Aerodrome PGF Launches Smart Buyback System, Locks $400k AERO

馃挵 AERO's Smart Buyback

By Aerodrome
Oct 16, 2025, 2:52 PM
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Aerodrome's Public Goods Fund introduces automated buyback strategy

The PGF has launched a programmatic buyback model that adjusts token purchases based on market conditions.​ This approach concentrates resources during optimal buying opportunities rather than fixed schedules.​

Key features:

  • Market-responsive deployment strategy
  • All acquired tokens are locked as veAERO
  • Increases PGF's long-term voting power
  • First buyback completed: $400k worth of AERO tokens

Strategic impact

The locked tokens compound the PGF's governance influence while supporting Base ecosystem growth.​ Since launch, the PGF has bootstrapped critical liquidity pools and maintained 1.​5M AERO in locked positions.​

This systematic approach replaces ad-hoc buybacks with data-driven timing, potentially maximizing the fund's token accumulation efficiency.​

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