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Aerodrome: Buybacks

Tracks all AERO effectively removed from circulating supply each epoch, broken down by the five demand sources that make up the Momentum Fund ecosystem.

What counts as a buyback?

CategoryWhat it captures
Momentum Fund / PGFDirect open-market AERO purchases using USDC from Foundation wallets. USD amount reflects exact USDC spent on-chain.
Flight SchoolAll AERO deposited into the Flight School veNFT (token ID 10296), including the initial lock and weekly reward re-locks. Program ended epoch 137 (Apr 8, 2026).
veAERO MaxiAERO transferred out of the veAERO Maxi AutoCompounder contract as it compounds voting rewards back into locked AERO.
Foundation RewardsAERO claimed by Foundation-controlled wallets as voting rewards on their veNFT positions, recycled into the ecosystem.
Project RelaysAERO transferred from third-party project relay contracts (e.g. Moonwell, Reserve, Lido) as they auto-compound their own voting rewards.

USD valuation

  • Momentum Fund / PGF: exact USDC spent from the on-chain transfer
  • All other categories: AERO amount × epoch-boundary AERO price (Thursday open)

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