The Sandbox First Virtual LAND NFT-based Charity Auction In Support of UNICEF
By: The Sandbox
Tags: Nft, Unicef, Cryptocurrency, Charity, Blockchain

We are delighted to announce, in support of UNICEF, the launch of our first-ever charity LAND auction in The Sandbox metaverse!

December 16, 2020: Animoca Brands announces the launch of its first-ever charity LAND auction through The Sandbox to support UNICEF*. For the first time ever, The Sandbox will auction a centrally located 12x12 Estate consisting of 144 LANDs from its limited reserve map, which will be auctioned through its partnership with OpenSea. This marks the first time that UNICEF will leverage NFT and blockchain-based technology for charity fundraising. The Estate offers game creators the opportunity to acquire a highly sought location right at the center of The Sandbox’s Metaverse, while supporting a good cause.

The LAND NFT Charity auction will take place between December 18th at 1PM GMT and December 21st at 1PM GMT and will be held exclusively in $SAND tokens, the native cryptocurrency of The Sandbox gaming virtual world. All proceeds of the LAND auction will be donated to support UNICEF’s Crypto Fund, contributing to fund open source technology benefiting children and young people around the world.

For further information about the LAND NFT Auction in support of UNICEF or to make a bid, please go to: https://opensea.io/assets/0xf17131a4c85e8a75ba52b3f91ce8c32f6f163924/1

In order to redeem the 12x12 Estate of 144 LANDS, the winner of the auction should transfer this token to The Sandbox team, which will in return transfer the Estate ownership to him/her.

“Animoca Brands and The Sandbox metaverse are proud to support UNICEF’s mission of improving the lives of children through this first-ever NFT charity auction of virtual LAND in our metaverse to benefit UNICEF’s Crypto Fund,” said Sebastien Borget, COO and Co-Founder of The Sandbox. “Actions in the virtual world can positively impact the real world, and we want The Sandbox to be on the forefront of such efforts.”

Sébastien Lyon, Executive Director UNICEF France, commented:

“As the first UN Agency equipped with a CryptoCurrency Fund, UNICEF is at the forefront of using new technologies for good. Thanks to the support of our partners, like Animoca Brands, we are proud to use cryptocurrencies as a new tool to help generate open-source and innovative solutions that will improve children’s lives worldwide.”

The Sandbox is a community-driven platform where creators can monetize voxel assets and gaming experiences on blockchain. A video teaser of the gaming virtual world can be seen at https://youtu.be/DPle---b9_Q

The Sandbox is building a unique virtual world where players can build, own, and monetize their gaming experiences using NFTs (non-fungible tokens) and $SAND, the main utility token of the platform. The Sandbox’s vision is to offer a deeply immersive metaverse in which virtual worlds and games will be created collaboratively and without central authority. The Sandbox has secured over 60 partnerships, including The Smurfs, Care Bears, Atari, CryptoKitties, and Shaun the Sheep to build a fun, creative “play-to-earn” platform that offers virtual worlds and game experiences owned and created by players. The play-to-earn model gives players true ownership of anything they collect in the game, allowing them to trade it to other players (including outside the game on other websites), transfer it to other players, or even resell it.

*UNICEF does not endorse any company, brand, product or service

About The Sandbox

The Sandbox is a community-driven platform where creators can monetize voxel assets and gaming experiences on the blockchain.

The Sandbox is building a unique virtual world where players can build, own, and monetize their gaming experiences using NFTs (non-fungible tokens) and $SAND, the main utility token of the platform. The Sandbox’s vision is to offer a deeply immersive metaverse in which virtual worlds and games will be created collaboratively and without central authority. The Sandbox has secured over 60 partnerships, including The Smurfs, Care Bears, Atari, CryptoKitties, and Shaun the Sheep, to build a fun, creative “play-to-earn” platform that offers virtual worlds and game experiences owned and created by players. The play-to-earn model gives players true ownership of anything they collect in the game, allowing them to trade it to other players (including outside the game on other websites), transfer it to other players, or even resell it.

LAND NFT-based Charity Auction

The LAND NFT Charity auction will take place between December 18th at 1PM GMT and December 21st at 1PM GMT and will be held exclusively in $SAND tokens, the native cryptocurrency of The Sandbox gaming virtual world. All proceeds of the LAND auction will be donated to support UNICEF’s Crypto Fund, contributing to fund open source technology benefiting children and young people around the world.