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The Cardano burn address for tokens you never wanted.

Spam tokens and unwanted NFTs clutter your wallet. Send them here and they are gone for good. Nobody holds a key to this address, so nothing can ever come back out.

Burn address addr1w8w7a70epjq8vxr86gm3ewuqqw6d24vm572kgrnsgt9qrmgjep53u

ADA Handle $burn-tokens

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This cannot be undone. Whatever you send to this address is lost forever, including the small amount of ADA that travels with every token.

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Burn statistics

Burned so far

As of the end of epoch 662 (21 October 2026). Updates every epoch.

ADA burned ₳ 415.80 sent along with tokens

Unique tokens 946 from 467 different projects

Burn transactions 212 since December 2023

Last burn 12 Oct 2026 no burns in epoch 662

Burns per month

2 Nov

13 Dec

4 Jan

2 Feb

4 Mar

2 Apr

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2 Jun

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Latest burns

Three steps

How to burn a token

Open your wallet and choose Send
Any Cardano wallet works: Eternl, Lace, Yoroi, Vespr, Typhon, or a Ledger or Trezor through one of them.
Paste the burn address
Copy the address above, or type the ADA Handle $burn-tokens if your wallet supports handles. Then pick the tokens or NFTs you want to remove.
Check twice, then confirm
Every token on Cardano travels with a small amount of ADA (usually 1 to 1.5 ADA), and that ADA is burned too. Make sure you only selected what you really want gone.

Why people burn tokens

Many Cardano wallets fill up with things their owners never asked for. Someone sends you a random token or NFT, often with a link that leads to a scam website. You cannot stop people from sending them, but you can get rid of them.

Spam and scam tokens. Never click links inside them. Burning removes them from your wallet so you are not tempted later.
NFTs you do not want. Old test mints, airdrops you do not care about, or simply clutter.
Tokens from dead projects. If a project is gone and its token has no use, burning cleans up your wallet view.

Before you burn, think about these

Burning is final. Some things are better kept, sold or given away.

Never burn ADA. There is no good reason to. If you do not need your ADA right now, stake it and let it earn rewards, or give it to a cause you care about.
The ADA inside each token is burned too. On Cardano, every token travels with a small amount of ADA, usually 1 to 1.5 ADA. Ten spam tokens can cost you more than 10 ADA to burn. Sometimes it is cheaper to simply hide them in your wallet.
Some tokens still have value. Check a Cardano DEX or NFT marketplace first. Even tokens that look worthless can sometimes be traded, or used for voting in a project.
The project may offer an official burn. If the token’s minting policy is still open, the project can burn it properly and sometimes return your ADA. Ask them first.

Is it safe?

Yes. The address is controlled by a public script, not by a person, and the script only allowed spending until 28 December 2023. That date has passed, so no one, including us, can ever move anything out of it. You can check every detail yourself on the blockchain. Read how it works for the full explanation.

We never ask for your recovery phrase or for any payment. Anyone who does is a scammer.

Disclaimer

BurnADA.org is an educational project. Burning tokens is irreversible. Do your own research before you send anything.

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