How long does Address Quest™ run?
Address Quest™ v1.0 does not currently have a fixed calendar expiration date. It is designed to continue until the prize pool reaches the level required to fund the full published payout structure, with a target of 10,000 ETH.
The timing depends on activity across the Mapstone platform:
- More NFT minting contributes to faster prize pool growth
- More Mapstone Marketplace trading contributes to faster prize pool growth
Once the prize pool reaches the level required to fund the full published payout structure:
- Address Quest™ v1.0 concludes
- Final leaderboard rankings are locked
- The reward claim and verification process begins for the top 1,000 players
- ETH rewards are distributed after the applicable verification and administrative requirements are completed
On-chain prize pool activity can be viewed through the dedicated Address Quest™ holding wallet at addressquest.mapstone.eth.
For more information about how the prize pool is funded and where the prize reserve is held, see How does the Address Quest™ prize pool work?
What happens if Address Quest™ does not reach the 10,000 ETH target?
Address Quest™ v1.0 is designed to continue toward its 10,000 ETH prize pool target. However, if Mapstone discontinues Address Quest™ v1.0 before the target is reached, amounts already allocated to the Address Quest™ prize reserve will remain dedicated to participant rewards and will not be returned to Mapstone’s general corporate treasury.
The funded reserve would be distributed to eligible participants based on final competition results and a publicly disclosed wind-down methodology. Mapstone would announce the final scoring cutoff and applicable distribution methodology before the wind-down takes effect.
Any wind-down distribution would remain subject to the eligibility, identity verification, compliance, tax documentation, and reward claim requirements described in the Official Game Rules.
After Address Quest™ v1.0 is completed and payouts are finalized, Mapstone expects to announce details for a future Address Quest™ v2.0, including any updated rules, scoring mechanics, and reward structures.
