I feel like we have a real chance to grow the ecosystem with new special council members. We do public meetings and get momentum going on RFPs, PIP ideas, and partnerships.
Agreed. I think this is a pivotal moment for us. To really drive the DAO forward, getting the elections initiated is a key next step.
While communication has been quiet recently, I see this as a chance to set a new standard. We need fresh energized members who are actively involved and directly invested in our shared success. We need to vote.
The Sandbox DAO is unique because of what ties it together: creativity, passion, art, and building opportunities. Let’s channel that energy into our governance over the next few months.
Commit to doing what we say we will do and be an example of functionality and growth. All in support of The Sandbox, $SAND, and SandChain.
Yes, I agree — but how are we supposed to assess “involvement” and “investment” when we don’t have access to this data?
In the end, we could vote to go to the moon, but Animoca will decide where we actually go. We are all dependent on Animoca Brands’ decision.
Will the DAO still exist? I don’t know. Do they even want the DAO to continue existing?
Personally, I’d like to see “mini-states” emerge — something like guilds that landowners could choose to join or not, depending on their profile. There are already different map zones that could naturally serve this purpose, grouping owners by area.
I think this would involve landowners more, give them a real voice in what gets implemented (or not) in their section, and add depth and value to the map.
These are just ideas, and I don’t even know if implementing something like this is possible — but where I come from, we say: when there’s a will, there’s a way
Yes, a small digression, but I wanted to share this.
Perhaps we tap into the next best thing by developing it ourselves. Likes, reposts, response counts, views, favorites, and survey responses. I’m sure I’m missing a few things
My hope is that the special council has the authority to carry out the activities of the DAO. If this is the case, then voting for elections does actually mean something. That’s certainly what it was like being a Domain Allocator, we had a huge amount of authority to perform our job and that was key to SDGP’s success
Neighborhoods
Yeah that would be neat, neighborhoods are natural guilds
I have a question for the DAO team. The Sandbox is currently facing massive changes with the introduction of new chains (SandChain) and new products. I believe the DAO must also evolve into a form that fits this new ecosystem, rather than staying in its legacy structure.
I understand that we are in a transition period, and it might be difficult to execute major budget decisions immediately. However, we cannot simply operate the DAO in the old format or settle for vague responses like “it’s under discussion” or “nothing is decided yet.”
Instead of maintaining the status quo, I would like to ask the team to clearly explain the current state of the DAO and how it plans to adapt to these changes. We need transparency on the direction of the DAO’s evolution, not just standard answers.
In conclusion, considering the current shortage of active players, it seems natural—perhaps even inevitable—that the DAO’s activity has stalled.
However, what matters most is the future. I assume that even though we cannot see it yet, the team is already engaged in deep discussions regarding the next phase.
We understand the current silence, but we are eager to hear about the direction those internal discussions are taking.
Yes, building things ourselves makes sense — but for that, several conditions are needed.
1. An open system. Personally, I build things in other metaverses that I have simply never been able to do in TSB due to a lack of openness. This is extremely frustrating, especially since TSB is, at heart, my metaverse of choice.
2. Allowing everyone to be involved. I’ll come back to the delegate status here, but it’s not normal that we are excluded from real activity while being “active contributors” to the ecosystem, especially when there are rules in place to manage conflicts of interest.
3. If the DAO continues to exist, then yes, I believe it should have authority over the budget allocated to it. That was already the case, if I’m not mistaken — wasn’t it?
4. Yes to districts / neighborhoods, but once again this brings us back to the need for an open system — one that would allow landowners within a section to propose and shape initiatives for their “neighborhood.” But is this technically possible? Are neighborhoods real, functional containers, or just a visual representation on the map with marketing value only?
5. From my point of view, the core issue is a locked ecosystem, while the original promise was decentralization and an open world. The current situation makes this painfully clear: we have no idea what is really going on — even though the DAO is supposed to be the one place where we actually have a say.
6. Let’s hope 2026 will be a year full of positive developments for our ecosystem.
I can understand why Sandbox and Animoca chose the centrally developed approach. I share your frustration though, sebga. I think the “build in the open” is more profitable for both Sandbox and SandFam.
Agreed. I actually like the idea of progressive decentralization. I think Special Council elections is the most productive progress we can make.
Yes, this is the case. The missing piece is we have no community leadership in place.
Not to my knowledge, no. They highlight on the map when you mouseover them but I don’t see a way to interact with a neighborhood.
Yes, the grant program was closed and has not been reopened.
Completely agree. I think 2025 was a great recovery from 2024 by the DAO Admin, especially when Kunta became comm manager, they had SIP managers in place, Cyril did weekly DAO reports.
DAO slowed to a crawl the past 4 months. Not sure what happened.
Yes, I think Cyril, Kunta, and Géraldine handled most of what happened in 2025 fairly well. Kunta, in particular, has taken on a leadership role in practice, and overall he’s been doing a solid job.
Ideally, it would also be good to have Seb more present here. In terms of leadership, he still represents the original TSB vision, along with its promises, ideas, and ambitions for the future.
There are definitely lessons to take away from the past year, and I’m very curious to see where things go next.
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