What is the official name of the PFP collection?

"Denizens of ZenAcademy" (“Denizens”) is the official name of our PFP collection.

Denizens are inhabitants of a particular place. In this case, our wonderful community of ZenAcademy residents.

The Denizens are a love letter to our community — a collection to represent the essence of our vibrant members and a testament to the unity and magic that binds us together.

What is the size of the PFP (Denizen) collection?

The total maximum collection size for the PFP project will be 10,000, however it is very possible (likely) that not all 10,000 PFPs will ever be minted due to dormant wallets.

There are/were 7,848 ZenAcademy Genesis tokens and 333 of the 333 Club tokens. Most of these have been burned for ZenChests. 333 Club tokens are able to claim 3x ZenChests each. This brings the total collection size to 8,847 (7,848 + (3 * 333)).

The ZenAcademy Treasury wallet will then mint a further 1153 ZenChests, bringing the total PFP collection size to a maximum of 10,000. The mechanism for how the ZenAcademy Treasury will sell or distribute these tokens is TBD.

Can I get a PFP if I hold a Student ID?

While Student IDs are a fantastic way to join ZenAcademy and are free for everyone, revealing a PFP is a feature exclusively available to ZenChest holders.

Where will the reveal/burn announcement for the PFP (Denizens) be made? Where can I find the links to those?

First and foremost, we will never conduct a stealth burn/mint. All links + announcements will be made on our main Twitter account (https://twitter.com/ZenAcademy) as well as in our Discord #announcements channel (https://discord.com/invite/zenacademy).

The official Denizens minting page is: https://zenacademy.com/denizens

Please exercise great caution during the burn/reveal of the PFP and confirm the actual webpage for burning/revealing the PFP on our above mentioned official Twitter and Discord pages.

For additional context, see this tweet from Zeneca: https://twitter.com/Zeneca/status/1691578878572077523?s=20

What happens to my ZenChest once I burn it?

Your ZenChest will disappear in exchange for your PFP.

Does the “utility” change when I burn my ZenChest for the PFP?

No. The utility of the PFP and an unopened ZenChest will be identical.

How do I know I'm signing safe transactions during the burn/reveal of the PFP?

To mint your PFP, you will need to sign two on-chain transactions.

The first is “SetApprovalForAll”, which allows your ZenChest token to be burned from the ZenChest contract. This contract address is: 0x7B70695E761EB828aBEd8c4d506f9af3a76eF4b5. The first transaction will require gas only.

Please note: you're giving us access to all of your ZenAcademy NFTs from this collection only. You are not giving us permission to access any other NFTs on any other contract.

These transactions are safe and will not put your NFTs at risk.

Once the first transaction is complete and you initiate the second transaction, you will then be interacting with the Denizens of ZenAcademy Contract (“Contract Interaction”), which mints a new token to your wallet. This contract address is: 0x1Cfb252575aBbb30262B4f8Ab7519C111d419964. The second transaction will require gas and a ~US$1 HeyMint platform fee (0.0007 ETH).

How much does burning/revealing cost?

For existing token holders, the journey to securing a ZenAcademy PFP will cost nothing (aside from gas). We want to reward our existing community.

If you own a ZenAcademy Genesis token or 333 Club Token, your ZenChest claim(s) will be free + gas.

Then, the burn/reveal from ZenChest to PFP for each token is also free claim + 0.0007 ETH (~US$1 HeyMint platform fee) + gas.

Please keep in mind that when the Ethereum Network is congested and gas fees are high, it may be more expensive to burn/reveal your PFP. We recommend waiting until gas fees are lower before burning/revealing your PFP.

Are the JPEGs of the PFP on IPFS?

In the short-term, no. In the long-term, yes.

Currently, all unminted and minted NFTs are stored on a centralized server. This allows us to keep artwork from leaking before a token is minted.

Once the collection gets to 80% minted, we will then upload all artwork to IPFS and update the smart contract URI accordingly.

I have burned for my PFP but can't see the metadata on a marketplace (such as OpenSea). What should I do?

Don't worry! Marketplaces sometimes take some time to refresh, but eventually your artwork will go through. If you want to assist in speeding up the process, there is a “Refresh Metadata” option on your token page on OpenSea.

Is there a time limit for burning/revealing my PFP from my ZenChest? Is there a time limit for burning my Genesis letter into a ZenChest?

There are no current plans to close the burning windows, but that may change at some point in the future. If it does, we will give our community plenty of advance notice.

Will the PFP be tradeable on all platforms?

We are trying to balance being able to generate some revenue via secondary sales (especially since we are making no money from this mint), and allowing our holders the freedom to interact on major marketplaces. Given how quickly the landscape can change on this front, we will finalize details only shortly prior to the burn event and will update the community once we do.

Who is the Artist behind the collection?

ZenAcademy's Lead Illustrator is Pondering, and the artwork is in his unique style. View our detailed Twitter announcement about Pondering as our PFP artist here.

How many 1/1s will there be in the PFP collection?

Our PFP collection will include a total of 33 1/1s.

These will be distributed at random, and neither the ZenAcademy team nor anyone else knows when they will appear in the collection.

Will the reveal of the PFP collection be random?

Yes, the reveal of the PFP collection will be completely random.

How is it ensured that team members, including Zeneca, do not use insider information?

We at ZenAcademy take ethical practices very seriously. As a result, already a long time ago we created an Ethical Trading Policy that discusses this point and prohibits or limits team members from trading immediately after the launch of our own collection. We were the first NFT community to implement such a policy. Our Ethical Trading Policy can be found here.

Our approach to the PFP launch is that we will share the rarity distribution publicly at the time of the launch. The team will then not be able to buy or trade for 48 hours. After the 48 hours has elapsed, the team will be able to buy/sell PFP tokens.

What will the future utility of our PFP look like?

Our plan is that the PFP will provide you with the same utility as the ZenChest or the ZenAcademy Genesis Letter, which is access to act as a membership token to our community. This will grant you access to various private Discord channels (depending on which token you have), free or discounted access to our educational courses, and other perks such as giveaways.

In addition, you will have access to events that we and community members are organizing both virtually and all over the world including weekly founders calls, private coaching, and IRL meetups

What is the treatment of ZenAcademy Intellectual Property (IP)?

Artwork for ZenAcademy Genesis, 333 Passes, 333 Club Passes, and ZenChests are owned by ZenAcademy without license.

However, artwork for PFPs are licensed to the token holders. In summary, this means you can use your artwork for commercial purposes.

For more information about our IP arrangements for the PFP, see Zeneca's recent Discord announcement here.

Our full PFP IP license agreement will be available on our website once the burn is live.