Burn Tokens

Permanently destroy SPL tokens and reduce the mint’s total supply. You can burn:

  • Regular tokens — from your own token account.

  • LP tokens — only via the DEX/AMM’s remove liquidity flow (recommended). Burning LP directly (without withdrawal) is usually blocked or destroys value.

Burning is irreversible. Double-check amount and mint before signing.

Requirements

Regular tokens

  • You control the token account owner (or have a valid delegate with burn permission).

  • The token account contains at least the amount you plan to burn.

  • No special mint authority is needed to burn your own balance.

LP tokens

  • Use the DEX/AMM “Remove Liquidity” action for the pool that issued the LP (e.g., Orca, Raydium, Meteora).

  • LP burning outside the DEX withdraw flow will not return the underlying assets and may be rejected by program rules.

How to burn (in the app)

  1. Connect Wallet.

  2. Select Token Type: Regular or LP Tokens.

  3. Pick the Token to burn from the list (it scans your wallet’s token accounts).

  4. Enter Amount to burn (you can use MAX).

  5. Review the confirmation (mint, decimals, amount).

  6. Confirm & Sign. Network updates supply immediately; explorers/wallets may cache for a few minutes.

Tip: If the token shows 9 decimals, entering 1 means 1.000000000 tokens.

LP tokens: the safe path

  • Choose LP Tokens → Remove Liquidity (you’ll be redirected or prompted to use the pool’s withdrawal).

  • Confirm the pool, slippage, and expected outputs.

  • Sign the transaction; you’ll receive the underlying tokens back, and your LP is burned by the DEX program.

Common use cases

  • Reduce circulating supply of your own holdings.

  • Deflationary mechanics (team/treasury burns).

  • Exit liquidity positions (LP removal via DEX).

Troubleshooting

  • “Initializing network…”

    Wait a moment and ensure RPC/connection is stable; try Refresh.

  • Token not listed

    You may not hold it in the connected wallet, or it’s a zero balance account. Receive some tokens first.

  • Insufficient funds

    Your token account doesn’t have enough balance to burn the requested amount.

  • LP burn blocked / no assets returned

    Use the DEX’s Remove Liquidity. Direct LP burning does not redeem underlying tokens.

  • Decimals confusion

    If the mint has d decimals, the smallest unit is 10^d. Enter human-readable amount in the UI; we convert to base units.

Safety & best practices

  • Burning is final — consider a small test burn first.

  • For public burn events, publish tx links for transparency.

  • Keep some balance for market operations if needed (don’t burn everything by mistake).

  • For LP, always prefer the remove liquidity route.

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