Coinranking
Deflationary Coins
12,489 coins #9 Page 3| | Coins | | | ||
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| | 101 |  Binance USD BUSD | $ | -0.15%  | |
| | 102 |  Convex CRV CVXCRV | $ | -4.48%  | |
| | 103 |  Audiera Beat | $ | +7.16%  | |
| | 104 |  BSquared Token B2 | $ | +4.55%  | |
| | 105 |  Mask Network MASK | $ | +2.89%  | |
| | 106 |  EURITE EURI | $ | -0.03%  | |
| | 107 |  CARV CARV | $ | +4.26%  | |
| | 108 |  ConstitutionDAO PEOPLE | $ | +0.77%  | |
| | 109 |  PYTHIA PYTHIA | $ | -0.27%  | |
| | 110 |  WOO Network WOO | $ | +0.28%  | |
| | 111 |  Power Ledger POWR | $ | +0.07%  | |
| | 112 |  Pax Dollar USDP | $ | +0.02%  | |
| | 113 |  Bancor BNT | $ | +0.05%  | |
| | 114 |  Cross CROSS | $ | +1.52%  | |
| | 115 |  APRO oracle Token AT | $ | -1.46%  | |
| | 116 |  UMA UMA | $ | +0.73%  | |
| | 117 |  BOOK OF MEME BOME | $ | +0.26%  | |
| | 118 |  Hyperlane HYPER | $ | +5.12%  | |
| | 119 |  Flux FLUX | $ | -0.88%  | |
| | 120 |  Solayer LAYER | $ | +1.73%  | |
| | 121 |  BOLD Stablecoin BOLD | $ | +0.17%  | |
| | 122 |  Dogelon Mars ELON | $ | -1.22%  | |
| | 123 |  Ape and Pepe APEPE | $ | -0.22%  | |
| | 124 |  Power POWER | $ | +1.40%  | |
| | 125 |  Verse World VERSE | $ | +0.45%  | |
| | 126 |  USD0 Liquid Bond USD0++ | $ | -0.06%  | |
| | 127 |  TerraClassicUSD USTC | $ | +2.37%  | |
| | 128 |  LAB LAB | $ | +0.87%  | |
| | 129 |  Big Time BIGTIME | $ | -1.71%  | |
| | 130 |  Pieverse Token PIEVERSE | $ | +0.93%  | |
| | 131 |  XPIN Token XPIN | $ | +0.74%  | |
| | 132 |  MEET48 Token IDOL | $ | -1.94%  | |
| | 133 |  Stader SD | $ | +1.43%  | |
| | 134 |  Circle tokenized stock (xStock) CRCLX | $ | -0.43%  | |
| | 135 |  Wiki Cat WKC | $ | -3.73%  | |
| | 136 |  Wrapped NXM WNXM | $ | +0.90%  | |
| | 137 |  Songbird SGB | $ | +5.66%  | |
| | 138 |  EGL1 EGL1 | $ | -0.67%  | |
| | 139 |  Cartesi CTSI | $ | +0.19%  | |
| | 140 |  GIGACHAD GIGA | $ | -4.17%  | |
| | 141 |  PURR PURR | $ | +2.43%  | |
| | 142 |  Goatseus Maximus GOAT | $ | +1.21%  | |
| | 143 |  Taiko Token TAIKO | $ | +2.18%  | |
| | 144 |  KLEDAI KLED | $ | -8.92%  | |
| | 145 |  Anoma XAN | $ | -2.34%  | |
| | 146 |  Tensor TNSR | $ | +0.90%  | |
| | 147 |  Enso ENSO | $ | +81.68%  | |
| | 148 |  Adshares ADS | $ | +0.66%  | |
| | 149 |  zkPass ZKP | $ | +11.25%  | |
| | 150 |  Pocket Network POKT | $ | +5.25%  | |
Trending Deflationary Coins
| Coins | Price | 24h | |
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| |  Artificial Superintelligence Alliance FET | $ | -0.92%  |
| |  PEPE PEPE | $ | -0.15%  |
| |  Ethereum ETH | $ | +0.37%  |
| |  Shiba Inu SHIB | $ | -0.37%  |
| |  Myro $MYRO | $ | -5.61%  |
Top gainers
| Coins | | | |||
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| | Enso ENSO | $ | +81.68% | ||
| |  Ghiblification GHIBLI | $ | +71.16%  | ||
| |  River RIVER | $ | +37.76%  | ||
| |  ELYSIA EL | $ | +24.07%  | ||
| |  Nobody Sausage NOBODY | $ | +14.58%  | ||
| 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.