Coinranking
Deflationary Coins
12,552 coins #9 Page 13| | Coins | | | ||
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| | 601 |  GameX GMX | $ | -2.05%  | |
| | 602 |  LuminaFi LUMI | $ | -0.30%  | |
| | 603 |  WhiteBIT Coin WBT | $ | -1.03%  | |
| | 604 |  Wrapped Binance Beacon ETH WBETH | $ | -0.70%  | |
| | 605 |  Prospera DAO PRO | $ | +2.39%  | |
| | 606 |  LEMON LEMX | $ | -2.59%  | |
| | 607 |  Unit Ethena UENA | $ | -0.34%  | |
| | 608 |  BOTXCOIN BOTX | $ | -0.69%  | |
| | 609 |  AAVE spot asset deployed by HyBridge AAVE0 | $ | -1.83%  | |
| | 610 |  Flare FLR | $ | +0.68%  | |
| | 611 |  Unit Monad UMON | $ | +1.81%  | |
| | 612 |  Pudgy Penguins PENGU | $ | -1.61%  | |
| | 613 |  Tempestas Copper TCu29 | $ | +0.07%  | |
| | 614 |  Jupiter Perps LP JLP | $ | -0.35%  | |
| | 615 |  TOTT TOTT | $ | -0.99%  | |
| | 616 |  Unit DoubleZero UDZ | $ | -4.38%  | |
| | 617 |  Cat CAT | $ | -4.07%  | |
| | 618 |  Binance-Peg USD Coin (BNB Smart Chain) USDC | $ | +0.28%  | |
| | 619 |  Unit Plasma UXPL | $ | -0.43%  | |
| | 620 |  DPO DPO | $ | -1.03%  | |
| | 621 |  Agri Future Token AGRF | $ | +0.04%  | |
| | 622 |  EVT USDE | $ | -35.49%  | |
| | 623 |  Unit Bonk UBONK | $ | -2.54%  | |
| | 624 |  tether USDT | $ | +16.77%  | |
| | 625 |  Solordi $SOLO | $ | -10.48%  | |
| | 626 |  Syrup USDT syrupUSDT | $ | +0.02%  | |
| | 627 |  Phemex Token PT | $ | -2.27%  | |
| | 628 |  U U | $ | -0.01%  | |
| | 629 |  Aave Arbitrum WBTC aArbWBTC | $ | -70.30%  | |
| | 630 |  Vestra DAO VSTR | $ | -2.38%  | |
| | 631 |  Unit SPX6900 UUUSPX | $ | -2.41%  | |
| | 632 |  CHONKY CHONKY | $ | -0.36%  | |
| | 633 |  Staked Aave STKAAVE | $ | -0.64%  | |
| | 634 |  Binance-Peg Dogecoin Token DOGE | $ | -1.38%  | |
| | 635 |  Unit Fartcoin UFART | $ | -2.89%  | |
| | 636 |  Governance OHM GOHM | $ | -1.21%  | |
| | 637 |  Wrapped Matrix DAO WMAI | $ | +0.38%  | |
| | 638 |  FraxEther FRXETH | $ | -0.72%  | |
| | 639 |  Astherus BNB ASBNB | $ | -1.32%  | |
| | 640 |  GMX Market (GM: BTC/USD [WBTC-USDC]) GM | $ | +292.12%  | |
| | 641 |  Kinetiq KNTQ | $ | -14.08%  | |
| | 642 |  The Vault VSOL | $ | -0.18%  | |
| | 643 |  Savings Dai sDAI | $ | -0.76%  | |
| | 644 |  Litentry LIT | $ | -3.42%  | |
| | 645 |  Staked Frax Ether SFRXETH | $ | -1.18%  | |
| | 646 |  JPool Staked SOL (JSOL) JSOL | $ | -0.30%  | |
| | 647 |  The Professor LAB | $ | -1.03%  | |
| | 648 |  Strata Senior USDe srUSDe | $ | -0.02%  | |
| | 649 |  BlazeStake Staked SOL BSOL | $ | -0.21%  | |
| | 650 |  META META | $ | -0.51%  | |
Trending Deflationary Coins
| Coins | Price | 24h | |
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| |  Artificial Superintelligence Alliance FET | $ | -2.18%  |
| |  PEPE PEPE | $ | -0.56%  |
| |  Ethereum ETH | $ | -0.70%  |
| |  Shiba Inu SHIB | $ | -1.69%  |
| |  Ponke PONKE | $ | -4.98%  |
Top gainers
| Coins | | | |||
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| |  Enso ENSO | $ | +53.72%  | ||
| |  人生K线 人生K线 | $ | +28.80%  | ||
| |  BSquared Token B2 | $ | +21.76%  | ||
| |  River RIVER | $ | +21.21%  | ||
| |  Alkimi ALKIMI | $ | +12.40%  | ||
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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.