Coinranking
Deflationary Coins
13,429 coins #8 Page 6| | Coins | | | ||
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| | 251 |  EVAA EVAA | $ | -29.27%  | |
| | 252 |  Archloot AL | $ | +0.46%  | |
| | 253 |  PublicAI PUBLIC | $ | -0.07%  | |
| | 254 |  McDonald's (Ondo Tokenized) MCDon | $ | -0.37%  | |
| | 255 |  AGENDA 47 A47 | $ | -0.56%  | |
| | 256 |  Play Solana PLAY | $ | +3.22%  | |
| | 257 |  Hacken Token HAI | $ | -1.15%  | |
| | 258 |  Single Collateral Dai SAI | $ | +0.00%  | |
| | 259 |  Chill House CHILLHOUSE | $ | +4.75%  | |
| | 260 |  MANEKI MANEKI | $ | +2.15%  | |
| | 261 |  American Coin USA | $ | +0.88%  | |
| | 262 |  Sophon SOPH | $ | +1.74%  | |
| | 263 |  The Last Play RETIRE | $ | +0.31%  | |
| | 264 |  DEPINSIM Token ESIM | $ | -1.70%  | |
| | 265 |  Fleek FLK | $ | -0.72%  | |
| | 266 |  Jambo J | $ | -1.17%  | |
| | 267 |  SLERF SLERF | $ | -0.28%  | |
| | 268 |  Lit Protocol LITKEY | $ | -3.92%  | |
| | 269 |  Artyfact ARTY | $ | +5.55%  | |
| | 270 |  unstable coin USDUC | $ | -3.40%  | |
| | 271 |  Alkimi ALKIMI | $ | -4.70%  | |
| | 272 |  Department Of Government Efficiency DOGE | $ | -1.28%  | |
| | 273 |  Housecoin HOUSE | $ | -29.46%  | |
| | 274 |  Avalaunch XAVA | $ | +5.33%  | |
| | 275 |  Believe BELIEVE | $ | +0.14%  | |
| | 276 |  RETARDIO RETARDIO | $ | +8.71%  | |
| | 277 |  Polycule PCULE | $ | -6.84%  | |
| | 278 |  Seedify.fund SFUND | $ | -4.43%  | |
| | 279 |  Flamingo FLM | $ | -1.03%  | |
| | 280 |  AOL (America Online) AOL | $ | -0.64%  | |
| | 281 |  Bifrost BNC | $ | -2.60%  | |
| | 282 |  SAROS SAROS | $ | -8.67%  | |
| | 283 |  GT-Protocol GTAI | $ | -4.45%  | |
| | 284 |  Uranus URANUS | $ | +5.72%  | |
| | 285 |  Foxsy FOXSY | $ | +11.45%  | |
| | 286 |  SIGMA SIGMA | $ | +4.80%  | |
| | 287 |  HELLO HELLO | $ | +7.13%  | |
| | 288 |  GAMEE GMEE | $ | -0.75%  | |
| | 289 |  Kori The Pom KORI | $ | -2.85%  | |
| | 290 |  Union U | $ | -9.97%  | |
| | 291 |  LOCK IN LOCKIN | $ | +3.28%  | |
| | 292 |  BakeryToken BAKE | $ | +9.31%  | |
| | 293 |  ZNDToken ZND | $ | +0.35%  | |
| | 294 |  Gorbagana GOR | $ | +1.55%  | |
| | 295 |  Rizzmas RIZZMAS | $ | +11.84%  | |
| | 296 |  Shoggoth SHOGGOTH | $ | +8.77%  | |
| | 297 |  Mumu the Bull MUMU | $ | +3.65%  | |
| | 298 |  Artrade ATR | $ | +10.27%  | |
| | 299 |  YURU COIN YURU | $ | -20.42%  | |
| | 300 |  just buy $1 worth of this coin $1 | $ | +0.87%  | |
Trending Deflationary Coins
| Coins | Price | 24h | |
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| | .svg?size=28x28){kind=small} Decentraland MANA | $ | -1.40%  |
| |  USDC USDC | $ | +0.07%  |
| |  BNB BNB | $ | -0.23%  |
| |  Ethereum ETH | $ | -1.24%  |
| |  Tether USD USDT | $ | +0.00%  |
Top Gainers
| Coins | | | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |  Enso ENSO | $ | +69.91%  | ||
| |  VOW VOW | $ | +49.32%  | ||
| |  FREE coin FREE | $ | +32.85%  | ||
| |  Degen Spartan AI DEGENAI | $ | +20.23%  | ||
| |  Kite KITE | $ | +18.76%  | ||
| 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.