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How to Burn

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Burn Liquid LODE

  1. Navigate to the Burn section
  2. Enter the amount of LODE to burn
  3. Confirm the transaction
  4. Your tokens are permanently destroyed

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Burn a Stake

  1. Go to the Stake section
  2. Select an active stake
  3. Choose Burn instead of End Stake
  4. Confirm the transaction
No penalty regardless of maturity status.

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Burn a Mint

  1. Go to the Mine section
  2. Select an active mint (matured or not)
  3. Choose Burn instead of Claim
  4. Confirm the transaction
Bypasses the maturity requirement entirely.

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Strategy

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Build Amplifier Before Minting

The burn amplifier bonus (up to 8%) applies to all future mints. If you plan to mint a lot, burn LODE first to maximize every mint’s reward.

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Time Your Burns for the Burn Pool

The burn pool distributes ETH proportional to your share of cycle burns. Burning during a quiet period gives you a bigger share of the pool.

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Burn vs. Emergency End Stake

Emergency End StakeBurn Stake
LODE returned50% (50% penalty)0% (destroyed)
Burn amplifierNo increaseIncreases by staked amount
Burn pool eligibleNoYes
Requires 50% maturityYesNo
If you don’t need the LODE back, burning is always better — you earn amplifier bonus and burn pool rewards instead of just losing 50% to a penalty.