FAQ
Short answers. Each one links to the long one.
Do I need a token?
No. You bet SOL and earn ZEC. WHISP is live on pump.fun and, once the game buys it, a bonus for the winning square, never a requirement. Holders can stake it to earn ZEC, with no lock. See WHISP token.
Where do WHISP's creator fees go?
Half into the jackpot, half buys WHISP. Both are sent from the dev wallet, on-chain. See WHISP token.
How much comes back?
At most 15% of a losing square's stake per round, plus the 0.001 SOL bond if a sealed bet is never opened. Cover all 25 squares and 21.3 of every 25 SOL come back as SOL, 1.2 more come back as ZEC, and the jackpot returns 2.00 over the long run. Net, about −2% per round plus swap costs: 1% ops and 1% to WHISP stakers (stake and you earn a share of it back). See Winning and paying out.
Can I play 1v1?
Yes: open a duel for 0.1, 0.5, 1 or 5 SOL, or join one. A round's winning square decides (01–12 the creator, 13–24 the joiner, 25 replays), and the winner takes 95% of the pot.
I lost my phone / cleared my browser. Is my balance gone?
No, if it was linked or backed up: Create wallet → Recover a wallet, then sign with the same main wallet or paste your 12 words. See The ghost wallet.
What is ZEC on Solana?
The OmniBridge SPL token, a bridged claim on ZEC rather than a shielded Zcash note. Many fakes exist: the mint is set once at launch, the crank refuses any other, and Config shows it. See Earning ZEC and Contract addresses.
Why keep the tab open?
The app holds your sealed bet's secret and opens the bet when betting closes. An unopened bet doesn't play and its bond goes to the jackpot. Reopening the same browser during the reveal window also works. See Rounds and sealed bets.
Who can see my bets?
Nobody while betting is open. Once bets open, each ghost wallet's squares and amounts are public; that is what pays the winners pro rata. If you funded the ghost wallet privately, no transaction links it to you; amount and timing still can, which the fixed amounts and the 2–15 minute wait make harder. See Privacy.
Is the draw fair?
Yes. The seed is fixed before betting closes, and the result also binds the hash of a slot that does not exist until every bet is open, so nobody can pick or predict it. The crank can refuse to resolve; then the round is refunded. Every refund is counted on-chain, and [ check ] on the randomness page shows what it would have paid, from one on-chain account. See Randomness and fairness.
What if the ZEC vault is empty?
A claim pays what is there and the rest stays owed. If the crank stops restocking for about a day, you can take the owed ZEC in SOL at the last rate. See Liveness.
What does privacy cost?
About 0.35% + 0.006 SOL for each pass through the shielded pool, and 2–15 minutes of waiting. Funding privately and withdrawing privately each pay it once. Plain Fund and Withdraw pay only Solana fees and are visible on-chain.