How To Get $SAND — The Key To The Sandbox Virtual World

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The Sandbox

6 min readSep 1, 2020

$SAND is the ERC-20 token created on the Ethereum blockchain that is used within The Sandbox as the basis for all of the ecosystem’s transactions and interactions. $SAND will allow users to buy and sell LANDS and ASSETS in The Sandbox metaverse, reward creators, game makers, and LAND holders, and provide the opportunity to participate in governance. $SAND is in a finite supply of only 3,000,000,000, and that makes it premium worth grabbing now.

How can anyone get $SAND?? Look into the following options:

Buying $SAND on Binance and exchanges 📈
Swapping ETH for $SAND on Uniswap 🦄
Buying $SAND with a credit card with Simplex
Receiving $SAND through The Sandbox Ambassador program 🥇
Receiving $SAND through Community Airdrops 💸
Winning $SAND through Contests 🎉
Earning $SAND through our Rewards program 💰

1. Buying $SAND on Binance and exchanges 📈

Binance is one of the most renowned cryptocurrency exchanges, and is the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world by trading volume. On August 5th, The Sandbox begin its initial token sale on Binance Launchpad, and since August 14th have been available on the exchange.

$SAND tokens are listed on Binance and available for trading in $SAND/BTC, $SAND/USDT, $SAND/BNB and $SAND/BUSD pairs at https://www.binance.com/en/trade/SAND_BTC

To begin your purchase of $SAND tokens on the Binance Platform, follow these steps:

Create a Binance Account

$SAND tokens have been listed on Binance.com since August 14th. Several pairs are available for trades $SAND/BTC, $SAND/USDT, $SAND/BNB and $SAND/BUSD which you can all see directly on their website: https://www.binance.com/en/trade/SAND_BTC

To begin your purchase of $SAND tokens on the Binance Platform (www.binance.com) you can follow the steps;

Go to the top of the Binance Home Page and select the buy crypto option.

2. Select the currency of your choice.

3. Choose the amount of FIAT currency you want to trade to begin your crypto purchase.

4. Then, choose the crypto coin you want to purchase and confirm all the information required.

5. For various FIAT currencies, there are different supported payment methods. Hence, you would be required to choose accordingly.

If you wish to buy crypto by adding your bank card or using the balance in your Binance wallet, you must confirm the identification process.
If you select the balance in your Binance Cash Wallet, you will just have to choose the payment method and you will be guided to deposit your fiat currency first. After you click the button, the final confirmation window will appear.

6. Once you have purchased BTC, USDT or BNB; go to “Trade”, and select “Classic”

Update October 2020

The growing list of exchanges where you can buy $SAND now include:

Most exchanges have similar account creation processes as Binance. Consult and/or chat with each platform for instructions on how to set up your account.

Select the pair depending on your crypto holdings ($SAND/BTC, $SAND/BNB, $SAND/USDT)

2. Swapping ETH for $SAND on Uniswap 🦄

If you have ETH or DAI, you can easily swap (exchange) them for $SAND tokens on these exchanges or on Uniswap for example.

Here is the official community-created Uniswap $SAND/ETH pool:
https://uniswap.info/pair/0x3dd49f67E9d5Bc4C5E6634b3F70BfD9dc1b6BD74 (do not trust any other!)

3. Buying $SAND with a credit card with Simplex

Through our partnership with Simplex it will now be possible to buy our main utility token $SAND with a credit or debit card from anywhere in the world.

4. Receiving SAND through The Sandbox Ambassador program 🥇

We are looking for passionate individuals that are willing to be the face and voice of The Sandbox. Anyone is welcome to apply to become one of our Ambassadors but obviously we won’t be able to accept every applicant. We expect our Ambassadors to be involved with our community. They should:

Educate our community and moderate our channels.
Experience and give us feedback on our different products (Dashboard, VoxEdit, marketplace…)
Help us in various tasks such as, collecting feedback and bringing the best experience while we work towards releasing the game around this summer.

Participants are rewarded in $SAND. Read for more information on The Sandbox Ambassador Program and how you can participate.

5. Receiving $SAND through Community Airdrops 💸

Periodically, The Sandbox DAO or The Foundation may elect to provide our community with periodic $SAND airdrops to stimulate and encourage creation in The Sandbox ecosystem. Creators can then use the $SAND in combination with the VoxEdit ASSET creation tool, or by creating immersive interactive experiences with our Game Maker drag and drop game creator (register to get early access to the alpha version).

6. Winning $SAND through Contests 🎉

Be sure to follow us on our social channels to find out about periodic contests, challenges and sweepstakes. There may be a limited amount of $SAND overall, but rest assured that there will be plenty of opportunity to nab some for free by participating in our community events!

7. Earning $SAND through our Referral program 💰

After logging into your account, you will notice in your “Me” tab a special tracking link that allows you to earn referral fees for anyone who creates an account and makes a purchase in The Sandbox. You earn 10% of ALL purchases for any referred account for a period of 30 days. So if you refer a friend or colleague to The Sandbox — make sure they register using your unique link! To learn more about the referral program, read here!