Coinranking
Deflationary Coins
12,539 coins #9 Page 7| | Coins | | | ||
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| | 301 |  just buy $1 worth of this coin $1 | $ | -7.21%  | |
| | 302 |  YURU COIN YURU | $ | -0.63%  | |
| | 303 |  GensoKishi Metaverse MV | $ | +2.89%  | |
| | 304 |  San Chan SAN | $ | -0.85%  | |
| | 305 |  snowball SNOWBALL | $ | +1.97%  | |
| | 306 |  Rizzmas RIZZMAS | $ | -4.50%  | |
| | 307 |  Happy Cat HAPPY | $ | -1.53%  | |
| | 308 |  Housecoin HOUSE | $ | -11.36%  | |
| | 309 |  fanC FANC | $ | -6.08%  | |
| | 310 |  PWEASE PWEASE | $ | +5.32%  | |
| | 311 |  yesnoerror YNE | $ | -5.10%  | |
| | 312 |  Ispolink ISP | $ | -1.50%  | |
| | 313 |  Fireverse FIR | $ | +1.36%  | |
| | 314 |  Official Mascot of the Holy Year LUCE | $ | +11.10%  | |
| | 315 |  Mayflower AI MAY | $ | -1.95%  | |
| | 316 |  BitcoinOS Token BOS | $ | -2.98%  | |
| | 317 |  LABUBU SOL LABUBU | $ | -6.39%  | |
| | 318 |  Decubate DCB | $ | -0.13%  | |
| | 319 |  Ghiblification GHIBLI | $ | +97.36%  | |
| | 320 |  Skate SKATE | $ | +1.72%  | |
| | 321 |  WhiteBridge WBAI | $ | -6.26%  | |
| | 322 |  Smoking Chicken Fish SCF | $ | -0.52%  | |
| | 323 |  Bagwork BAGWORK | $ | -14.53%  | |
| | 324 |  Hive AI BUZZ | $ | -0.51%  | |
| | 325 |  Dark Eclipse DARK | $ | -2.01%  | |
| | 326 |  Ani Grok Companion Ani | $ | -8.92%  | |
| | 327 |  BILLY BILLY | $ | -0.01%  | |
| | 328 |  First Convicted RACCON FRED | $ | -0.55%  | |
| | 329 |  New XAI gork GORK | $ | -5.21%  | |
| | 330 |  LooksRare LOOKS | $ | +0.77%  | |
| | 331 |  Cocoro COCORO | $ | +0.18%  | |
| | 332 |  MUBI MUBI | $ | -15.32%  | |
| | 333 |  Hive Intelligence HINT | $ | +0.14%  | |
| | 334 |  Boost BOOST | $ | -9.85%  | |
| | 335 |  Griffin AI GAIN | $ | -1.80%  | |
| | 336 |  Italian Brainrot ITALIANROT | $ | -3.47%  | |
| | 337 |  GME MASCOT BUCK | $ | -1.62%  | |
| | 338 |  Send SEND | $ | -0.85%  | |
| | 339 |  doland tremp TREMP | $ | +0.42%  | |
| | 340 |  Alpaca Finance ALPACA | $ | -5.45%  | |
| | 341 |  Gari Network GARI | $ | +8.43%  | |
| | 342 |  Robinhood Markets (Ondo Tokenized) HOODon | $ | -0.08%  | |
| | 343 |  Degen Spartan AI DEGENAI | $ | -3.89%  | |
| | 344 |  moonpig MOONPIG | $ | -2.74%  | |
| | 345 |  gorilla GORILLA | $ | -6.85%  | |
| | 346 |  Spheron Network SPON | $ | -0.03%  | |
| | 347 |  Rifampicin $RIF | $ | -1.34%  | |
| | 348 |  Eliza (elizawakesup) ELIZA | $ | -11.26%  | |
| | 349 |  ArtToken ART | $ | +1.50%  | |
| | 350 |  Carbon CSIX | $ | +1.37%  | |
Trending Deflationary Coins
| Coins | Price | 24h | |
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| |  Artificial Superintelligence Alliance FET | $ | -2.16%  |
| |  PEPE PEPE | $ | -1.52%  |
| |  Ethereum ETH | $ | -0.36%  |
| |  Shiba Inu SHIB | $ | -1.19%  |
| |  Ponke PONKE | $ | -6.02%  |
Top gainers
| Coins | | | |||
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| | Ghiblification GHIBLI | $ | +97.36% | ||
| |  Enso ENSO | $ | +94.63%  | ||
| |  Ambire Wallet WALLET | $ | +30.76%  | ||
| |  River RIVER | $ | +29.54%  | ||
| |  The White Whale WHITEWHALE | $ | +17.93%  | ||
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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.