Tokenomics & On-chain

What is a buyback-and-burn mechanism in crypto?

A buyback-and-burn is a mechanism where a project uses revenue or treasury funds to purchase its own tokens from the market and then permanently destroy them, reducing circulating supply. The intent is to return value to holders by tightening supply, loosely echoing equity share buybacks. For example, a protocol might spend a share of monthly fees buying tokens and sending them to an unspendable address. Burning reduces supply but does not by itself determine price, which still depends on demand and the durability of the revenue funding it. Reading how a buyback is funded shows whether it is sustainable or one-off.

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