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Deflationary Coins
11,536 coins #9| | Coins | | | ||
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| | 1 |  Ethereum ETH | $ | +2.09%  | |
| | 2 |  BNB BNB | $ | +1.26%  | |
| | 3 |  USDC USDC | $ | -0.04%  | |
| | 4 |  USDS USDS | $ | -0.42%  | |
| | 5 |  Hyperliquid HYPE | $ | -4.63%  | |
| | 6 |  Ethena USDe USDE | $ | +0.02%  | |
| | 7 |  WhiteBIT Coin WBT | $ | +1.29%  | |
| | 8 |  Dai DAI | $ | -0.02%  | |
| | 9 |  Shiba Inu SHIB | $ | +10.40%  | |
| | 10 |  Toncoin TON | $ | +2.19%  | |
| | 11 |  PayPal USD PYUSD | $ | -0.01%  | |
| | 12 |  Uniswap UNI | $ | +3.13%  | |
| | 13 |  Ethena Staked USDe sUSDe | $ | +0.01%  | |
| | 14 |  Mantle MNT | $ | +2.17%  | |
| | 15 |  Bitget Token BGB | $ | +0.12%  | |
| | 16 |  PEPE PEPE | $ | +35.50%  | |
| | 17 |  OKB OKB | $ | +0.85%  | |
| | 18 |  Falcon USD USDF | $ | -0.14%  | |
| | 19 |  Tether Gold XAUT | $ | +1.62%  | |
| | 20 |  KuCoin Token KCS | $ | +1.54%  | |
| | 21 |  Solv BTC SOLVBTC | $ | +1.73%  | |
| | 22 |  Lombard Staked Bitcoin LBTC | $ | +1.74%  | |
| | 23 |  Pump PUMP | $ | +9.16%  | |
| | 24 |  PancakeSwap CAKE | $ | +0.31%  | |
| | 25 |  EverValue Coin EVA | $ | +1.89%  | |
| | 26 |  First Digital USD FDUSD | $ | +0.03%  | |
| | 27 |  Artificial Superintelligence Alliance FET | $ | +8.69%  | |
| | 28 |  SPX6900 SPX | $ | +15.39%  | |
| | 29 |  TrueUSD TUSD | $ | -0.04%  | |
| | 30 |  Kite KITE | $ | +1.42%  | |
| | 31 |  Binance-Peg XRP Token XRP | $ | +2.46%  | |
| | 32 |  FLOKI FLOKI | $ | +16.82%  | |
| | 33 |  DoubleZero 2Z | $ | +3.16%  | |
| | 34 |  Pippin PIPPIN | $ | -7.37%  | |
| | 35 |  JUST JST | $ | -5.67%  | |
| | 36 |  Telcoin TEL | $ | +2.49%  | |
| | 37 |  Pyth Network PYTH | $ | +8.73%  | |
| | 38 |  Bitcoin Avalanche Bridged BTC.b | $ | +1.76%  | |
| | 39 |  Fartcoin FARTCOIN | $ | +10.90%  | |
| | 40 |  dogwifhat WIF | $ | +11.62%  | |
| | 41 |  Legacy Frax Dollar FRAX | $ | -0.12%  | |
| | 42 |  Litentry LIT | $ | +4.68%  | |
| | 43 |  Stable STABLE | $ | -0.72%  | |
| | 44 |  Compound COMP | $ | +2.96%  | |
| | 45 | .svg?size=28x28){kind=small} Decentraland MANA | $ | +6.32%  | |
| | 46 |  SwissBorg BORG | $ | +1.93%  | |
| | 47 |  Terra Classic LUNC | $ | -0.31%  | |
| | 48 |  1inch Token 1INCH | $ | +8.36%  | |
| | 49 |  UltimaEcosystem ULTIMA | $ | -2.24%  | |
| | 50 |  THORChain RUNE | $ | +2.67%  | |
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Trending Deflationary Coins
| Coins | Price | 24h | |
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| |  MANEKI MANEKI | $ | +3.40%  |
| |  LEO LEO | $ | +0.82%  |
| |  Goatseus Maximus GOAT | $ | +17.47%  |
| |  Myro $MYRO | $ | +8.89%  |
| | Uniswap UNI | $ | +3.13% |
Top gainers
| Coins | | | |||
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| |  AOL (America Online) AOL | $ | +55.55%  | ||
| |  XPLA XPLA | $ | +46.71%  | ||
| |  WEN WEN | $ | +41.39%  | ||
| | PEPE PEPE | $ | +35.50% | ||
| |  Hosico cat HOSICO | $ | +29.03%  | ||
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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.