Address: 42aaBurnXMRBurnBurnXMRBurnBurnXMRBurnBurnXMR13DXCDQWwCATBednqL7EKiXejT55RDHdzPC mxid66QRLMugnw2G
Viewkey: 1ac191890bc6ae9fe3a8115e83263abce1f020144ee7e5254e14efb9dcea8105
I have tested the "burn" functionality by sending a small amount to this address (it's quite a rush, give it a try ).
Here is my TX: http://www.chainradar.com/xmr/transaction/3304656a4891542b9e350762c609affba76a6de1c8c1991a81a009bf513f5bcc (take note of my payment ID )
Now, I cannot vouch for the "auditability" of this address, though the viewkey above is certainly valid, and I promise no one will be able to spend any funds that are sent here.
I was curious to see if anyone else had burned their XMR already... sadly not only your transaction of 0.1XMR there.
Probably to verify the burn the paymentId and amount could be treated as the secret the user must use to prove they were the one to burn their XMR. Though why not just send them to [email protected] in that case? Burning FIAT is kind of illegal, it should be illegal to burn Moneros as well
Well you wouldn't be able to tell because of stealth addresses anyway, unless they copied my payment ID. And they could just do that to pretend while actually sending to themselves. It's not too difficult to prove you sent the TX, as you own the private key for it (just needs implemented).
The auditing needs implemented on the other side to verify that the burned funds are actually arriving in the account. I desire to set up a website capable of doing just this (for another purpose, but this would be a fun "extra" piece).
But yes, the feeling of pressing "send" is quite a rush; adrenaline junkies, go!
We could burn small amounts while being creative with the payment IDs, then when the auditing is set up, all the TX's could be grouped with the IDs for comedic effect.