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The Sandbox

SAND/USD #221 Crypto
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SAND to USDT Converter

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Volume Bubbles Chart (1h)

Each 1-hour candle's volume is signed by its direction (up candles count as net buying, down candles as net selling) and drawn as a bubble at the closing price, green for buying and red for selling. Bubble size and colour intensity show how strong that flow is compared with the last 300 candles: the strongest 30% get full bubbles with their USD value, the rest stay as small dots. Unusually large bubbles flag aggressive buying or selling worth a closer look, often near breakouts, reversals or key levels.

Seasonal Chart

Plots one line per calendar year showing the % change since the start of that year, with the current year highlighted against up to four previous years. Lining the years up on the same calendar shows whether the price tends to rise or fall in the same months, helping you spot recurring seasonal patterns. Treat it as context rather than a forecast: past seasonality does not guarantee future moves.

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The Sandbox Historical Data

About The Sandbox (SAND)

The Sandbox (SAND) is the utility token of The Sandbox, a voxel-style virtual world where players build, own and trade game content as NFTs. SAND is used to buy items and access experiences on the platform. Its co-founders came from Pixowl, which Animoca Brands acquired in 2018, according to the whitepaper. On this page, SAND's price is FMchart's composite, taken from several exchanges and stated in US dollars.

LAND, ASSETS and creator tools

The Sandbox world is a map of 166,464 LAND parcels, laid out as 408 by 408, according to the 2020 whitepaper. LAND owners can build games and experiences on their parcels. VoxEdit is a 3D voxel modelling tool for making objects, which can be sold as tokens called ASSETS. The Game Maker lets anyone who owns ASSETS place them on LAND to build games and experiences. Each LAND parcel is an ERC-721 token, so it is a unique NFT that can be bought and sold.

SAND on Ethereum and Polygon

SAND was issued as an ERC-20 utility token on Ethereum, with a maximum supply of 3 billion. According to The Sandbox documentation, marketplace transactions on its website run on Polygon to reduce gas fees, and SAND can move between the two chains through The Sandbox Bridge. The Sandbox's official staking pools have closed, and SAND left in them after June 26, 2025, no longer earns yield. The docs also offer each account 10 free gasless transactions on Polygon every 28 days.

The DAO paused in 2026

The Sandbox DAO ran a forum and Snapshot voting for proposals, and it later added delegates and a Grants Program. On April 1, 2026, the outgoing DAO administrator posted that the DAO was officially paused and that the administrator's contract had ended. The post said a small team had tried to build governance in real time inside a live ecosystem, facing legal constraints and budget pressure.

SANDchain, announced in 2025

In September 2025, a creator-focused network called SANDchain was announced, built as an Ethereum layer-2 with the ZK Stack. Decrypt reported that it will use SAND as its native gas token, supporting patron and creator vaults. The Sandbox is partnering with the SANDchain Foundation on the project. How much SANDchain adds to SAND demand is unclear.

Weak points for SAND

SAND depends on players and creators choosing The Sandbox over other games and platforms. Since the DAO was paused in April 2026, token holders have had no active DAO governance channel. Much of the platform's direction rests with The Sandbox and Animoca Brands. New products such as SANDchain are early, and their effect on SAND demand cannot be known in advance. Competition for players and creators is strong across gaming and virtual worlds.

Sources: The Sandbox Whitepaper (2020, historical), SAND (The Sandbox Documentation), Staking (The Sandbox Documentation), The Sandbox DAO is now officially paused (Sandbox DAO Forum, April 2026), Why Ethereum game The Sandbox is launching its own chain (Decrypt, September 2025)

Last reviewed: Oct 8, 2026

The Sandbox (SAND) FAQ

What is The Sandbox (SAND)?

SAND is the utility token of The Sandbox, a voxel virtual world linked to Animoca Brands where players build and trade game content as NFTs. SAND buys items, LAND and access to experiences, and it has a maximum supply of 3 billion tokens.

What is LAND in The Sandbox?

LAND is a parcel of The Sandbox map, which contains 166,464 LANDs arranged in a 408 by 408 grid. Owners can build games and experiences on their parcels with the Game Maker. Each parcel is an ERC-721 token, a unique NFT that can be bought and sold.

Is The Sandbox DAO still active?

No. On April 1, 2026, the outgoing DAO administrator posted that The Sandbox DAO was officially paused and that the administrator's contract had ended. Before the pause, the DAO used a forum and Snapshot voting for proposals, with delegates and a Grants Program.

What is SAND's price today?

SAND trades at about $0.048 on FMchart's composite, built from several exchanges and priced in US dollars. Its market cap is near $140.9M, which places it at rank 221. About $1.61M of SAND traded during the latest 24-hour window across the exchanges in FMchart's composite.

How many SAND tokens can exist?

No more than 3,000,000,000 SAND can exist, matching the 3 billion cap in The Sandbox documentation. About 2,937,639,702 SAND are circulating, and at the composite price those tokens are worth about $140.9M. The Price Statistics panel lists both supply figures side by side.

When did SAND hit its all-time high?

SAND's all-time high was $8.4, set on Nov 24, 2021. In Price Statistics you can see how far the current price is below that peak and above the all-time low. Past highs offer no guidance on where SAND will trade, since demand depends on how many people use the platform.

How has SAND done each year?

Of the full calendar years in FMchart's composite price history (since May 2022), 1 of 3 full calendar years ended higher, as shown under Annual Price (USD) Change. SAND's best month was November 2024 (+175.1%) and its worst was April 2024 (-40.5%), and Monthly Returns (USD) fills in each month between them.

Can you still stake SAND on The Sandbox?

Not through The Sandbox's official pools. Its documentation says the staking pools have closed, and SAND left in them after June 26, 2025, at 15:30 UTC no longer earns yield. Holders can still withdraw previously staked SAND, and the closure does not affect their assets.

What is SANDchain?

SANDchain is a creator-focused Ethereum layer-2 network built with the ZK Stack, announced in September 2025. Decrypt reported that it will use SAND as its native gas token to power patron and creator vaults. The Sandbox is partnering with the SANDchain Foundation on it.

Is SAND a good investment?

A neutral page cannot answer that for you, and FMchart gives no investment advice. SAND depends on players and creators using The Sandbox. The DAO is paused, new products such as SANDchain are early, and SAND's price has moved sharply in both directions.