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How $JPEG works

Everything you need to mint, own, verify and flip a jpeg — from A to Z. No prior NFT experience required.

  1. A

    Get a Solana wallet

    Install Phantom (recommended) or Solflare from the official site or app store. Create a new wallet and save your seed phrase somewhere offline. Never share it — nobody from $JPEG will ever DM you for it.

    • phantom.com
    • solflare.com
  2. B

    Fund it with SOL

    Buy SOL on any exchange (Coinbase, Binance, Kraken) and withdraw to your wallet address. You need enough to cover the mint (as little as ~0.01 SOL for rent + fees) plus whatever sale price you set.

  3. C

    Connect your wallet

    Click Connect Wallet in the top-right of the site. Approve the connection in Phantom. Your address will appear — that's the wallet that will own every jpeg you mint.

  4. D

    Mint your jpeg

    Go to the Mint tab. Pick a name and (optionally) upload your own image. Set a sale price in SOL. Hit Mint and approve the transaction in your wallet.

    • Cheapest possible mint: leave price low, keep the default image.
    • Max sale price: 1000 SOL.
  5. E

    Wait for confirmation

    Solana usually confirms in a few seconds. You'll get a toast with the mint address + a link to Solscan. The Live Mint Status ticker in the header shows the pending → confirmed flow in real time.

  6. F

    Check it in your Vault

    Open the Vault tab. Your fresh jpeg appears there with its mint address. The Vault merges data from our database, on-chain history, and local receipts, so it always reflects everything you own.

  7. G

    Verify it in Phantom

    Open Phantom → Collectibles tab. Your jpeg should appear within a minute or two once Phantom's indexer picks it up. If it doesn't show, use the Verify Indexing button on the mint page.

  8. H

    See the full drop

    Head to Collection to see every jpeg minted by anyone. Filter by presale/public, sort by newest, or toggle Show my mints. Gallery lists every jpeg with direct explorer links.

  9. I

    List it for sale (Magic Eden / Tensor)

    Every jpeg card has a Magic Eden and Tensor button. Click it to open your NFT's page on that marketplace. Sign in with the wallet that owns it, hit List, set a price. Buyers pay you directly on-chain.

  10. K

    Watch the token

    The stats bar at the top pulls live Floor, Price, Volume, Market Cap, Holders, and Minted data from DexScreener for the $JPEG contract address. It refreshes automatically.

    • CA: 319GForKbJxLFLQqn48BLwBAwgkoQrMXitL5Y2Mkjpeg
  11. L

    Troubleshooting

    Mint failed? Check that you have enough SOL for fees + rent. Wallet stuck? Refresh the page and reconnect. NFT not showing in Phantom? Give the indexer a couple minutes, then use Verify Indexing.

Quick sanity checklist

  • ✅ Wallet connected in the top-right
  • ✅ SOL balance > 0.05 for a comfy first mint
  • ✅ Mint confirmed on Solscan
  • ✅ Jpeg visible in Vault, Collection and Gallery
  • ✅ Jpeg visible in Phantom Collectibles
  • ✅ Listing live on Magic Eden or Tensor