Token Burn

Permanently removing tokens from supply by sending them to an unspendable address.

Metrics & Analysis Also called burned, burning, burn address

Burning reduces circulating supply, which supports price only if demand holds steady. Ethereum burns a portion of every gas fee automatically under EIP-1559.

Discretionary burns announced by a project treasury are a weaker signal than protocol-level burns tied to real usage.

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