Frequently
Asked Questions

In February we launched TwelveFold, 300 unique generative art pieces on the Bitcoin blockchain.
TwelveFold Puzzle is a cipher puzzle series inspired by the art.
The puzzle consists of 12 smaller puzzles leading to one grand puzzle. The puzzles will be released starting on Tuesday, September 5th, 2023 with the first puzzle and ending with the grand puzzle finale on December 12, 2023. For more information check out our blog.

13 total, 12 smaller puzzles and one grand puzzle. Puzzles will be launched on a weekly basis starting on Tuesday, September 5th, 2023 with the first puzzle and ending on December 12, 2023.

Click here to access all of the puzzles as they become available. Once you select a puzzle, you will find a button to download and view the puzzle in PDF.

To submit an answer go to the puzzle page and select a puzzle that has not been resolved. After you enter all the information you will need to inscribe your answer by clicking the “inscribe my answer” button.

You will be asked to pay a small network fee which will inscribe an encrypted output of the information you entered.

Your answer will be considered submitted once it is successfully inscribed. Please note that Bitcoin blocks are processed every 10 minutes or so, and at times can take 1hr+ hours to process.

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Only 1 winner can exist per puzzle. The winner is determined by the first correct answer entered in our submission flow and successfully inscribed on Bitcoin’s blockchain.

There is only 1 possible answer per puzzle.

In case that two correct answers are submitted and inscribed in the same Bitcoin block, the lowest numbered inscription will be determined as the winner..

All thirteen puzzles are independent of each other. This means that you can submit an answer to any of the available puzzles regardless of whether you participated in a previous one or not. 

Puzzles one through twelve have a prize of 0.12 Bitcoin each. The 13th puzzle’s prize is TwelveFold piece #____.

The puzzle submission period ends 30 days after the launch of the 13th puzzle.

Participation is open to individuals who of are of the legal age of majority in their place of residence and who are not otherwise prohibited from participating under our Terms and Conditions (for example, if you violate our rules) or applicable law. In addition, individuals who reside in certain restricted jurisdictions or who are identified as a Specially Designated National or Blocked Person by the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control are prohibited from participating. For full details, refer to our Terms and Conditions.

Yes, you can work with others to solve the puzzle. Please note that if you are the puzzle winner, the prize can only be sent to 1 Bitcoin Address.

Once a puzzle is solved, the submission process will not allow anyone to submit an answer for that puzzle.

If you will be deemed the puzzle winner, we will contact you via this email with the required next steps to collect the prize. We will only use [email protected] to email you. Please be wary of impersonators and phishing attempts.

Answers will be encrypted and inscribed in Bitcoin’s blockchain. The Taproot address you provide will be used to deliver the ordinal that gets inscribed as you submit your answer. This address will also be used to deliver the 13th puzzle prize in case you’re the winner.
When you inscribe your answer, you need to pay a small network fee. The second Bitcoin address will be used to deliver any network fee refund should there be one. This address will also be used to deliver the prize in case you’re the winner of any of the first 12 puzzles.

Yes, there is no limit on the number of answers you inscribe. Please be mindful that you are responsible to pay for the inscription network fees every time you submit an answer.

Once a puzzle is solved, you will not be able to submit an answer for that puzzle.

Yuga Labs will contact you from [email protected] stating you are the winner and requesting you to fill out a W9 or W8-BEN. You’ll have 72 hrs to complete all the necessary steps and provide the requested information. Count will start at the time when you’ll be notified via email that you are the winner.

Please ensure any communication is from [email protected]. Yuga will never ask for additional payment, nor will ask you to enter your seed or private key. If you have any questions, please contact [email protected].

If you are the first to inscribe the correct answer, we will email you to complete a W9 or W8-BEN, depending on whether you are a US taxpayer or not. Once our team reviews and approves your tax form, we will issue the prize to the BTC address submitted along with your answer.

You will have 72 hours from the time we email you to submit your tax forms, or the prize may be forfeited.

No, your email address and/or Bitcoin address submitted along with your answer cannot be changed. Please make sure to double check you are entering the correct information when you submit your answer.

Yuga Labs is required to collect tax information in connection with awarding prizes for the puzzles. A W-9 is required for individuals who reside in the United States for tax purposes, and a W-8BEN is required for individuals who are not residents of the United States for tax purposes. Receipt of a W-9 or W-8, as applicable, is required for an eligible participant to receive the puzzle prize.

Winners have seventy-two (72) hours from being notified by Yuga Labs that they have won the prize to submit their tax form. If they fail to submit within that time, then the prize may be forfeited.

If you are the first to submit and successfully inscribe the correct answer, you will be deemed the puzzle winner for that specific puzzle.

For an answer to be successfully submitted you need to submit your answer along with your email address and BTC addresses. Your information will be encrypted and you will be asked to inscribe that encrypted answer. There is a small fee that is paid to miners when you inscribe a file onto Bitcoin’s blockchain. This fee is the network fee and Yuga nor Gamma.io take a portion of this fee.

No, you can only submit answers for puzzles that have yet to be solved. Once a puzzle is solved, the submission process will not allow anyone to submit an answer for that puzzle.

If after 12 weeks from the launch of the puzzle, the puzzle is unsolved the prize will be forfeited.

You’ll have 72 hrs to complete all the necessary steps and provide the requested information. Count will start at the time when you’ll be notified via email that you are the winner.

You need a Bitcoin wallet to obtain a Bitcoin address. Use this guide from our friends at Leather, formerly known as Hiro, to download a Bitcoin wallet and obtain your Bitcoin addresses. Your BTC address is usually the main address displayed in your wallet.

When you download your Bitcoin wallet, you are given several addresses. Taproot addresses always start with bc1p. Many wallets call the Taproot address an “Ordinal Address”.

Refer to this thread for a video tutorial on finding your Taproot and BTC addresses.

If you have a question not answered here, please contact [email protected].

We will notify you by the email you provided. We will only use [email protected] to email you. Please be wary of impersonators and phishing attempts.