3 October 2025 | Weekly news roundup

[0:25] The big announcement is SANDchain; a Patreon-type rewards platform for creators.

[1:25] It's more to do with providing extra utility for SAND token than for The Sandbox platform itself.

[5:10] Verified creators can use SANDchain to take a loan to invest in their business.

[7:01] Some creators will also be able to launch their own memecoins.

[8:05] It feels like a smorgasbord of current blockchain trends. But will anyone actually use it?

[9:44] Pudgy Party has hit 1 million mobile downloads and Mythos chain has also hit an ATH.

[13:03] But the MYTH token is at a (near) ATL.

[14:58] Web3 rewards platform KGeN has raised $13.5 million taking total funding to $43.5 million.

[15:56] It started out as an Indian guild but is now a global platform with 66 million MAUs.

[17:32] It verifies all its users across 5 categories, giving them an overall reputation score.

[22:07] One thing to be aware of is KGeN's current users are being incentivized by a future airdrop.

[24:29] South Korean web2/3 game item marketplace Overtake has launched its beta on Sui.

[28:01] The continuing fall out from Pirate Nation's shutdown and the $50 burn price for its NFTs.

33:10 Proof of Play is now working on a new mobile game.

[34:53] It's also generated $500,000 in two months from its Proof of Play Arcade on Abstract.