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How to Burn Tokens

Burning tokens means sending them to an address that no one controls — permanently removing them from circulation. It’s a common way for creators to signal commitment and reduce supply.

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Why burn tokens?

  • Reduces supply — fewer tokens in circulation can increase scarcity
  • Builds trust — a public, verifiable burn shows you’re not planning to dump
  • Offsets early buys — if you bought a large portion early, burning some of it reassures holders

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How to burn on Cardano

Cardano doesn’t have a traditional “burn address” like some other chains. Instead, tokens are burned by sending them to the contract that minted them with a burn instruction, or by sending them to a provably unspendable address. The simplest method:
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Go to your wallet

Open Eternl, Lace, or whichever wallet holds the tokens you want to burn.
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Send to the burn address

Send the tokens to the following address — this is a provably unspendable address on Cardano:
addr1qy7uxh8u5d65gkr6g5grjuqzs2nhfm3m7tlk73k43acm65ll3s5njvgg6cgptarlt3kvyk6k6jlz7gstaz0p8x0m4ywq4z52s7
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Confirm the transaction

Review the transaction and confirm. Once confirmed, the tokens are gone permanently.
Burning is irreversible. Double-check the amount before confirming — there is no way to recover burned tokens.

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Making your burn public

After burning, share the transaction hash on your X/Twitter and Telegram. This lets your community verify the burn on-chain using a Cardano explorer like CardanoScan or Cexplorer. A verified, public burn carries far more weight than just saying you burned tokens.