# How do you create a Burn Address for use on Counterparty?

<mark style="color:yellow;">This process is considered an advanced one for new users and it is recommended to do your own research and educate yourself before doing so.</mark>

This education is useful though because the Counterparty Burn address that initially created the supply of XCP used this type of burn address. \
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[Learn more about the history of Counterparty and "Proof of Burn"](https://www.counterparty.io/post/why-proof-of-burn).&#x20;

A significant amount of past and current projects on Counterparty have used burn addresses for many uses. Learn more about this process in [this Counterparty Forum post](https://forums.counterparty.io/t/is-it-possible-for-someone-to-use-the-funds-from-the-burn-address/1157).

<mark style="color:yellow;">The process involves generating an address so it can never be accessed or imported to any wallet ever.</mark>

This mean you are trying to create a “burn” address that is "valid" and shows you have “nothing up your sleeve.”

We recommend educating yourself with [this post](https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/1851/how-to-generate-a-valid-bitcoin-address-for-destroying-bitcoins).&#x20;

When you understand the process, we recommend using this python script if you wish to [create a burn address](https://gist.github.com/CoinWhisperer/6d673f1f3d13da1611cd).