diff --git a/app/app/api/analytics/events/route.ts b/app/app/api/analytics/events/route.ts
index 4470430..fa29dd1 100644
--- a/app/app/api/analytics/events/route.ts
+++ b/app/app/api/analytics/events/route.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { prisma } from "@/lib/prisma";
 import { apiSuccess, apiError } from "@/lib/api-response";
 import { readJsonBody } from "@/lib/parse-json-body";
 import { auth } from "@/lib/auth";
+import { checkRateLimit } from "@/lib/rate-limit";
 
 const VALID_EVENTS = [
   "page_view",
@@ -15,6 +16,14 @@ const VALID_EVENTS = [
 
 export async function POST(request: NextRequest) {
   try {
+    // Rate limit: 60 events per minute per IP
+    const ip =
+      request.headers.get("x-forwarded-for")?.split(",")[0]?.trim() ??
+      "unknown";
+    if (!checkRateLimit(`analytics:${ip}`, 60, 60_000)) {
+      return apiError("Too many requests", 429);
+    }
+
     const parsed = await readJsonBody<Record<string, unknown>>(request);
     if (!parsed.ok) return parsed.response;
 
diff --git a/app/components/post-card.tsx b/app/components/post-card.tsx
index f0f40be..824f5c3 100644
--- a/app/components/post-card.tsx
+++ b/app/components/post-card.tsx
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ export function PostCard({ post }: PostCardProps) {
   const [showEntryForm, setShowEntryForm] = useState(false);
   const [showContributionForm, setShowContributionForm] = useState(false);
   const [isBurned, setIsBurned] = useState(false);
+  const [burnCount, setBurnCount] = useState(post.burnCount);
 
   const handleAuthRequiredAction = (action: () => void) => {
     if (!user) {
@@ -53,10 +54,25 @@ export function PostCard({ post }: PostCardProps) {
 
   const handleBurn = (e: React.MouseEvent) => {
     e.stopPropagation();
-    handleAuthRequiredAction(() => {
-      if (!isBurned) {
-        burnPost(post.id);
-        setIsBurned(true);
+    handleAuthRequiredAction(async () => {
+      if (isBurned) return;
+      // Optimistic update
+      setIsBurned(true);
+      setBurnCount((c) => c + 1);
+      burnPost(post.id);
+      try {
+        const res = await fetch(`/api/posts/${post.id}/burn`, { method: 'POST' });
+        if (res.ok) {
+          const data = await res.json();
+          if (data?.data?.count !== undefined) setBurnCount(data.data.count);
+        } else {
+          // Rollback on failure
+          setIsBurned(false);
+          setBurnCount((c) => c - 1);
+        }
+      } catch {
+        setIsBurned(false);
+        setBurnCount((c) => c - 1);
       }
     });
   };
@@ -384,7 +400,7 @@ export function PostCard({ post }: PostCardProps) {
                   className={`w-4 h-4 ${isBurned ? 'fill-current' : ''}`}
                 />
                 <span className="text-sm font-medium">
-                  {post.burnCount + (isBurned ? 1 : 0)}
+                  {burnCount}
                 </span>
               </Button>
 
diff --git a/app/lib/rate-limit.ts b/app/lib/rate-limit.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0eb84aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/lib/rate-limit.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+interface RateLimitEntry {
+  count: number;
+  resetAt: number;
+}
+
+const store = new Map<string, RateLimitEntry>();
+
+/**
+ * Simple in-memory token-bucket rate limiter.
+ * Returns true when the request is allowed, false when the limit is exceeded.
+ */
+export function checkRateLimit(
+  key: string,
+  limit: number,
+  windowMs: number,
+): boolean {
+  const now = Date.now();
+  const entry = store.get(key);
+
+  if (!entry || now >= entry.resetAt) {
+    store.set(key, { count: 1, resetAt: now + windowMs });
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  if (entry.count >= limit) return false;
+
+  entry.count += 1;
+  return true;
+}