Team Sales 2.2x with $364M Spend

Relief fund spent $364M buying back 9.8M HYPE, exceeding team sales of $165M. Buyback velocity is double the sell rate since Dec 2025 unlock.

Woofun AI data shows that since the December 2025 unlocking of HYPE tokens for team members, 4.93 million HYPE have been distributed, representing 0.493% of total supply and valued at approximately $270 million at current prices. Of this allocation, 1.19 million HYPE were sold on public markets for $32.5 million, while 3.14 million HYPE were transferred to OTC platforms, valued at roughly $132 million at the time of transfer.

In total, approximately 4.33 million HYPE have been sold by the team, generating about $165 million in proceeds, averaging 540,000 HYPE or $20.6 million per month.

Concurrently, the assistance fund executed buybacks of 9.8 million HYPE for around $364 million, averaging 1.23 million HYPE or $46 million monthly. The buyback rate exceeded the team's sales rate by more than two times.