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Celebrity Endorsements Didn’t Save The Sandbox; Whales Did

11 Mar 2026

New analysis shows brand partnerships had little long-term impact on The Sandbox, while crypto whales drove most GameFi activity and market dynamics.

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New Research Shows How a Few Addresses Shape Blockchain Game Economies

11 Mar 2026

A network analysis of The Sandbox reveals how transaction graphs expose whale dominance and structural patterns common across blockchain ecosystems.

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Study Finds Most Sandbox Activity Concentrated Among Core Users and Investors

11 Mar 2026

A network analysis of The Sandbox reveals how core users, investors, and whales drive activity—and why celebrity partnerships rarely create lasting growth.

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Tracking The Sandbox’s Blockchain Economy Through Nearly 5 Million Transactions

11 Mar 2026

A data-driven analysis of The Sandbox blockchain ecosystem using Ethereum transaction graphs, whale tracking, and the Bow-Tie model.

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Play-to-Earn, Then What? The Market Forces Behind GameFi’s Sudden Collapse

11 Mar 2026

GameFi promised players real ownership and income. But market crashes and hacks exposed its fragility—while platforms like The Sandbox explore a different model

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Network Analysis of The Sandbox Reveals the Hidden Forces Driving GameFi Economies

11 Mar 2026

A network analysis of The Sandbox reveals how whales, external events, and user behavior shape GameFi activity and resilience in decentralized gaming ecosystems

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Is IEACD Truly Secure, or Just a Patched Illusion?

8 Apr 2025

A deeper cryptanalysis shows IEACD remains insecure due to key reuse, weak keystreams, and flawed diffusion, even after fixing IEATD vulnerabilities.

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Can One Plain Image Break an Entire Encryption Algorithm?

8 Apr 2025

A deep cryptanalysis reveals flaws in IEATD and IEACD image encryption schemes, exposing vulnerabilities to known and chosen plaintext attacks.