Description:

Everyone cheers when a crypto protocol announces a buyback to pump the price, but we are revealing why this "good news" is often a massive red flag that the project has run out of ideas. We break down the ugly truth about why early buybacks can turn retail investors into exit liquidity for insiders and why true tech giants wait decades before sharing profits.

We’ll talk about:

• The "Innovation Trap": Why returning money to holders is often a silent admission that founders don't know how to grow the company anymore.
• The "Exit Liquidity" Danger: How whales and VCs might be using buyback demand to quietly dump their bags while you celebrate the green candles.
• Real-World Case Studies: A deep dive into the buyback math of Helium, Jupiter, and PumpFun to see who is burning cash and who is actually profitable.
• The "Protocol B" Strategy: Why betting on builders who reinvest in market share beats betting on lazy dividends—plus the hidden regulatory risks of acting like a stock.

Keywords:

Crypto buybacks, Tokenomics, Helium (HNT), Jupiter, PumpFun, Sky (MakerDAO), Exit liquidity, SEC regulation, Growth strategy.