The Sandbox is a decentralized metaverse and gaming platform built on the Polygon blockchain that allows users to own land and gives them the tools to build their own items and avatars, and to create experiences and games for others in the metaverse.
This virtual world has an in-game economy powered by the SAND token, where users can profit from their creations, and pay to furnish their virtual land plots and avatars with the creations of others, while also paying to attend experiences.
In this SAND price prediction we look at what affects the future price of SAND, what The Sandbox is all about, and make informed predictions on what could happen to the SAND token price in the future.
SAND Price Prediction Summary
SAND has been around since 2020, but The Sandbox metaverse only opened its door to the public in Q4 2023.
The all-time high (ATH) of the SAND token price is $8.44 from November 2021.
Our SAND token forecast predicts that SAND will reclaim the $1 level in 2025.
We see a good future for SAND and our SAND price prediction forecasts a high of $2.50 in 2030.
The Sandbox Price Prediction 2024–2030
Our Sandbox token price prediction forecasts and average price of $0.45 for 2024.
Boosted by the growth of its ecosystem and the growing popularity of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology we predict a high of $1.40 for SAND in 2025.
With the continued growth of the metaverse and blockchain gaming we expect the price of the SAND token to remain relatively stable in 2026, with a high of $1.30 and a low of $0.98—despite dips in the rest of the market.
By 2030 we expect SAND to be priced above $2 for the majority of the year, with a high of $2.50.
Year
Potential Low
Average Price
Potential High
2024
$0.30
$0.45
$0.70
2025
$0.55
$1.02
$1.40
2026
$0.98
$1.08
$1.30
2030
$1.90
$2.20
$2.50
Sand Price History
Price information for The Sandbox’s SAND token price goes back to August 14th 2020, when SAND was priced at $0.06608 per token. Despite gaining 12% in its first few weeks to hit a local high of $0.07422, SAND spent most of 2020 between $0.03 and $0.05; hitting its all-time low of $0.02894 on November 4th in the process.
At the beginning of 2021, SAND joined in a wider crypto market rally and more than doubled in value between the start of the year and the beginning of April, where it hit local highs of $0.83.
The SAND crypto price then steadily declined, losing 79% of its value and hitting a low of $0.1737. From here it climbed again, finding a short-term range between $1 and $0.60 in Q3 of 2021 before climbing an astounding 795% in 1 month between October and November, hitting its ATH of $8.44 on the 25th of November 2021.
From here, however, SAND steadily declined through the crypto winter of 2022 progressively finding support and resistance at $3, $1.30, and $0.6.
It hit the bottom of this downturn, $0.3831, on the last day of 2022, a 95% decline from its ATH just 13 months before.
2023 began brightly for the SAND token price, peaking over $0.90 in February before entering a steady decline to bottom out just above its all-time low in September and October. Following a Bitcoin and wider crypto market rally as a result of speculation around Bitcoin ETF approval, SAND climbed briefly above $0.60 at the beginning of 2024, before entering a downward trend that it has just broken out of to the upside after bottoming out around $0.42.
The Sandbox price history key point:
The Sandbox’s SAND token’s price data starts in August 2020, with a price of $0.06608
It hit its all-time low of $0.02894 on November 4th 2020
Through 2021 SAND climbed the charts before climbing 795% in one month to peak at $8.44, its ATH, at the end of 2021
It had lost 95% of its value by the end of 2022, finishing the year at $0.3831
SAND spent the start of 2024 in a downtrend, before breaking out to the upside after hitting a bottom of $0.42
SAND Price Prediction 2024
2024 started on a hugely positive note for the cryptocurrency markets, with Bitcoin ETFs approved in January and reaching $10 billion in assets under management (AUM) one month later—which is no mean feat and shows how ready institutional investors are to accept Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies.
There is little in the way of a roadmap for The Sandbox, as new ideas are proposed and voted on by the community through the Sandbox DAO. However, there is the upcoming Dencun upgrade to Ethereum, with a target release date of March 13th, that will optimize gas fees for layer 2s—and The Sandbox is built on the Polygon Layer 2 solution. This should help drive traffic and adoption of these solutions.
Then there is the overarching narrative of the Bitcoin Halving, expected to happen in April of 2024. While these events haven’t historically driven any price action until 12–18 months after the event, this one is expected by many to break the mold and, combined with the aforementioned economic factors and institutional interest, spark a bull run earlier than expected.
While there is no roadmap for The Sandbox, a Game Maker Fund was revealed at the end of 2023, announcing 100m in SAND ($46m+ at today’s price) to help bring more game creators to the platform. Coupled with a new development in November 2023 where game creators can immediately publish their games to the platform without review. It seems like The Sandbox has entered 2024 with the idea of “if you build it they will come”.
All-in-all, these factors forecast a positive 2024 for the price of The Sandbox’s SAND token, however, we expect the wider market effects on the SAND token to be muted. That is why our SAND price prediction for 2024 contains a high of $0.70, a low of $0.30, and an average price of $.0.45.
SAND Price Prediction 2025
2025 is when many expect the price impact of the 2024 Bitcoin Halving event to really be felt, and is when some are predicting the Bitcoin price could break $100,000 for the first time. Combined with the continued improvement of macroeconomic factors and the growing acceptance and use of digital currencies for payment and blockchain technology in other sectors, such as gaming, 2025 looks to be an exciting year for blockchain overall.
By 2025 we should already be seeing some of the games sponsored by the Sandbox Game Maker Fund being released, offering new draw for people to the platform. In the same post as the Game Maker Fund The Sandbox repeated their commitment to building partnerships with “top IPs and celebrities” inviting them to create “experiences” within The Sandbox virtual world, something that is sure to continue to attract new users.
With all this in mind, our SAND price prediction for 2025 is, again, positive, with a high of $1.40, a low of $0.55, and an average price of $1.40.
SAND Price Prediction 2026
While many expect 2026 to be the year where we could see the fallout from the highs of the Bitcoin Halving, others expect us to break out of this cycle and maintain higher prices, but still down from the highs predicted in 2025. These predictions are made as frameworks for cryptocurrency and digital asset regulations are expected to have been put in place in many of the major economies around the globe, driving their adoption.
If we keep in mind the predicted levels of growth of the blockchain gaming and metaverse markets, and the fact that Ethereum will be well on its way to having the infrastructure to support many thousands, if not millions of users through layer 2 scaling solutions like Polygon, then 2026 looks to be another positive year for The Sandbox metaverse and a SAND price forecast.
With a mobile app rumored for 2024 or 2025, 2026 might also be the year where The Sandbox metaverse expands to incorporate VR into its access points—therefore becoming a true metaverse in the societal expectations of one. With the VR market expected to grow at a CAGR of +36% between 2023 and 2030, this could add another string to the bow of The Sandbox’s future.
As a result, our SAND coin forecast for 2026 has SAND priced at a high of $1.30, a low of $0.98, and an average of $1.08.
SAND Token Price Forecast Long-Term Outlook – 2026-2030 Predictions
While predictions get more difficult to make the further into the future we travel, there are a few factors that we can take into a SAND coin forecast that will help us to improve the accuracy of any predictions.
The first is that cryptocurrency regulations are largely expected to be in place around the globe by this point, and that blockchain technology is expected to have scaled to accommodate the global population and to have continued to advance in both adoption and utility.
With the metaverse, blockchain gaming, and VR all expected to be at the forefront of technological and gaming innovation we can only assume that The Sandbox will have evolved with these technologies and the needs of society to stay relevant by 2030.
If this happens then we can expect the SAND economy to be running well, with a healthy balance of supply and demand ensuring a stable token price. While a sky-high SAND token forecast, with new ATHs, is possible, we favor a more conservative thought process, and our SAND price prediction for 2030 contains highs of $2.50, lows of $1.90, and an average price of $2.20.
Potential Highs & Lows of SAND Token Price
SAND is the native token of The Sandbox, a pixel-style metaverse, built on Polygon, an Ethereum Layer 2. The Sandbox is owned by its users who own plots of land represented by LAND NFTs. Users can build whatever they wish on their plots and The Sandbox gives users the tools to create items for their plots, in the form of VoxEdit, a platform to sell those items, the Marketplace, and a Game Maker for creating experiences for other users on their LAND.
There are numerous sinks and faucets throughout the Sandbox metaverse to enable a good flow of SAND tokens through the Sandbox economy.
The SAND token is not a new token, however, The Sandbox really only started to open at the end of 2023 and is expected to really start growing in 2024, 2025, and 2026—with numerous grant programs in place to attract developers and game creators.
Below we’ve summarized our SAND token forecast for 2024, 2025, 2026, and 2030:
Year
Potential Low
Average Price
Potential High
2024
$0.30
$0.45
$0.70
2025
$0.55
$1.02
$1.40
2026
$0.98
$1.08
$1.30
2030
$1.90
$2.20
$2.50
What do Other Analysts Predict for The Sandbox Token
Predictions for the future price of SAND vary from expert to expert. Here we’ve collected SAND price predictions from around the web to give an overview of the views surrounding The Sandbox token.
The Coinpedia platform predicts highs of $1.133 by the end of 2024, and potential highs of $.4632 in 2030.
The <AMBCrypto website predicts that SAND will trade in a range from $1.98 to $2.38 in 2030.
On BeInCrypto Ish Bautista forecasts maximum highs of $1.839 for SAND in 2024, rising to $2.87 in 2025.
On the Changelly Blog Steve Taylor predicts that SAND will hit highs of $1.11 in 2025, and be closing in on new ATHs in 2030, with a high of $7.97.
CoinCodex predicts that SAND will trade in a large range in 2026, with lows of $0.901583 and highs of $3.64.
What is The Sandbox (SAND) and What is it Used For?
The Sandbox is a virtual world, i.e., metaverse, which incorporates elements of Web3 to enable it to exist as a decentralized space—owned by its community of NFT and token holders—where users can create, build, sell, and buy digital assets (NFTs), as well as create games, locations, and experiences, and access and use those games creations and experiences. The Sandbox is often counted among the best metaverse projects to invest in.
It is a blocky, pixelated-style metaverse, highly reminiscent of the popular Minecraft game (which is arguably the most popular sandbox-style game of all time).
The Sandbox is a free-to-play metaverse that anyone can enter by simply going to the website, connecting their wallet—if you need one we’ve compiled a list of the best decentralized crypto wallets—downloading the game for their PC or Mac device, and jumping right in!
The SAND token is the native currency of this project and its ecosystem.
Sandbox-Style Games
The name of this game, “The Sandbox”, is taken very literally, as “sandbox” is also a type of video game. A sandbox game permits a huge amount of user creativity, typically allowing users to interact with the world without any predetermined goal, often operating in an open-world environment. This style of game takes its name from the sandboxes used by young children, from which they can fashion anything.
Minecraft is arguably the most successful sandbox-style game, and other popular sandbox-style games include The Sims and the newer Grand Theft Auto games (from III onwards).
The Sandbox game seen today has been long in the making and has had several iterations, starting life as a mobile game back in 2012, before evolving into its current form and launching on Ethereum in November 2021.
However, on Ethereum, users were plagued by high and highly variable gas fees, prompting a move to Polygon in 2022. Here the team also teamed up with Biconomy to offer users gasless transactions and the ability to pay for transactions with SAND tokens.
A Sandbox Foundation exists to manage incentive programs that help to grow the ecosystem by focusing on promoting and bringing people to the various utility aspects of The SandBox metaverse.
Events and Celebrity Partnerships
Big Web3 projects are not without their celebrity collaborations and The Sandbox is no different, they have penned deals with numerous celebrities and brands including:
There are also events held in The Sandbox virtual world, including music concerts to build competitions, treasure hunts, parties, and themed games. Note that entry to these events is paid in SAND.
LAND, Sandbox NFTs, and 3 Essential Tools
The Sandbox is a decentralized metaverse whose map is made up of decentralized plots of LAND. These are square plots, measuring 96×96 meters, and each one is represented by a LAND NFT—of which there are 166,464. These NFTs can be bought and sold, with a current floor price of 0.225ETH ($593 at the time of writing). Note that users can also sell LAND for SAND on The Sandbox’s dedicated marketplace
LAND is where this metaverse really comes into its own and users can populate these LANDs with creations of their own or others, create games, and even rent out their LAND to earn SAND.
To accomplish all these they use three tools provided by The Sandbox team:
VoxEdit: A free tool for creating 3D objects for use within The Sandbox metaverse. This includes everything, from avatars to buildings, from animals to coffee cups. Creators then export these to the Marketplace, which requires SAND, where they are sold and become NFTs.
Marketplace: Where users upload their creations from VoxEdit to the IPFS, and sell them as NFTs to other users—who pay for these assets in SAND tokens. Also where users can browse everything for The Sandbox, from Avatars to LAND to items.
Game Maker: A free, user-friendly game creator that allows users to build and host 3D games in the Sandbox metaverse using items created in VoxEdit. Users can monetize these by charging an entry fee, in SAND, to their games or creations.
What is SAND Used For in The Sandbox Metaverse?
SAND is the native currency of The Sandbox metaverse and any transactions that happen in the metaverse, or on The Sandbox marketplace, are priced in SAND. It is also a utility token that equips its holders with even more use cases. Here’s how users can expect to use and receive SAND in The Sandbox metaverse:
Can play games to earn SAND
Can complete objectives and provide services to earn SAND
Can buy LAND NFTs, NFT items for your LAND, and NFT avatars with SAND in the Marketplace
Can sell content created in VoxEdit for SAND on the Marketplace
Can rent LAND for SAND on the Marketplace
Can stake SAND to earn more SAND (only for LAND owners)
Can create and vote on governance proposals in The Sandbox DAO
This helps to create a closed economy loop and increase demand for SAND as the number of users in The Sandbox grows. Each SAND transaction is subject to a 5% fee, which is split between The Sandbox Foundation and the staking pool for LAND owners.
The Sandbox (SAND) Overview
Cryptocurrency
The Sandbox
Ticker Symbol
SAND
Rank
#65
Price
$0.4663
Price Change 24H
-3.03%
Market Cap
$1.043 billionn
Circulating Supply
2.2 billion
Trading Volume 24H
$104 million
All Time High
$8.44
All Time Low
$0.02894
What Influences the Price of SAND
As a cryptocurrency built an Ethereum layer 2. with a focus on the metaverse and blockchain gaming, SAND is influenced by numerous factors. We’ve summarized the main influences here.
Sandbox Releases: As The Sandbox improves its offerings to developers and gamers, investors are likely to speculate on the token price. Releases can also drive users and developers to the platform, which can drive SAND token demand, which, consequently, drives the price of SAND.
Big Sandbox Partnerships: The Sandbox has already partnered with numerous celebrities as well as big brands, and is targeting more to help them grow the popularity of their metaverse. Big-name announcements will typically come with a reaction in token price.
Growth of Blockchain Gaming: As blockchain rises in popularity investors are likely to speculate on what will be big next. The Sandbox with its plethora of user-generated offerings, could be included in this speculation.
Growth of the Metaverse: As the popularity of the metaverse expands, and other, more affordable pieces of VR equipment are made available people are likely to join the metaverse for both work and play. Any big moves by the company Meta can also affect the blockchain-based metaverse space.
Cryptocurrency Markets and Regulations: At the end of it all, SAND is still an altcoin and a part of the crypto markets. As these markets go up and down as a result of reactions to news events and regulations the SAND token price will follow them.
Is The Sandbox (SAND) a Buy?
With huge levels of projected growth in the burgeoning industries of blockchain gaming and the metaverse, combined with The Sandbox’s already impressive level of development in both these industries, it seems like SAND is a definite buy. Add to this the growing popularity of cryptocurrencies with institutional investors and the likely upcoming regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies, then it looks like buying SAND could be a great idea.
However, it is worth noting that The Sandbox is not the only blockchain metaverse platform under development, there are many high quality metaverse projects out there, and two of The Sandbox’s biggest competitors are Decentraland (MANA) and the Otherside metaverse from Yuga Labs, the creators of the Bored Ape Yacht Club.
Best Place to Buy The Sandbox (SAND) in 2024
Our best pick for buying the SAND token in 2024 is PrimeXBT. This CFD trading platform offers support for numerous crypto CFDs, forex pairs, major stock market indices, and commodities—along with crypto futures trading with up to 200x leverage.
This is all available to users in a feature-rich, but highly user-friendly, dashboard that gives experienced and novice traders the tools to analyze charts and make informed trades and investments.
In addition to all this, Prime BTX also offers a mobile app, copy trading services, 24/7 customer support, and an attractive multi-layer referral system. However, in contrast to some of its competitors at the top no KYC exchanges, PrimeXBT does not offer staking services and is an unregulated broker.
However, for those looking to continue to improve their trading game PrimeXBT offers an extensive Academy, featuring tens of videos for both novice and expert traders, and offers some of the best crypto futures, where users can trade futures contracts for SAND with up to 5x leverage.
While The Sandbox’s SAND token is considered one of the preeminent metaverse and blockchain gaming tokens that does not necessarily mean it makes the cut as one of the top tokens our experts recommended to buy right now in 2024.
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Ben has been a freelance writer for almost a decade and started writing in the cryptocurrency space in 2019. Since then he has produced both technical and promotional content for layer 2 protocols (Milkomeda), blockchain development companies (dcSpark and Emurgo), and written content for his own ecosystem mapping website.
