20 February 2026 | Weekly news roundup

[0:38] The Sandbox Season 7 is going live on 25th February 2026.

[2:22] For the first time, this isn't an Alpha Season. It's just called "Season 7".

[5:26] There's a focus on community UGC, not the big brands, which will continue through 2026.

[6:45] It looks like these UGC experiences will be more varied and interesting.

[8:30] Some experiences will be available via web browser without logging into an account.

[8:52] These changes show The Sandbox is trying to become more accessible and viral.

[12:35] Animoca and Alibaba have announced genAI game-making platform AliBAE.

[22:25] Portal is relaunching on 26th February, including the ability to trade web2 game accounts.

[29:10] Gigaverse has announced its cleverly-designed fixed-value GIGABIT currency.

[38:30] What's interesting how boring GIGABIT is as the risk element is baked into the

[38:48] GIGABIT feels like it's been influenced by the Apptoken standard.