How to burn tokens on Ethereum
Mainnet burns carry the most weight, because everyone is watching and nothing can be quietly undone. You send tokens to 0x000000000000000000000000000000000000dEaD, an address nobody holds the keys to, and Etherscan keeps the receipt forever.
Why burn on Ethereum
Ethereum is the venue where a burn is hardest to fake and hardest to ignore. Mainnet gas means a burn is a deliberate act, not a routine one, so the market reads it as a signal rather than noise. Save it for the moments that deserve the spotlight: a supply reduction you promised, a treasury cleanup, a milestone you want indexed everywhere.
Because gas dominates the cost, timing matters. Watch for a quiet gas window, then run the burn through Arc Incinerator so the announcement, the Etherscan link and the new supply number all land together while attention is high.
Official token: $ABURN is live
Arc Incinerator burns on six EVM networks. The official token contract is 0x676bE0ca09e177Cb7fE64f3f616B03E8b4B3Aa5c on Arc, trading on Argus.
Treat any other contract claiming to be official as an impostor. Burning assets on Ethereum remains supported.
Burning on Ethereum, step by step
1. Switch the network to Ethereum
Use the network switcher in the header. Arc Incinerator asks your wallet to move to Ethereum mainnet (chain id 1) and re-checks the network right before you sign.
2. Pick the token or NFT
Select from your detected mainnet balances or paste a contract address. You can queue up to five items — tokens, NFTs, or a mix — into one bundle to save on gas.
3. Read the pre-flight checks
The dialog simulates the burn on mainnet and reports balance, approval status, likely revert reasons, estimated gas in ETH, and the app fee — before any signature. On Ethereum this step is the difference between a clean burn and a costly failed transaction.
4. Sign once
Batch-capable wallets bundle the transfer and the 0.001 ETH fee into a single approval, which also means one gas payment instead of two. Wallets without batching fall back to the stable two-step flow.
What an Ethereum burn costs
| Item | Amount | Paid to |
|---|---|---|
| Network gas | Mainnet rate (ETH) | Ethereum validators |
| App fee | 0.001 ETH | Arc Incinerator |
| Cut of your tokens | 0% | Nobody — no custody |
Frequently asked questions
- How do I burn tokens on Ethereum?
- Open Arc Incinerator, switch the network selector to Ethereum, 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 an Ethereum burn cost?
- Ethereum mainnet gas — the dominant cost, so time your burn for a quiet gas window — plus the flat 0.001 ETH Arc Incinerator app fee. There is no percentage cut of your tokens and no contract of ours ever holds them.
- Why is the Ethereum app fee higher than on Base or Ink?
- Mainnet execution is an order of magnitude more expensive than an L2, and the app has to keep archive-grade scanning, simulation and confirmation tracking reliable there. The fee is 0.001 ETH on Ethereum against 0.0004 ETH on the L2s, and it is always shown in the pre-flight dialog before you sign.
- Is the official Arc Incinerator token live on Ethereum?
- No. The official token contract is 0x676bE0ca09e177Cb7fE64f3f616B03E8b4B3Aa5c on Arc. Any token claiming to be official on Ethereum is an impostor.
- How do holders verify an Ethereum burn?
- Each burn is a public Transfer event to the dead address. Arc Incinerator waits for mainnet confirmations before it finalises the numbers, then hands you the Etherscan link and the recalculated circulating supply for your announcement.
Keep reading
- Burning tokens on ArcUse Arc mainnet with USDC gas, pre-flight checks, and a verifiable explorer receipt.
- 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 BaseRun the same one-signature burn on Base L2 with pre-flight checks and public proof.
- Burning tokens on InkCheap, repeatable burns on Ink with pre-flight checks and public proof.
- Burning tokens on BNB ChainPaste a BEP-20 contract and burn it in one signature, with BscScan proof.
- The dead address explainedWhat 0x…dEaD is, why it is the standard burn destination, and how to verify a burn.
- Arc Incinerator on Robinhood ChainUse the Arc Incinerator console on Robinhood Chain with the same proof-first flow.
- Burn culture on Robinhood ChainWhy deployers and holders burn, and how proof beats promises.