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# How to Burn Tokens

> How to permanently remove tokens from circulation

# 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.

## 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

## 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:

<Steps>
  <Step title="Go to your wallet">
    Open Eternl, Lace, or whichever wallet holds the tokens you want to burn.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Send to the burn address">
    Send the tokens to the following address — this is a provably unspendable address on Cardano:

    ```
    addr1qy7uxh8u5d65gkr6g5grjuqzs2nhfm3m7tlk73k43acm65ll3s5njvgg6cgptarlt3kvyk6k6jlz7gstaz0p8x0m4ywq4z52s7
    ```
  </Step>

  <Step title="Confirm the transaction">
    Review the transaction and confirm. Once confirmed, the tokens are gone permanently.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Warning>
  Burning is irreversible. Double-check the amount before confirming — there is no way to recover burned tokens.
</Warning>

## 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](https://cardanoscan.io) or [Cexplorer](https://cexplorer.io).

A verified, public burn carries far more weight than just saying you burned tokens.