How to burn tokens, with proof, forever.

Burning tokens on Robinhood Chain usually means sending them to the dead address (0x…dEaD) where nobody can ever recover them. Projects burn to cut supply, honor commitments, or prove skin in the game. On Robinhood Chain, HoodLock's burn registry does it in one transaction, and mints a public proof-of-burn page you can share anywhere.

What is the Robinhood Chain burn address?

Robinhood Chain uses the same burn address as other EVM chains, the dead address 0x000000000000000000000000000000000000dEaD. Nobody holds its private key, so tokens sent there can never move again. Three things worth knowing:

• Not the zero address. OpenZeppelin-based ERC-20s reject a transfer to address(0) (version 5 reverts with ERC20InvalidReceiver), so a wallet transfer there fails.
• Dead address is not burn(). Sending to 0x…dEaD takes tokens out of circulation but leaves totalSupply unchanged. A token's own burn() function, where it has one, lowers totalSupply. HoodLock's burner does the first: one transferFrom from your wallet to the dead address, recorded on-chain.
• Lock v3 and v4 LP positions instead of burning them. A burned position can never collect its trading fees again. The Liquidity Locker keeps them claimable.

The burn address section of the docs has the full comparison and how each kind of burn appears on Blockscout. To see what a token has burned through HoodLock, use the burn checker.

Why burn through a registry instead of sending manually?

Anyone can send tokens to the dead address manually, but then the burn is just a loose transaction that's hard to present. HoodLock's verified burn registry records every burn with an id, links it to the burner and token, and generates a proof page showing:

• The exact amount burned and the percentage of total supply it represents
• Who burned it and when (UTC timestamp)
• A one-click link to the burn transaction on Blockscout

The tokens move straight from your wallet to the dead address in a single hop. The registry never holds custody.

Step-by-step: burn tokens

1. Open hoodlock.tech/app/locks and connect your wallet.
2. Pick the token (dropdown or paste the contract address) and enter the amount.
3. Click the red 🔥 FOREVER · BURN chip and the form flips into burn mode.
4. Confirm the warning, approve, and sign the burn. The flat fee is shown before you sign; see fees.
5. Open your burn proof page (hoodlock.tech/app?burn=<id>) and share it.

Burn or lock, which should you choose?

Burn when you want supply gone permanently. Lock when you want tokens provably out of circulation for a period but still recoverable at a known future date (LP, team allocations, reserves). Many projects do both: lock the LP, burn a share of supply. See our comparison: Token locks vs vesting vs burning.

Common questions

Can burned tokens ever be recovered?

No. Tokens sent to the dead address (0x…dEaD) are permanently irrecoverable by anyone, including the burner, the token team and HoodLock.

What does the proof-of-burn page show?

The amount burned, its percentage of total supply, the burner address, the UTC timestamp, and a link to the burn transaction on Blockscout, publicly viewable without a wallet.

Does the burn registry take custody of my tokens?

No. The burn is a single transferFrom directly from your wallet to the dead address in one transaction. The registry only records it.

Keep reading

• How to airdrop tokens on Robinhood Chain
• How to check a Robinhood Chain token for a rug pull
• How to set up token vesting
• Burning in the app