{"id":1398,"date":"2021-11-26T13:21:23","date_gmt":"2021-11-26T18:21:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hodlin.com\/blog\/?p=1398"},"modified":"2021-11-26T13:35:19","modified_gmt":"2021-11-26T18:35:19","slug":"sandbox-alpha-hub-to-launch-on-november","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hodlin.com\/blog\/sandbox-alpha-hub-to-launch-on-november","title":{"rendered":"Sandbox Alpha Hub to Launch on November 29, SAND Price Ripping Higher"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.hodlin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/sandbox-alpha-hub-launch-1200x675.jpg\" alt=\"Sandbox Launches Alpha Hub\" class=\"wp-image-1399\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.hodlin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/sandbox-alpha-hub-launch-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.hodlin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/sandbox-alpha-hub-launch-780x439.jpg 780w, https:\/\/cdn.hodlin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/sandbox-alpha-hub-launch-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.hodlin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/sandbox-alpha-hub-launch-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.hodlin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/sandbox-alpha-hub-launch-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption>Sandbox Launches Alpha Hub<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hodlin.com\/coins\/the-sandbox\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.hodlin.com\/coins\/the-sandbox\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">SAND token<\/a> is leading the charge ahead of the Sandbox Alpha Hub. According to trackers, it has already more than doubled.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Knowledge on Play-to-Earn (P2E) and GameFi is rising, accelerated perhaps by Meta&#8217;s (Facebook) mega plans on the metaverse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the years to come, the social media giant could permanently shape online life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In anticipation of this massive disruption of the internet, which would also have huge ramifications on gaming, metaverse tokens have been ripping higher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Sandbox Alpha Hub Launch Cause Price Surge<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The surge could be attributed to investor expectations, the realization that gaming is shifting to a decentralized model where players have more power, and investors loosening their purse strings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Get ready for The Sandbox Alpha!<br>\ud83d\udcc5 Launching November 29th<br>\ud83c\udf0d Anyone can experience the Alpha hub and three experiences<br>\ud83d\udd37 5,000 Alpha passes giving access to content, NFT, and 1,000 SAND!<br><br>Get all details below \ud83d\udc47<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/63iAl5MMmS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/63iAl5MMmS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OiXmbAWYN2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/OiXmbAWYN2<\/a><\/p>&mdash; The Sandbox (@TheSandboxGame) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheSandboxGame\/status\/1460599573987143684?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">November 16, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Hong Kong-based gaming platform is launching on the Ethereum blockchain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From its ecosystem, users can track ownership of the ERC-721 compliant LAND and other NFT assets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, its metaverse allows users to interact, monetize, and build their virtual experience while receiving rewards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LAND, as typical of NFT assets, is scarce with a fixed supply. The scarcity aspect and the promise of the metaverse intertwined with the role of the SAND fungible token continue to pump the latter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The activation of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sandbox.game\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Alpha Hub<\/a> continues to drive the demand for SAND, allowing eager users to step into NFTs and experience the thrill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Users who play the Alpha (open to everyone) from November 29 to December 20 stand to earn 1k LAND and three NFTs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Still, it will be interesting to see how SAND token prices perform after launch. Although the excitement and FOMO on the prospects of the metaverse could see SAND prices tear, contrarians think the initial hysteria will cool off, pushing prices down to $6\u2014or below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The SAND token is leading the charge ahead of the Sandbox Alpha Hub. According to trackers, it has already more than doubled. Knowledge on Play-to-Earn (P2E) and GameFi is rising, accelerated perhaps by Meta&#8217;s (Facebook) mega plans on the metaverse. In the years to come, the social media giant could&#8230; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hodlin.com\/blog\/sandbox-alpha-hub-to-launch-on-november\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1399,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[121,147,146],"class_list":["post-1398","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-nft","tag-sand","tag-sandbox"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hodlin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1398","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hodlin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hodlin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hodlin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hodlin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1398"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.hodlin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1398\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1405,"href":"https:\/\/www.hodlin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1398\/revisions\/1405"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hodlin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1399"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hodlin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1398"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hodlin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1398"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hodlin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1398"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}