Coinranking
Deflationary Coins
12,549 coins #9 Page 16| | Coins | | | ||
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| | 751 |  MonbaseCoin MBC | $ | -1.72%  | |
| | 752 |  TITAN X TITANX | $ | +7.34%  | |
| | 753 |  smole SMOLE | $ | -2.30%  | |
| | 754 |  IX Token IXT | $ | +2.48%  | |
| | 755 |  DEFI CLUB COIN DCOIN | $ | -7.60%  | |
| | 756 |  COREX CORX | $ | -0.04%  | |
| | 757 |  BEE BEE | $ | -0.79%  | |
| | 758 |  Yala YU | $ | -9.74%  | |
| | 759 |  Harmonix Finance HAR | $ | +7.29%  | |
| | 760 |  FAYA FAYA | $ | +0.42%  | |
| | 761 |  Purple Pepe PURPE | $ | -5.60%  | |
| | 762 |  Smog SMOG | $ | -2.41%  | |
| | 763 |  Hachiko $HACHI | $ | -14.04%  | |
| | 764 |  ASVORIA ASV | $ | -0.44%  | |
| | 765 |  Giko Cat GIKO | $ | +1,071.69%  | |
| | 766 |  Pup Token PUP | $ | -2.56%  | |
| | 767 |  DMCCOIN DMCC | $ | -3.35%  | |
| | 768 |  Baby Shiba Inu BABYSHIBAINU | $ | -1.35%  | |
| | 769 |  Berachain STONE BERASTONE | $ | -0.68%  | |
| | 770 |  USDz USDZ | $ | +0.02%  | |
| | 771 |  Staked BIFI mooBIFI | $ | -4.62%  | |
| | 772 |  Not Pixel PX | $ | -2.34%  | |
| | 773 |  BlockchainSpace GUILD | $ | -0.94%  | |
| | 774 |  President Donald J. Trump PDJT | $ | +4.92%  | |
| | 775 |  Nexerion NEC | $ | -0.20%  | |
| | 776 |  Chroma CHR | $ | -0.78%  | |
| | 777 |  BTAF BTAF | $ | -0.00%  | |
| | 778 |  Index Coop Ethereum 2x Index ETH2X | $ | -5.64%  | |
| | 779 |  BlindBox Token BBT | $ | -0.62%  | |
| | 780 |  Gram GRAM | $ | -0.64%  | |
| | 781 |  Aistr AISTR | $ | +2.73%  | |
| | 782 |  Tea Tea | $ | +14.59%  | |
| | 783 |  Savings Usdd sUSDD | $ | +0.60%  | |
| | 784 |  GOLDAO GOLDAO | $ | -4.49%  | |
| | 785 |  VulgarTycoon VIN | $ | +1.70%  | |
| | 786 |  Panther Protocol ZKP | $ | +0.21%  | |
| | 787 |  Solayer USD SUSD | $ | +0.59%  | |
| | 788 |  Unagi Token UNA | $ | -1.62%  | |
| | 789 |  GYEN GYEN | $ | -0.00%  | |
| | 790 |  GDTC GDTC | $ | +2.51%  | |
| | 791 |  IMPT IMPT | $ | -3.13%  | |
| | 792 |  ICVC ICVC | $ | -3.39%  | |
| | 793 |  Arcadia AAA | $ | -1.55%  | |
| | 794 |  CF Large Cap Index LCAP | $ | -0.71%  | |
| | 795 |  Peapods PEAS | $ | -0.41%  | |
| | 796 |  DogeKing DOGEKING | $ | +2.76%  | |
| | 797 |  Monerium EURe EURe | $ | +0.03%  | |
| | 798 |  vTHOR VTHOR | $ | -0.57%  | |
| | 799 |  FireBotToken FBX | $ | -0.24%  | |
| | 800 |  Yield BTC.B YBTC.B | $ | -0.62%  | |
Trending Deflationary Coins
| Coins | Price | 24h | |
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| |  Artificial Superintelligence Alliance FET | $ | -1.93%  |
| |  PEPE PEPE | $ | -1.97%  |
| |  Ethereum ETH | $ | -1.04%  |
| |  Shiba Inu SHIB | $ | -0.97%  |
| |  Ponke PONKE | $ | -3.59%  |
Top gainers
| Coins | | | |||
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| |  Ambire Wallet WALLET | $ | +53.31%  | ||
| |  人生K线 人生K线 | $ | +27.58%  | ||
| |  River RIVER | $ | +17.72%  | ||
| |  BSquared Token B2 | $ | +16.91%  | ||
| |  Gata GATA | $ | +14.57%  | ||
| 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.