Coinranking
Deflationary Coins
20,493 coins #9 Page 9| | Coins | | | ||
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| | 401 |  SingularityNET AGIX | $ | -3.98%  | |
| | 402 |  Fenerbahçe Token FB | $ | +2.55%  | |
| | 403 |  ankrETH ANKRETH | $ | -2.20%  | |
| | 404 |  HUNT HUNT | $ | -2.15%  | |
| | 405 |  Celb Token CELB | $ | +5.63%  | |
| | 406 |  OpenVPP OVPP | $ | -6.59%  | |
| | 407 |  Ampleforth AMPL | $ | -4.36%  | |
| | 408 |  Compound Dai CDAI | $ | -0.41%  | |
| | 409 |  Pig Finance PIG | $ | -0.31%  | |
| | 410 |  CorgiAI CORGIAI | $ | -1.58%  | |
| | 411 |  Compound USD Coin CUSDC | $ | -0.45%  | |
| | 412 |  XPLA XPLA | $ | -0.52%  | |
| | 413 |  Roll ROLL | $ | -0.86%  | |
| | 414 |  The Next Bitcoin BUTTCOIN | $ | -5.44%  | |
| | 415 |  Sologenic SOLO | $ | +0.50%  | |
| | 416 |  Polkastarter POLS | $ | -2.70%  | |
| | 417 |  Minswap MIN | $ | -2.55%  | |
| | 418 |  Vultisig VULT | $ | +2.61%  | |
| | 419 |  CateCoin CATE | $ | +0.33%  | |
| | 420 |  Ambire Wallet WALLET | $ | -1.47%  | |
| | 421 |  PepeFork PORK | $ | -6.80%  | |
| | 422 |  HF RealX HF | $ | -4.26%  | |
| | 423 |  Mysterium MYST | $ | -6.01%  | |
| | 424 |  Cream CREAM | $ | +1.04%  | |
| | 425 |  Zeta ZEX | $ | +1.56%  | |
| | 426 |  crow with knife CAW | $ | -1.07%  | |
| | 427 |  Mines of Dalarnia DAR | $ | +16.54%  | |
| | 428 |  Wrapped LUNA Token WLUNA | $ | -2.42%  | |
| | 429 |  Shadow Token SHDW | $ | +3.48%  | |
| | 430 |  Rarible RARI | $ | +9.69%  | |
| | 431 |  Rai Reflex Index RAI | $ | -2.75%  | |
| | 432 |  SquidGrow SQGROW | $ | -1.84%  | |
| | 433 |  daGama DGMA | $ | -0.57%  | |
| | 434 |  Aventus AVT | $ | -0.17%  | |
| | 435 |  Hoge Finance HOGE | $ | +3.55%  | |
| | 436 |  Metahero HERO | $ | -1.05%  | |
| | 437 |  Stonks STNK | $ | -4.77%  | |
| | 438 |  Ribbon Finance RBN | $ | +57.06%  | |
| | 439 |  Unibright UBT | $ | -10.57%  | |
| | 440 |  ARMY ARMY | $ | +0.77%  | |
| | 441 |  MANEKI MANEKI | $ | -12.47%  | |
| | 442 |  Helium IOT IOT | $ | -2.81%  | |
| | 443 |  Handshake HNS | $ | -1.71%  | |
| | 444 |  Media Licensing Token MLT | $ | +0.62%  | |
| | 445 |  PAIN PAIN | $ | -5.06%  | |
| | 446 |  REI Network REI | $ | -0.92%  | |
| | 447 |  RichQUACK.com QUACK | $ | -3.82%  | |
| | 448 |  SOVRUN SOVRN | $ | +5.17%  | |
| | 449 |  Meta MTA | $ | +4.32%  | |
| | 450 |  Tectum TET | $ | -2.37%  | |
Trending Deflationary Coins
| Coins | Price | 24h | |
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| |  Dogelon Mars ELON | $ | -2.46%  |
| |  USDC USDC | $ | +0.03%  |
| |  Artificial Superintelligence Alliance FET | $ | -3.93%  |
| |  BNB BNB | $ | +0.28%  |
| |  Ethereum ETH | $ | -1.43%  |
Top Gainers
| Coins | | | |||
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| |  哈基米 哈基米 | $ | +48.91%  | ||
| |  Anoma XAN | $ | +35.85%  | ||
| |  Giggle Fund GIGGLE | $ | +27.94%  | ||
| |  Stronghold Token SHX | $ | +19.61%  | ||
| |  Zama ZAMA | $ | +19.16%  | ||
| 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.