How to burn tokens on Base
Base burns work exactly like Robinhood Chain burns: you send tokens to 0x000000000000000000000000000000000000dEaD, an address nobody holds the keys to, and the receipt is public forever. Same console, same single signature, cheap L2 gas.
Why burn on Base
Base is where a lot of communities already live, and cheap gas means a burn costs less than the coffee you drank while planning it. That changes the rhythm: instead of one dramatic annual burn, you can run a visible, repeatable programme — weekly buybacks burned in public, fee revenue burned on schedule, milestones burned the day they land.
Credibility comes from repetition plus receipts. Every Base burn you run through Hood Incinerator produces a BaseScan link and a supply number your holders can recompute themselves, which is a far stronger claim than a roadmap slide.
There is only one $0XdEaD — and it is on Robinhood Chain
Hood Incinerator runs on Base, Ink and Robinhood Chain, but the $0XdEaD token itself is native to Robinhood Chain only, at contract address 0xBAE9346CB6c12df12114c9edfbAC00E3543A2Ef9.
There is no bridged version, no Base deployment, no Ink deployment, and no official wrapper. If you find a "$0XdEaD" contract on Base, it is an impostor — check the address above before you buy anything. Burning on Base is fully supported; the $0XdEaD points multiplier and token perks simply stay on Robinhood Chain where the token lives.
Burning on Base, step by step
1. Switch the network to Base
Use the network switcher in the header. Hood Incinerator asks your wallet to move to Base (chain id 8453) and re-checks the network again right before you sign.
2. Pick the token or NFT
Select from your detected Base balances or paste a contract address. You can queue up to five items — several tokens, several NFTs, or a mix — into one bundle.
3. Read the pre-flight checks
The dialog simulates the burn on Base and reports balance, approval status, likely revert reasons, estimated gas in ETH, and the app fee — before any signature.
4. Sign once
Batch-capable wallets bundle the transfer and the 0.00004 ETH fee into a single approval. Wallets without batching fall back to the stable one-item flow.
What a Base burn costs
| Item | Amount | Paid to |
|---|---|---|
| Network gas | Base L2 rate (ETH) | Base sequencer |
| App fee | 0.00004 ETH | Hood Incinerator |
| Cut of your tokens | 0% | Nobody — no custody |
Frequently asked questions
- How do I burn tokens on Base?
- Open Hood Incinerator, switch the network selector to Base, connect your wallet, pick the ERC-20 or NFT you hold, set an amount and sign once. The tokens go to 0x000000000000000000000000000000000000dEaD and the flat app fee is paid in the same batched call.
- What does a Base burn cost?
- Base network gas — usually cents — plus the flat 0.00004 ETH Hood Incinerator app fee. No percentage of your tokens, and no contract of ours ever holds them.
- Is there a $0XdEaD token on Base?
- No. There is exactly one $0XdEaD token and it lives on Robinhood Chain at 0xBAE9346CB6c12df12114c9edfbAC00E3543A2Ef9. Any token calling itself $0XdEaD on Base is not ours. Burning on Base still works perfectly — it just does not involve $0XdEaD.
- Can I burn Base NFTs?
- Yes. ERC-721 and ERC-1155 collectibles on Base burn through the NFT tab using the same one-signature flow, and the transfer to the dead address is visible on BaseScan immediately.
- How do holders verify a Base burn?
- Every burn is a public Transfer event to the dead address. The confirmation screen gives you the transaction link and the updated supply, ready to post, and the burn appears on the Base leaderboard inside the app.
Keep reading
- Burning tokens on Robinhood ChainThe full how-to: what a burn does to supply and how to run one in a single signature.
- Burning tokens on InkCheap, repeatable burns on Ink with pre-flight checks and public proof.
- The dead address explainedWhat 0x…dEaD is, why it is the standard burn destination, and how to verify a burn.
- Robinhood IncineratorWhat Hood Incinerator is, what it costs, and why it never touches your tokens.
- Burn culture on Robinhood ChainWhy deployers and holders burn, and how proof beats promises.