Coinranking
Deflationary Coins
12,550 coins #9 Page 10| | Coins | | | ||
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| | 451 |  alon ALON | $ | +12.34%  | |
| | 452 |  Rai Reflex Index RAI | $ | -2.11%  | |
| | 453 |  ckUSDC CKUSDC | $ | -0.32%  | |
| | 454 |  ckETH ckETH | $ | -0.92%  | |
| | 455 |  Hosico cat HOSICO | $ | -6.68%  | |
| | 456 |  ISLAND ISLAND | $ | -0.15%  | |
| | 457 |  DappRadar RADAR | $ | +0.11%  | |
| | 458 |  ichi.farm ICHI | $ | -0.08%  | |
| | 459 |  RocketX exchange RVF | $ | -12.63%  | |
| | 460 |  Dasha VVAIFU | $ | +3.12%  | |
| | 461 |  Wuffi WUF | $ | +4.93%  | |
| | 462 |  Full Moon FM | $ | -2.45%  | |
| | 463 |  Synternet Token SYNT | $ | -0.58%  | |
| | 464 |  BEER $BEER | $ | -0.55%  | |
| | 465 |  SwarmNode.ai SNAI | $ | +8.26%  | |
| | 466 |  CyberKongz KONG | $ | +1.84%  | |
| | 467 |  CATWIFHAT CWIF | $ | +4.02%  | |
| | 468 |  PolyDoge POLYDOGE | $ | +0.00%  | |
| | 469 |  Prism PRISM | $ | +0.94%  | |
| | 470 |  Project89 PROJECT89 | $ | +0.00%  | |
| | 471 |  Official Mascot of the Holy Year LUCE | $ | -0.94%  | |
| | 472 |  Million MM | $ | -0.74%  | |
| | 473 |  Anubicoin ANUBI | $ | -0.62%  | |
| | 474 |  Serenity SERSH | $ | -2.37%  | |
| | 475 |  Minati MNTC | $ | -5.02%  | |
| | 476 |  PELL Network Token PELL | $ | -2.13%  | |
| | 477 |  Dolan Duck DOLAN | $ | -3.30%  | |
| | 478 |  Hakka Finance HAKKA | $ | +13.29%  | |
| | 479 |  STAT STAT | $ | -1.29%  | |
| | 480 |  Unibot UNIBOT | $ | +4.36%  | |
| | 481 |  ROME ROME | $ | +0.67%  | |
| | 482 |  jeo boden BODEN | $ | -0.07%  | |
| | 483 |  NPC Solana NPCS | $ | +2.20%  | |
| | 484 |  Xavier: Renegade Angel XAVIER | $ | -0.72%  | |
| | 485 |  Shark Cat SC | $ | -0.82%  | |
| | 486 |  RUBIC RBC | $ | -2.31%  | |
| | 487 |  MAD MAD | $ | -5.77%  | |
| | 488 |  OpenLeverage OLE | $ | -1.83%  | |
| | 489 |  Solama SOLAMA | $ | -2.33%  | |
| | 490 |  Truebit TRU | $ | -5.66%  | |
| | 491 |  Duko DUKO | $ | -2.90%  | |
| | 492 |  Silo Governance Token SILO | $ | +0.19%  | |
| | 493 |  TenUp TUP | $ | +2.06%  | |
| | 494 |  Pibble PIB | $ | -1.49%  | |
| | 495 |  Gata GATA | $ | -3.86%  | |
| | 496 |  Kromatika Finance KROM | $ | -1.05%  | |
| | 497 |  Polkamarkets POLK | $ | +4.93%  | |
| | 498 |  Metaverse Index MVI | $ | -21.12%  | |
| | 499 |  Solchat CHAT | $ | -1.60%  | |
| | 500 |  Brainlet BRAINLET | $ | -0.71%  | |
Trending Deflationary Coins
| Coins | Price | 24h | |
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| |  Artificial Superintelligence Alliance FET | $ | -3.80%  |
| |  PEPE PEPE | $ | -1.63%  |
| |  Ethereum ETH | $ | -0.67%  |
| |  Shiba Inu SHIB | $ | -1.55%  |
| |  Ponke PONKE | $ | -6.71%  |
Top gainers
| Coins | | | |||
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| |  Enso ENSO | $ | +78.77%  | ||
| |  Ghiblification GHIBLI | $ | +64.38%  | ||
| |  River RIVER | $ | +18.66%  | ||
| |  BSquared Token B2 | $ | +12.48%  | ||
| |  AI Companions AIC | $ | +10.63%  | ||
| 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.