Winklevoss Twins Nab Virtual Real Estate in 'NFT Metaverse' The Sandbox

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Upcoming Ethereum-based game The Sandbox—a blocky, shared 3D world in which players can purchase digital land and deploy their own interactive games—revealed today that it has sold its virtual, non-fungible token (NFT) properties to an array of prominent new buyers.

Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini and its Nifty Gateway NFT marketplace lead the list, alongside their billionaire founders Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss. Galaxy Interactive, the gaming-centric arm of Mike Novogratz’s Galaxy Digital investment firm, is also on the list alongside investor Bill Lee of 21x, Ken Howery, Sundeep Madra, and many others.

Each has purchased some amount of The Sandbox’s in-game LAND, which is part of the shared in-game map, and has agreed to develop interactive experiences on their respective virtual spaces. In a release, Tyler Winklevoss said that they plan to “extend our existing platforms into The Sandbox and develop unique experiences on our properties that advance our mission of empowering the individual through crypto."

The list of new LAND buyers has a surprising curveball on it, though: heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold sits amongst established crypto brands and investors. However, it doesn’t feel entirely out of place in The Sandbox, a game that has attracted diverse partnerships, including those with Care Bears and The Smurfs, as well as Atari, Square Enix, and Binance.

It’s a broad mix of brands and individual LAND collectors alike in the Metaverse, and buyers will soon get another chance to purchase some digital real estate. The Sandbox has announced its next public LAND sale for April 14, with “premium” LAND located on the map near the plots of these newly-revealed partners. Each piece of LAND will come with “exclusive premium NFTs” that owners can use to create their in-game locations and experiences.

Winklevoss Twins Nab Virtual Real Estate in 'NFT Metaverse' The Sandbox
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