Token Burner

The Token Burner removes ERC-20 tokens from circulation for good. It detects whether a token supports a real burn and, if not, falls back to sending the tokens to a dead address. Because burning is irreversible, it sits behind a deliberate confirmation. You pay the gas; the app holds nothing.

What it does

• Burns any ERC-20 you hold.
• Detects the correct burn path for the token and shows it before you confirm.
• Requires an explicit, typed confirmation so a burn cannot happen by accident.

Two burn paths

The tool checks, using your actual account and amount, whether the token has a working burn function:

• Native burn: the token supports burn(uint256). Burning reduces the total supply. The tool shows: "Token supports burn(), so supply will decrease."
• Dead-address fallback: the token has no usable burn. The tokens are instead sent to the dead address 0x…dEaD, taking them out of circulation without changing the total supply. The tool shows: "No burn() found, so tokens will be sent to the dead address."

Which path applies is shown before you confirm, so there are no surprises.

Step by step

1. Choose the token. Paste its address; the app fetches name, symbol, decimals, total supply, and your balance, and shows a token card.
2. Enter the amount in human units (a Max button fills your full balance). Amounts above your balance are rejected inline.
3. See the path. The tool displays whether this will be a native burn or a dead-address transfer.
4. Confirm deliberately. A dialog summarizes the token, amount, path, and irreversibility. To enable the destructive confirm button you must type the token's symbol exactly and check "I understand this is irreversible."
5. Burn. Sign the transaction. The success card shows the transaction link and a before/after: total supply for a native burn, or your balance for either path.

Fees and gas

You pay the gas for the single burn transaction. There is no service fee.

Limits and safety

• ERC-20 tokens only.
• Burning is permanent. There is no recovery from either path: a native burn destroys supply, and the dead address has no known private key.
• The dead-address fallback leaves the token's total supply unchanged; only your balance drops.
• The typed-symbol and checkbox gate exists specifically to prevent burning the wrong token or amount, so read the summary before confirming.