The Sandbox

Metaverse tokens, including The Sandbox (SAND) and Decentraland (MANA), rose as much as 6% in the past 24 hours, amid rumors of Apple Inc‘s (NASDAQ:AAPL) possible entry into the world of virtual and augmented reality headsets. What Happened: This development follows reports indicating that...

Virtual protest platform Wistaverse on Thursday announced its launch in The Sandbox open metaverse, hosting its inaugural event in support of abortion rights curated by Amnesty International from May 11 to 14. The platform aims to provide a safe and non-violent alternative for people...

The virtual land trading market experienced unprecedented growth, reaching an all-time high with 147,000 trades in the first quarter of 2023. According to data compiled by DappRadar, Otherside and MG.Land were the driving forces behind this surge, accounting for 75% of first-...

The World Economic Forum, which is often referred to as WEF, is a Swiss-based international organization focused on engaging leaders in finance and government, among other areas, on tough issues to shape policy and improve the state of the world. The 2023 Annual meeting of the WEF in Davos,...

The Sandbox, a virtual gaming world and leading metaverse platform, is working with author, heiress, entrepreneur, philanthropist and celebrity Paris Hilton and her 11:11 Media company to bring Cryptoween to the metaverse. 11:11 Media is a global media content company and platform...

Billionaire investor Mark Cuban has strong opinions about high-value real estate purchases taking place on decentralized blockchains. What Happened: In a recent interview with Altcoin Daily, Cuban described the act of buying land in the metaverse as “super mega...

BAYZ has announced its partnership with The Sandbox (CRYPTO: SAND) to fuel the metaverse sector in Brazil. What Happened: On June 21, Web3 game publisher BAYZ announced its partnership with The Sandbox, a gaming metaverse and a subsidiary of Animoca Brands. This partnership looks to grow...

Payments giant Mastercard Inc (NYSE: MA) is opening up its payments network to NFTs and Web3. What Happened: In an announcement on Thursday, the company said it was working with a number of NFT marketplaces and web3 infrastructure providers to make the process of buying NFTs easier and safer....

Spotify Technology (NYSE: SPOT) is headed to the metaverse with the help of a video game company. What Happened: Spotify announced the launch of Spotify Island inside the Roblox game from Roblox Corp (NYSE: RBLX). “Pack your bags, because Spotify is taking a journey into the metaverse...

A new metaverse company has raised millions of dollars through several mints of land plots with a plan to build a luxury virtual world. What Happened: White Sands announced the recent sale of 250 villas in its virtual community, which followed an initial offer of land plots sold as non-...

A list of the top 100 most influential companies highlighted four companies that have their hands in the fast-growing non-fungible token and metaverse markets. Here’s a look at the four names on the list. What Happened: Time, a leading magazine and digital media outlet, named the 100 most...

Rapper and entrepreneur Snoop Dogg has been a fan of cryptocurrency, NFTs and the metaverse for some time. The stakes have been raised with Snoop Dogg releasing a metaverse record.  What Happened: On Friday, Snoop released the music video for “House I Built” off his upcoming...

Cryptocurrency Solana has increased in value over the last few weeks as the coin is becoming more utilized for creating play-to-earn games. Here’s a look at how investors could perform if they invest in Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) now and the coin returns to all-time highs. What Happened: Solana has...

Land sales in virtual worlds such as The Sandbox (CRYPTO: SAND) and Decentraland (CRYPTO: MANA) have skyrocketed over the past year. One company is attracting investments from big investors and celebrities as it buys up virtual land and attempts to be a huge company inside the...

Leading NFT powerhouse Yuga Labs announced a new funding round Tuesday that includes some of the largest technology companies and investment funds. The funding round also included the participation of several notable athletes and celebrities. What Happened: Yuga Labs raised $450 million in a seed...