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Deflationary Coins
12,422 coins #9| | Coins | | | ||
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| | 1 |  Ethereum ETH | $ | -2.52%  | |
| | 2 |  BNB BNB | $ | -0.96%  | |
| | 3 |  USDC USDC | $ | +0.03%  | |
| | 4 |  Wrapped BTC WBTC | $ | -1.09%  | |
| | 5 |  Wrapped liquid staked Ether 2.0 wstETH | $ | -2.68%  | |
| | 6 |  USDS USDS | $ | -1.00%  | |
| | 7 |  Binance-Peg BSC-USD BSC-USD | $ | -0.03%  | |
| | 8 |  LEO LEO | $ | +0.01%  | |
| | 9 |  Ethena USDe USDE | $ | -0.05%  | |
| | 10 |  Hyperliquid HYPE | $ | -4.11%  | |
| | 11 |  Shiba Inu SHIB | $ | -1.58%  | |
| | 12 |  Coinbase Wrapped BTC CBBTC | $ | -1.20%  | |
| | 13 |  Toncoin TON | $ | -3.08%  | |
| | 14 |  PayPal USD PYUSD | $ | -0.01%  | |
| | 15 |  Bitcoin BEP2 BTCB | $ | -1.11%  | |
| | 16 |  Mantle MNT | $ | -1.08%  | |
| | 17 |  Bitget Token BGB | $ | -0.47%  | |
| | 18 |  OKB OKB | $ | -0.69%  | |
| | 19 |  PEPE PEPE | $ | -3.31%  | |
| | 20 |  Falcon USD USDF | $ | -0.35%  | |
| | 21 |  MemeCore M | $ | +1.55%  | |
| | 22 |  Rocket Pool ETH RETH | $ | -2.68%  | |
| | 23 |  Lombard Staked Bitcoin LBTC | $ | -0.96%  | |
| | 24 |  River RIVER | $ | -6.75%  | |
| | 25 |  PancakeSwap CAKE | $ | -1.89%  | |
| | 26 |  Stacks STX | $ | -2.90%  | |
| | 27 |  Artificial Superintelligence Alliance FET | $ | -3.23%  | |
| | 28 |  EverValue Coin EVA | $ | -2.31%  | |
| | 29 |  tBTC v2 TBTC | $ | -1.22%  | |
| | 30 |  First Digital USD FDUSD | $ | -0.04%  | |
| | 31 |  Injective Protocol INJ | $ | -1.85%  | |
| | 32 |  DoubleZero 2Z | $ | +2.50%  | |
| | 33 |  Lido DAO Token LDO | $ | -2.29%  | |
| | 34 |  Marinade staked SOL MSOL | $ | -2.16%  | |
| | 35 |  JUST JST | $ | +3.29%  | |
| | 36 |  Pippin PIPPIN | $ | -5.48%  | |
| | 37 |  SPX6900 SPX | $ | -7.98%  | |
| | 38 |  Syrup Token SYRUP | $ | -9.93%  | |
| | 39 |  Bitcoin Avalanche Bridged BTC.b | $ | -0.45%  | |
| | 40 |  Stable STABLE | $ | +5.28%  | |
| | 41 |  dogwifhat WIF | $ | -1.67%  | |
| | 42 |  Pyth Network PYTH | $ | -1.00%  | |
| | 43 |  Fartcoin FARTCOIN | $ | -0.80%  | |
| | 44 |  Zebec Network ZBCN | $ | -1.58%  | |
| | 45 |  Basic Attention Token BAT | $ | -5.12%  | |
| | 46 |  Legacy Frax Dollar FRAX | $ | -0.50%  | |
| | 47 |  Kite KITE | $ | +0.87%  | |
| | 48 |  Plasma XPL | $ | -2.80%  | |
| | 49 |  UltimaEcosystem ULTIMA | $ | -0.15%  | |
| | 50 |  SwissBorg BORG | $ | -6.39%  | |
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Trending Deflationary Coins
| Coins | Price | 24h | |
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| | Artificial Superintelligence Alliance FET | $ | -3.23% |
| | PEPE PEPE | $ | -3.31% |
| | Ethereum ETH | $ | -2.52% |
| | Shiba Inu SHIB | $ | -1.58% |
| |  Myro $MYRO | $ | -0.51%  |
Top gainers
| Coins | | | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |  Enso ENSO | $ | +44.54%  | ||
| |  INFINIT IN | $ | +43.33%  | ||
| |  snowball SNOWBALL | $ | +18.72%  | ||
| |  Bondex Token BDXN | $ | +12.83%  | ||
| |  nubcat NUB | $ | +11.68%  | ||
| All gainers | |||||
What Are Deflationary Tokens?
Deflationary tokens are cryptocurrencies engineered to shrink circulating supply over time. Through burns, buy-backs, or ever-slower issuance, they aim to create scarcity that—if demand holds or grows—may push unit prices higher. The mechanism is transparent and on-chain, but never a guarantee of value; utility and market interest still rule.
Quick Facts
- Core idea: Net-reduction in tokens (or in issuance rate) → potential supply/demand asymmetry.
- Burn mechanics:
- Protocol burns – % of every tx auto-destroyed (e.g., 1% of each transfer).
- Buy-back & burn – team/DAO uses revenue to market-buy tokens and send to 0x…dEaD.
- Scheduled burns – quarterly events, milestone burns, or halving-like block-reward drops.
- Utility sinks – tokens spent in-game, for NFT mints, or naming services are permanently removed.
- Transparency: Burns are viewable on-chain; verify contract code and burn address supply.
- ≠ price up only: A 50% supply drop with 90% demand loss still nets lower market cap.
Deflationary Patterns You’ll Meet
- Capped-supply + falling issuance – Bitcoin-style halvings (dis-inflationary until 21M).
- Tx-tax burn tokens – Safemoon, EverReflect, etc.; tax 1–2% on every transfer, split between burn and holders.
- Revenue burners – Binance uses ~20% of quarterly profit to buy & burn BNB until 100M left.
- Sink economies – AXS breeding fees, STEP’N shoe-minting, ENS registration costs—tokens vanish as users consume services.
Live Examples (verify latest burns yourself)
- BNB – Auto-burn formula + quarterly profit burns; target 100M left.
- Ethereum (post-1559) – Base fee burned every block; net supply can deflate when usage is high.
- Shiba Inu – Team burns portions of treasury and NFT mint proceeds; community runs “burn playlists.”
- Fantom (FTM) – Governance voted to burn 10% of block rewards; plus on-chain fees burned.
- KCS (KuCoin Token) – Daily buy-back & burn from exchange revenue.
Benefits
- Scarcity narrative – easy for retail to grasp “number go down, price go up.”
- Holder alignment – fee-funded burns tie network activity to token value capture.
- Auditable – burn addresses and tx taxes are visible on-chain; no black-box repurchases.
- Marketing spice – deflationary pitch attracts early liquidity and social media buzz.
Risks & Side Effects
- Liquidity shrink – excessive burns can thin order-books and increase volatility.
- Hoarding incentive – users delay spending if they expect tomorrow’s token to be scarcer (bad for utility coins).
- Perverse taxes – high transfer taxes discourage arbitrage and CEX listings.
- Fundamental mask – teams may hype burns to hide lack of product-market fit.
- Centralised burns – admin-key burns or undisclosed buy-backs can be paused or reversed.
Due-Diligence Checklist
- Read tokenomics paper – is burn % fixed or governance mutable?
- Inspect burn address on explorer – confirm supply is really destroyed.
- Check burn size vs float – 0.01% monthly is cosmetic; 2%+ can matter.
- Revenue source – protocol revenue burns are stronger than inflationary mint→burn loops.
- Audit & code – ensure burn logic can’t be disabled or upgraded maliciously.
- Demand side – burns help only if users, fees, or real sinks exist.
Final Thoughts
Deflationary design is a scalpel, not a magic wand. When tied to genuine usage (fees, sinks, revenue) it can tighten supply and reward long-term holders. When used as a marketing gimmick—tiny burns, endless mint, or opaque buy-backs—it adds noise without value. Treat every “burn” headline with scepticism: verify on-chain evidence, weigh demand drivers, and never let smoke substitute for substance.