The Sandbox (SAND)
Unlock Schedule
The Sandbox (SAND) Token Unlock & Vesting Schedule
As of October 16, 2026, 3 billion of the 3 billion SAND (100.00%) have been released. No further releases are scheduled; the schedule was fully unlocked in August 2023.
The chart shows gross modeled releases of every allocation: vesting unlocks, new issuance and reserve distributions, each allocation counted once. These have different meanings; a scheduled release is not evidence that tokens entered circulation or were sold. Review the coverage, sources and assumptions below.
Each color segment in the chart corresponds to a specific allocation group described in the Allocations section below. Underlying assumptions and data models used to reconstruct this schedule are explained in detail under Assumptions, while broader utility insights and token use cases are covered in Tokenomics & Utility.
Tokenomics & Utility
A fixed supply with several roles
SAND has a maximum supply of 3 billion tokens. The original allocation set aside portions for early sales, a foundation, company reserves, founders and team members, and advisers. The largest single allocation was the company reserve, at 25.82%; founders and the team received 19%, while the foundation received 12%. These figures describe the project’s original distribution plan rather than how individual wallets are arranged today. (installers.sandbox.game)
Its main role is payment within the ecosystem. SAND can be used to purchase LAND, avatars, equipment, creative assets, and other eligible items. Creators can receive it when they sell work or take part in supported programs. Some seasonal events award SAND through quests or competitions, with rewards tied to each event’s rules. (docs.sandbox.game)
SAND also has governance and staking uses. Holders can participate in The Sandbox DAO, which brings community proposals to a vote. The platform offers Polygon-based staking programs, including one for LAND owners, with participation subject to program terms and local eligibility rules. Revenue returned to the Sandbox Foundation supports activities such as creator grants and rewards. In this model, the token connects spending, creative work, and community activity. (sandbox.game)
Assumptions
The Sandbox minted three billion canonical SAND and assigned them to sale, team, advisor, Foundation and reserve categories. The chart can date the completed Launchpad sale and some announced staking-reward periods; its seed-sale installments and monthly staking displays are estimates, not observed payments. Most original allocation unlocks and the amounts actually paid from creator, DAO and player-reward budgets remain unresolved. Foundation-supported distributions and the unbacked tokens from the 2026 bridge exploit are kept separate from canonical token issuance.
- Strategic Sale: The sources give the amount but no release dates.
- Foundation: The sources give the amount but no release dates.
- Company Reserve: The sources give the amount but no release dates.
- Founders and Team: The sources give the amount but no release dates.
- Advisors: The sources give the amount but no release dates.
- New Game Maker Fund: Releases depend on recipients claiming tokens or on grants being awarded.
- The Sandbox DAO Initial Budget: Releases depend on future governance or treasury decisions.
- DAO Initial Budget: Staking: New issuance depends on network activity, such as staking, so it cannot be dated in advance.
- Sandbox Staking and Liquidity Rewards: New issuance depends on network activity, such as staking, so it cannot be dated in advance.
- Season 7 Player Rewards: Releases depend on recipients claiming tokens or on grants being awarded.
- Season 7 Bonus SAND Pool: Releases depend on recipients claiming tokens or on grants being awarded.
- LAND Bridge Cashback: Releases depend on recipients claiming tokens or on grants being awarded.
- August 2026 Bridge-Incident Compensation: Releases depend on recipients claiming tokens or on grants being awarded.
- Unbacked Base and BNB Chain Bridge Representations: Timing not yet established.
- 1. https://installers.sandbox.game/The_Sandbox_Whitepaper_2020.pdf
- 2. https://installers.sandbox.game/The_Sandbox_Whitepaper_2020_KR.pdf
- 3. https://www.binance.com/en/research/projects/the-sandbox
- 4. https://www.binance.com/en/blog/all/421499824684900862
- 5. https://etherscan.io/token/0x3845badAde8e6dFF049820680d1F14bD3903a5d0
- 6. https://www.coindesk.com/price/sand
- 7. https://www.animocabrands.com/announcement/the-sandbox-tsb-gaming-receives-36m-in-investment-from-major-blockchain-companies-asx-release
- 8. https://www.sandbox.game/en/blog/the-sandbox-announces-open-publishing-and-new-100m-sand-game-maker-fund-at-its-first-global-creators-day-held-in-hong-kong/3381/
- 9. https://docs.sandbox.game/en/about/the-sandbox-foundation
- 10. https://docs.sandbox.game/en/owners/staking
- 11. https://docs.sandbox.game/en/owners/staking/faqs-staking
- 12. https://www.sandbox.game/en/blog/2022-year-in-review-one-year-in-the-making-of-the-open-metaverse/3293/
- 13. https://forum.sandboxdao.com/t/sip-3-initial-budget-for-the-dao/41
- 14. https://forum.sandboxdao.com/t/sip-23-2025-tsb-donation-new-budget-structure-and-strategic-direction/1703
- 15. https://forum.sandboxdao.com/t/sip-39-pausing-the-sandbox-dao/3552
- 16. https://forum.sandboxdao.com/t/the-sandbox-dao-is-now-officially-paused-a-farewell-note-from-cyril/3572
- 17. https://www.sandbox.game/en/blog/your-guide-to-season-7/3520/
- 18. https://www.sandbox.game/en/blog/?category=2
- 19. https://medium.com/sandbox-game/introducing-msand-matic-staking-at-the-sandbox-319f983d20a4
- 20. https://medium.com/sandbox-game-chinese/%E5%85%A8%E6%96%B0polygon-sand-%E8%B3%AA%E6%8A%BC%E6%A9%9F%E5%88%B6-58b7e3063c1a
- 21. https://medium.com/sandbox-game/introducing-land-owner-exclusive-sand-staking-c6083ea00d13
- 22. https://docs.sandbox.game/en/players/seasons-and-events/season-7
- 23. https://www.sandbox.game/en/blog/the-sandbox-is-deploying-on-polygon/3060/
- 24. https://www.sandbox.game/en/blog/last-call-to-bridge-land-for-cashback-eligibility/3326/
- 25. https://docs.sandbox.game/en/owners/sand/faqs-sand
Tokenomics Overview
Market Data
Tile coloring: Green indicates positive changes, red indicates negative changes, and neutral indicates no significant trend or unavailable data.
Perpetuals: 3 markets on Binance, OKX and Hyperliquid · $16.3M open interest
 Binance (CEX) | 4.2M | 57K/99K |
 HTX (CEX) | 2M | 670/47 |
 OKX (CEX) | 1.2M | 49K/73K |
 Kraken (CEX) | 929K | 35K/61K |
 Coinbase (CEX) | 770K | 31K/223K |
 Bybit (CEX) | 724K | 19K/14K |
 KuCoin (CEX) | 328K | 5.1K/6.7K |
Binance (CEX) | 243K | 14K/31K |
Binance (CEX) | 236K | 13K/18K |
 Gate.io (CEX) | 216K | 61K/86K |
 Bitget (CEX) | 208K | 38K/40K |
 MEXC (CEX) | 197K | 35K/41K |
Kraken (CEX) | 131K | 19K/20K |
 Uniswap V2 (Ethereum) | 33K | 8.2K/8.2K |
Kraken (CEX) | 11K | 6.7K/5K |
Kraken (CEX) | 5.5K | 5K/2.4K |
OKX (CEX) | 5.1K | 8K/9.2K |
OKX (CEX) | 1.6K | 6.2K/6.1K |
OKX (CEX) | 798 | 6.5K/6.2K |
Uniswap V3 (Ethereum) | 158 | 612/611 |
Allocations
Parts of this allocation with their own release dates are charted as their own allocations; the chart shows the rest here.
Tokenomics Overview
Market Data
Tile coloring: Green indicates positive changes, red indicates negative changes, and neutral indicates no significant trend or unavailable data.
Perpetuals: 3 markets on Binance, OKX and Hyperliquid · $16.3M open interest
Binance (CEX) | 4.2M | 57K/99K |
HTX (CEX) | 2M | 670/47 |
OKX (CEX) | 1.2M | 49K/73K |
Kraken (CEX) | 929K | 35K/61K |
Coinbase (CEX) | 770K | 31K/223K |
Bybit (CEX) | 724K | 19K/14K |
KuCoin (CEX) | 328K | 5.1K/6.7K |
Binance (CEX) | 243K | 14K/31K |
Binance (CEX) | 236K | 13K/18K |
Gate.io (CEX) | 216K | 61K/86K |
Bitget (CEX) | 208K | 38K/40K |
MEXC (CEX) | 197K | 35K/41K |
Kraken (CEX) | 131K | 19K/20K |
Uniswap V2 (Ethereum) | 33K | 8.2K/8.2K |
Kraken (CEX) | 11K | 6.7K/5K |
Kraken (CEX) | 5.5K | 5K/2.4K |
OKX (CEX) | 5.1K | 8K/9.2K |
OKX (CEX) | 1.6K | 6.2K/6.1K |
OKX (CEX) | 798 | 6.5K/6.2K |
Uniswap V3 (Ethereum) | 158 | 612/611 |