The Sandbox Adds Corners Web3 Curation Platform in Invite‑Only Beta, Integrates SAND
The Sandbox ecosystem (Animoca Brands) has launched Corners, an invite‑only beta Web3 content‑curation platform that lets users mint transferable “Corner Coins” tied to curated collections of URLs and internet content. Corners enables community curation — adding links, commenting, upvoting — with curators and participants earning rewards. The platform deeply integrates The Sandbox utility token SAND as the primary token for activity and rewards: curators receive SAND for curation and engagement, and Corner Coin holders receive portions of platform activity paid in SAND. To expand accessibility beyond Ethereum and Polygon, SAND will gain cross‑chain availability via an initial Aerodrome liquidity pool on Base (Coinbase L2). Corners is available in beta on Base with a public rollout planned for early 2026; a “How to build your corner” guide and a waitlist are live at corners.market. For traders, this broadens SAND use cases and on‑chain demand by extending The Sandbox ecosystem into broader digital culture distribution, potentially increasing SAND utility, liquidity and cross‑chain flows.
Bullish
Integrating SAND as the primary utility token for a content‑curation platform and introducing Corner Coins creates new on‑chain demand and utility for SAND. The addition of an Aerodrome liquidity pool on Base expands accessibility and potential liquidity by opening a new on‑ramp beyond Ethereum and Polygon. In the short term, beta launch and announcements can drive speculative buying and increased trading volume for SAND as traders anticipate new use cases and token flows. The creation of transferable Corner Coins that entitle holders to a share of platform activity pitched in SAND may concentrate demand among collectors and community participants, supporting price action. Over the long term, successful user adoption and a public rollout (planned early 2026) could sustainably increase SAND utility and recurring on‑chain demand, further supporting a bullish outlook. Risks that could temper upside include slow user adoption, weak corner marketplace activity, or broader market downturns, but the direct product‑level developments point to positive token demand dynamics.