About Burn Notice

Tezos NFTs used to be my life. Creating, collecting, connecting — it felt new and real. I put a lot of myself into the work. It mattered deeply to me.

But not everything I made was some quiet, personal expression. For over a year, I ran a successful PFP project called tzMiniFigs. It wasn’t part of my “JimmyTheGhost” collection, but it became my second job. And it took everything I had — my time, energy, and mental health. I never rugged. I showed up every day. But eventually, I hit a wall.

Behind the scenes, I was struggling with undiagnosed mental health issues. I lost my day job. I was in therapy three times a week. It was rough.

I told the tzMiniFigs Discord what was happening. Everyone was kind and supportive. After that, I shut down my social media and went dark — for four years.

If I were an outsider, watching the market crash and artists disappear, I’d probably assume the worst. That fear kept me from coming back. Even though I know I didn’t abandon anyone, I get how it might look: another artist chasing hype, then vanishing when it got hard.

But here’s something you can verify: I never cashed out. Not once. Every tez I earned either went into collecting, staking, or DeFi. I’ve just been holding onto it — because I still believe in NFTs, Tezos, and what this space can be.

That’s what Burn Notice is.

This isn’t a comeback. It’s not a new drop or rebrand. It’s me using the tez I’ve earned to buy back and burn my own work — slowly, intentionally, and with care. Not everything — just the editions that overflooded the market or got lost in the churn. I’m not erasing the past. I’m maintaining it.

When NFTs took off, I didn’t know how to code. I built everything using tools I already knew — mostly Adobe After Effects — and somehow created a 1,500-piece generative collection using expressions and Google Sheets. I knew nothing about smart contracts or royalties. Like a lot of rookies, I set mine at 25% to protect the work — which made it nearly impossible to trade. It was a mistake, but I learned.

Since then, I’ve been coding every day. I’ve made my JimmyTheGhost collection on this website fully Web3-native. I’ve studied generative art, fxhash, and how to build my own smart contracts. But before I can move forward, I need to clean up what I left behind.

Burn Notice is how I’m doing that. Thanks to the 25% royalty, I can now buy back more of my own work — at a discount — and do something meaningful with it. This isn’t a flip. This is a long-term effort, powered by staking and patience, to reduce supply and create a tighter, stronger collection. If I ever return to minting, I want it to be on a foundation I’m proud of — technically and ethically.

You might wonder why I’m doing this with JimmyTheGhost and not tzMiniFigs. Two reasons: I believe the JimmyTheGhost work has more long-term value in today’s market, especially with how oversaturated the PFP space has become. And tzMiniFigs was built with real mechanics I may want to return to someday — that’s the beauty of blockchain. So for now, I’m leaving it untouched.

Burn Notice has no roadmap. No gimmicks. No grand plan. Just a quiet effort to care for the work I already released — transparently, patiently, without asking for anything in return.

And no, this isn’t some backdoor wash trade or value pump. I’m not flipping my own work — I’m buying it back to burn it and reduce supply.

If pieces get listed at high prices to game the project, that’s fine — I won’t buy them. This isn’t about chasing floors or faking demand. I’ll only buy what feels worth burning, at prices that make sense.

If that raises the floor and I stop buying, great — that just makes the collection stronger for holders.

If you’re still holding something I made, thank you. If you’ve moved on, I get it. And if you don’t care anymore, that’s okay too.

I’m still here. And Burn Notice is how I show it.

🔥 Burn Notice Protocol

When I started this project, I was just sweeping the floors — buying up my old favorites, cheap listings, and over-editioned pieces. It was fun. It was chaotic. And it burned through a lot of tez.

That’s when I realized: if I didn’t create a method, I’d run out of fuel before the project even really started.

So I took a step back and developed a system — a way to evaluate whether an NFT is truly worth buying and burning. That’s where the Burn Value comes in.

Burn Value

Every NFT in the collection now has a Burn Value listed on its page. It’s a simple formula:

Burn Value = total lifetime sales ÷ current total supply

If a listing is at or below that number, it’s a strong candidate for burning.

This isn’t a promise or a price target. I’m not guaranteeing anything. It’s just my personal framework — a transparent metric that helps me stay consistent, and lets everyone see the logic behind each burn.

It also evolves in real time. As more tez is spent on an NFT — including what I pay to burn — the Burn Value rises, making future editions harder to justify. Early burns are cheaper. Later ones require more conviction.

The whole idea is to treat this process with intention. Not to overpay, not to manipulate the floor, and definitely not to create artificial hype. Just to chip away at the old supply with a system that makes sense.

And now, anyone can follow along.