2025-12-17 18:24:48

Over the past decade, three payment giants—American Express, Mastercard, and Visa—have each executed massive share repurchase programs, collectively buying back over 20% of their outstanding shares. This capital allocation strategy reflects their confidence in business fundamentals and commitment to shareholder returns during a period of sustained profitability. The scale and consistency of these buyback programs underscore how established financial institutions consolidate shareholder value through systematic capital management, offering a contrasting lens to understanding different asset classes and their governance approaches in today's market environment.

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AirdropBlackHole

· 2025-12-20 18:15

To be honest, I'm tired of the traditional payment giants' buyback operations. Where is the real value? Web3 still relies on self-exploration; it's better than being cut like a leek. Buy back 20% of shares? It's better to directly assess whether the project's fundamentals are solid. These old financial institutions are playing the time game; we need to keep up with the new wave. Stock buybacks ≠ true innovation; it still depends on on-chain data to speak.

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ThesisInvestor

· 2025-12-20 09:35

Buyback exceeds 20% of issued shares? That's the trick of traditional finance—pumping up the stock themselves, retail investors left holding the bag.

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ChainProspector

· 2025-12-17 18:53

Traditional financial players love this approach: buybacks for cashing out, shareholders are delighted, but true innovation is on the chain.

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PositionPhobia

· 2025-12-17 18:49

Buy back 20% of shares? These traditional financial giants are really stable, while our crypto world experiences daily surges and crashes, they are steadily making profits through buybacks.

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ser_ngmi

· 2025-12-17 18:40

Traditional finance is still playing the buyback game, but we've long been thinking about how to break through in Web3 --- Stock buybacks? That's just a sign of their lack of confidence. If they were truly impressive, would they need to do such maneuvers? --- Visa relies on buybacks to support stock prices, while we rely on technological innovation. The outlook is completely different. --- 20% buyback amount... sounds like a lot, but compared to the pace of innovation in the crypto space, it's not worth mentioning at all. --- It's the old money routine again—market support buybacks. When will they try some new tricks? --- Financial giants are resting on their laurels; ecosystem innovation is the true narrative of the future. --- The concept of capital allocation has long been outdated in Web3; it's too inefficient. --- Honestly, it's still about lacking confidence in their own business; otherwise, why cling so tightly?

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