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The Sandbox

  • Metaverse Platforms

    Netflix Sweet Home producer to build K-drama metaverse in the Sandbox

    The Sandbox metaverse has partnered with Studio Dragon, a Korean drama production company behind titles Crash Landing on You, Sweet Home and Kingdom: Ashin of the North, to build a K-drama metaverse. See related article: South Korea wants to be the physical home of the metaverse Fast facts The Sandbox said on Tuesday the pair […]

    Timmy Shen

  • Metaverse Platforms

    Hong Kong’s subway operator plans virtual station in metaverse

    Hong Kong rail operator MTR Corporation announced Thursday that it will partner with The Sandbox on a metaverse project to build a subway-themed virtual world theme park. See related article: Sandcastles in cyberspace and the rise of the metaverse Fast facts The rail operator said it will partner with The Sandbox, a subsidiary of Animoca […]

    Ningwei Qin

  • Metaverse Platforms

    SCMP remakes Hong Kong’s Star Ferry Pier on the metaverse

    The South China Morning Post (SCMP) has announced the launch of Hong Kong’s landmark Star Ferry Pier in The Sandbox metaverse, where visitors can experience historic moments through in-game quests. See related article: Covid shuts cinema but Hong Kong gets backup from the metaverse Fast facts The Star Ferry Pier in The Sandbox presents Hong […]

    Danny Park

  • NFTs and Gaming

    Hong Kong’s Ocean Park brings virtual attractions to The Sandbox metaverse

    Hong Kong’s Ocean Park announced on Monday that it is entering The Sandbox metaverse to offer virtual experiences through non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and gaming, as visitors to its physical venue dropped throughout the pandemic.  Fast facts The government proposed last January that it will transform the physical theme park into a resort and leisure destination […]

    Ningwei Qin

  • Metaverse Platforms

    Warner Music is ready to play in The Sandbox metaverse

    The record label conglomerate Warner Music Group (WMG) announced it will create a music-themed digital world in The Sandbox metaverse. Fast facts WMG confirmed its partnership with The Sandbox on Thursday, expanding the music company’s venture into non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and the metaverse. The Sandbox is a subsidiary of blockchain unicorn Animoca Brands, with high […]

    Dylan Butts

  • Market Analysis

    Top 5 blockchain trends for 2022 and beyond

    Looking beyond this year's headlines like El Salvador’s Bitcoin adoption, here are the key developments in blockchain technology that will have lasting impact in the new year and beyond.

    Zoltan Vardai