Coinranking
Deflationary Coins
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| | 901 |  Boeing (Ondo Tokenized) BAon | $ | +0.05%  | |
| | 902 |  ASTRO ASTRO | $ | -8.58%  | |
| | 903 |  Wormhole Bridged Wrapped SOL (Sui) SOL | $ | -7.56%  | |
| | 904 |  Abbott (Ondo Tokenized) ABTon | $ | -0.14%  | |
| | 905 |  chAtoshI CHATOSHI | $ | -5.25%  | |
| | 906 |  ZERO ZERO | $ | -8.67%  | |
| | 907 |  Oscar OSCAR | $ | -1.63%  | |
| | 908 |  Tsuki TSUKI | $ | -5.95%  | |
| | 909 |  Big Pump PUMP | $ | -5.08%  | |
| | 910 |  Staked MATIC (PoS) STMATIC | $ | -6.95%  | |
| | 911 |  aircoin aircoin | $ | -39.89%  | |
| | 912 |  Maxity MAX | $ | -6.15%  | |
| | 913 |  OL Jefe 2.0 OLJEFE20 | $ | +1.25%  | |
| | 914 |  hehe HEHE | $ | -10.97%  | |
| | 915 |  GOTM GOTM | $ | -4.46%  | |
| | 916 |  Honeyland HXD | $ | -1.89%  | |
| | 917 |  Autonome AUTO | $ | -4.80%  | |
| | 918 |  Nike (Ondo Tokenized) NKEon | $ | +0.17%  | |
| | 919 |  MSQ MSQ | $ | -0.96%  | |
| | 920 |  GameZone GZONE | $ | +3.20%  | |
| | 921 |  BRL1 BRL1 | $ | -0.01%  | |
| | 922 |  The Collector Group TCG | $ | -6.40%  | |
| | 923 |  ICPSwap Token ICS | $ | -8.20%  | |
| | 924 |  Marvell Technology (Ondo Tokenized) MRVLon | $ | +0.00%  | |
| | 925 |  KYO KYO | $ | +2.21%  | |
| | 926 |  Audius (Wormhole) AUDIO | $ | -0.16%  | |
| | 927 |  ADAPad ADAPAD | $ | -8.75%  | |
| | 928 |  Blocksmith Labs Forge $FORGE | $ | -4.41%  | |
| | 929 |  indexy i | $ | -6.97%  | |
| | 930 |  MELEGA MARCO | $ | -4.72%  | |
| | 931 |  Domi DOMI | $ | +5.25%  | |
| | 932 |  RealityMetaverse RMV | $ | +0.35%  | |
| | 933 |  Fren Pet FREN PET | $ | -1.99%  | |
| | 934 |  Blaze BLZE | $ | -4.84%  | |
| | 935 |  TOKEN6900 T6900 | $ | -5.47%  | |
| | 936 |  Wrapped MistCoin WMC | $ | -1.86%  | |
| | 937 |  GRAM Token GRAM | $ | -3.85%  | |
| | 938 |  Stable Coin SBC | $ | +0.00%  | |
| | 939 |  Prexekacoin PXK | $ | -21.01%  | |
| | 940 |  LiquidLaunch LIQD | $ | -36.92%  | |
| | 941 |  360noscope420blazeit MLG | $ | -12.44%  | |
| | 942 |  HARAMBE HARAMBE | $ | -8.41%  | |
| | 943 |  Dragon Origin Realm DOR | $ | -5.98%  | |
| | 944 |  WAFFLES $WAFFLES | $ | -9.33%  | |
| | 945 |  Blinks.gg BGG1 | $ | -5.39%  | |
| | 946 |  Jeff JEFF | $ | +0.00%  | |
| | 947 |  el gato ELGATO | $ | -15.63%  | |
| | 948 |  ICP ICP | $ | -7.60%  | |
| | 949 |  MarsDAO MDAO | $ | -2.59%  | |
| | 950 |  Syrax AI SYRAX | $ | -8.33%  | |
Trending Deflationary Coins
| Coins | Price | 24h | |
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| |  Artificial Superintelligence Alliance FET | $ | -7.36%  |
| |  PEPE PEPE | $ | -7.48%  |
| |  Ethereum ETH | $ | -5.08%  |
| |  Shiba Inu SHIB | $ | -4.90%  |
| |  Myro $MYRO | $ | -0.28%  |
Top gainers
| Coins | | | |||
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| |  Alkimi ALKIMI | $ | +67.77%  | ||
| |  Ambire Wallet WALLET | $ | +46.54%  | ||
| |  Solv BTC SOLVBTC | $ | +35.03%  | ||
| |  River RIVER | $ | +34.39%  | ||
| |  BOB BOB | $ | +23.62%  | ||
| 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.