Blockchain-based fan voting and rewards app Socios.com is planning to build a sports and entertainment neighborhood in The Sandbox metaverse. 

Malta-based Socios.com has purchased 576 LANDS in a 24×24 Estate, and says it will use its location in the digital ecosystem to feature all the partner clubs of the platform, and engage fans with social experiences within The Sandbox virtual worlds. 

The Sandbox is a virtual world where players can build, own, and monetise their gaming experiences on the Ethereum blockchain using NFTs and $SAND – the platform’s native utility token. LANDS are non-fungible tokens (ERC-721) that represent unique digital locations. 

Discussing plans for The Sandbox, CEO and Founder of Chiliz and Socios.com, Alexandre Dreyfus, said:

“The Sandbox will allow us to recreate the Socios.com ecosystem in the metaverse. We’re going to build a vibrant digital home for all the fans of our partner clubs, where they can check out digital stadia and enjoy a wide variety of digital collection and engagement experiences. We’re also going to be on the same map as other major blockchain and commercial entities, opening the door for further creative collaborations.”

While COO & Co-Founder of The Sandbox, Sebastien Borget, added:

“We’re pleased to welcome Socios into The Sandbox metaverse, bringing millions of football and sport fans the opportunity to discover and engage with new interactive entertainment experiences that will allow them to socialize in a 3D virtual world. 

“Progressively, we are turning our vision of building a mainstream; family-friendly gaming virtual world into reality through the addition of major sporting organisations in a multi-sports fan zone hosted by Socios.com. Together, we’ll expand the meaning of a Fan Zone with the use of tokens and NFTs in a mainstream context.”

More than 60 game companies, including Square Enix and Atari, popular decentralised games like Crypto Kitties, and iconic brands like Care Bears, are already involved with The Sandbox, and more brands are establishing a presence every day. 

Staying with Socios.com, last week the platform announced a major partnership with Professional Fighters League.

AYO.NEWS says:

The Sandbox is rapidly becoming a fully functioning digital tokenised economy in its own right, so it seems natural that Socios should establish itself there, and the possibilities for additional ways to engage fans are endless. We can’t wait to see what the Socios.com neighborhood looks like a year from now. 

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