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How Does Coin Burning Affect the Total Supply of a Cryptocurrency?

Coin burning permanently reduces the total supply by removing coins to an inaccessible address.
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How Does Coin Burning Affect the Total Supply of a Cryptocurrency?

Coin burning permanently removes coins from circulation by sending them to an unrecoverable address. This action decreases the total supply and, by extension, the maximum supply if the protocol dictates.

Burning is a deflationary mechanism used to increase scarcity and potentially boost the value of the remaining coins.

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