Whereas most web3 video games and initiatives present a downtrend from 2023, newly launched knowledge means that The Sandbox had a come again by way of its SAND market cap and NFT buying and selling, to finish the 12 months on a greater notice.
Crunching knowledge from the State of The Sandbox This fall 2023 report by web3 analytics firm Messari reveals that is significantly the case when taking a look at non-LAND NFT gross sales in This fall 2023, which elevated by 43% through the quarter.
Extra significantly non-LAND mints amounted to 30,194, which additionally contributed to a year-on-year improve of 246%. These mints primarily included avatars from the Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix, which launched in collaboration with Ubisoft, in addition to Extraordinary Lawyer Woo and The Infamous B.I.G. Huge Poppa NFT collections.
In comparison with Q1 2023, which was dominated by non-public LAND gross sales, public LAND grew to become the most important driver of gross sales in This fall, with 44% of the entire quantity. Nonetheless, non-public LAND buying and selling was additionally up 19% throughout that point.
Alternatively, public sale gross sales, public LAND gross sales and property gross sales all decreased throughout This fall, and whole income was down 42%, largely as a consequence of a drop in major gross sales quantity.
Regardless of SAND staking lowering by 8% in This fall, The Sandbox additionally skilled a bounceback with the SAND market cap surging 89% to hit $1.2 billion within the final quarter of 2023. This was largely as a consequence of an 86% worth improve of SAND, from $0.31 to $0.58.
Extra considerably, when wanting past tangible knowledge, 2023 proved to be a 12 months the place The Sandbox refined its deal with UGC by launching its Recreation Maker 0.9 software, along with making LAND publishing open to all.
Certainly, when talking to BlockchainGamer.biz on the finish of the 12 months, COO and co-founder Sebastien Borget mentioned “The Sandbox is already fairly completely different from what it was 1 12 months in the past, and we’ve confirmed it by introducing dozens of branded occasions, new seasons and lots of of UG experiences.” Transferring forward, this focus will seemingly solely improve additional.
“2024 would be the Yr of the Creators”, he added.