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Token Burn

The permanent removal of tokens from circulation by sending them to a burn address or invoking the SPL Token Burn instruction, which reduces the mint's supply counter. Burns create deflationary pressure and are used for fee redistribution (burning a portion of transaction fees), buyback-and-burn mechanisms, and reducing supply post-TGE. On Solana, burned tokens are verifiable via the decreased supply on the mint account.

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The permanent removal of tokens from circulation by sending them to a burn address or invoking the SPL Token Burn instruction, which reduces the mint's supply counter. Burns create deflationary pressure and are used for fee redistribution (burning a portion of transaction fees), buyback-and-burn mechanisms, and reducing supply post-TGE. On Solana, burned tokens are verifiable via the decreased supply on the mint account.

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Token Burn (token-burn)
Category: DeFi
Definition: The permanent removal of tokens from circulation by sending them to a burn address or invoking the SPL Token Burn instruction, which reduces the mint's supply counter. Burns create deflationary pressure and are used for fee redistribution (burning a portion of transaction fees), buyback-and-burn mechanisms, and reducing supply post-TGE. On Solana, burned tokens are verifiable via the decreased supply on the mint account.
Related: Mint, Circulating Supply, Tokenomics
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Mint

An on-chain account defining a token type. A mint specifies: supply (total minted), decimals (0 for NFTs, 6 for USDC, 9 for most tokens), mint authority (who can mint), and optional freeze authority. Each unique token (USDC, JitoSOL, etc.) has exactly one mint account. Mint address serves as the token's unique identifier.

SPL Token ProgramToken Account
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Circulating Supply

The number of tokens currently available and tradeable in the open market, excluding locked, vesting, or otherwise restricted tokens. Circulating supply is used to calculate market capitalization (price times circulating supply). It increases as vesting schedules unlock tokens and decreases as tokens are burned. The gap between circulating and max supply indicates future dilution potential.

Max SupplyMarket Cap (Crypto)
Open term
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Tokenomics

The economic design of a cryptocurrency token: supply schedule, distribution, utility, incentive mechanisms, and value accrual. Key parameters: total/circulating supply, inflation/deflation, vesting schedules, staking rewards, fee burning, and governance rights. Good tokenomics aligns incentives between users, developers, and token holders. AI tools increasingly help analyze tokenomics models.

Governance TokenStaking
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Token Ecosystem

Mint

An on-chain account defining a token type. A mint specifies: supply (total minted), decimals (0 for NFTs, 6 for USDC, 9 for most tokens), mint authority (who can mint), and optional freeze authority. Each unique token (USDC, JitoSOL, etc.) has exactly one mint account. Mint address serves as the token's unique identifier.

Open term
DeFi

Circulating Supply

The number of tokens currently available and tradeable in the open market, excluding locked, vesting, or otherwise restricted tokens. Circulating supply is used to calculate market capitalization (price times circulating supply). It increases as vesting schedules unlock tokens and decreases as tokens are burned. The gap between circulating and max supply indicates future dilution potential.

Open term
AI / ML

Tokenomics

The economic design of a cryptocurrency token: supply schedule, distribution, utility, incentive mechanisms, and value accrual. Key parameters: total/circulating supply, inflation/deflation, vesting schedules, staking rewards, fee burning, and governance rights. Good tokenomics aligns incentives between users, developers, and token holders. AI tools increasingly help analyze tokenomics models.

Open term
DeFi

Tokenized Treasury

Blockchain tokens representing ownership of US Treasury bills or money market funds invested in government debt. Fastest-growing RWA category ($5B+ by 2025). On Solana, Ondo Finance offers USDY backed by short-term US treasuries.

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DeFiasset-backed-token

Asset-Backed Token

Token whose value is collateralized by a specific underlying asset held in reserve. Differs from algorithmic stablecoins in having a 1:1 real-world claim. USDC (fiat-backed), PAXG (gold-backed), and Ondo's USDY (treasury-backed) are examples.

Open term
DeFiliquid-restaking-token

Liquid Restaking Token (LRT)

A tokenized receipt representing restaked assets in protocols like EigenLayer, allowing users to maintain DeFi liquidity while earning restaking yields. When users restake LSTs via protocols like EtherFi (eETH) or Renzo (ezETH), they receive LRTs that can be used as collateral, traded, or deployed in additional DeFi strategies. LRTs reached $14 billion combined market cap by 2025.

AliasLRTAliasLiquid Restaking
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DeFilp-token

LP Token

A token issued to liquidity providers representing their proportional share of a pool's reserves and accrued fees. LP tokens can be burned to withdraw the underlying assets. The value of LP tokens changes as the pool's token ratios shift and fees accumulate. LP tokens are often stakeable in yield farming programs for additional rewards.

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Token Ecosystemmint

Mint

An on-chain account defining a token type. A mint specifies: supply (total minted), decimals (0 for NFTs, 6 for USDC, 9 for most tokens), mint authority (who can mint), and optional freeze authority. Each unique token (USDC, JitoSOL, etc.) has exactly one mint account. Mint address serves as the token's unique identifier.

Open term
DeFicirculating-supply

Circulating Supply

The number of tokens currently available and tradeable in the open market, excluding locked, vesting, or otherwise restricted tokens. Circulating supply is used to calculate market capitalization (price times circulating supply). It increases as vesting schedules unlock tokens and decreases as tokens are burned. The gap between circulating and max supply indicates future dilution potential.

Open term
AI / MLtokenomics

Tokenomics

The economic design of a cryptocurrency token: supply schedule, distribution, utility, incentive mechanisms, and value accrual. Key parameters: total/circulating supply, inflation/deflation, vesting schedules, staking rewards, fee burning, and governance rights. Good tokenomics aligns incentives between users, developers, and token holders. AI tools increasingly help analyze tokenomics models.

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DeFi

AMM (Automated Market Maker)

A protocol that enables token swaps using algorithmic pricing against pooled liquidity instead of matching individual buyers and sellers. AMMs use mathematical formulas (typically constant product x*y=k) to determine prices based on the ratio of tokens in a liquidity pool. On Solana, major AMMs include Raydium, Orca, and Meteora.

Open term
DeFi

CLMM (Concentrated Liquidity Market Maker)

An AMM design where liquidity providers concentrate their capital within specific price ranges instead of across the full 0-to-infinity range. CLMMs dramatically improve capital efficiency—LPs earn more fees per dollar deposited within their active range. If the price moves outside the range, the position becomes inactive. Orca Whirlpools and Raydium CLMM are leading implementations on Solana.

Open term
DeFi

Liquidity Pool

A smart-contract-held reserve of two or more tokens that enables trading via an AMM. Users deposit token pairs in specified ratios to become liquidity providers and earn trading fees. Pools are identified by their token pair and fee tier. Pool depth (total value locked) determines price impact for trades.

Open term
DeFi

LP Token

A token issued to liquidity providers representing their proportional share of a pool's reserves and accrued fees. LP tokens can be burned to withdraw the underlying assets. The value of LP tokens changes as the pool's token ratios shift and fees accumulate. LP tokens are often stakeable in yield farming programs for additional rewards.

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