According to @borgetsebastien, games have onboarded more people to crypto, finance, and STEAM than textbooks, positioning web3 gaming funnels like The Sandbox (SAND) as drivers of on-chain user growth that can influence ecosystem token activity. Source: X post by @borgetsebastien on Oct 14, 2025. He stated TheSandboxEDU launched in 2014 to teach science, art, and engineering through play, and that web3 in 2018 added digital ownership and a financial layer to the model. Source: X post by @borgetsebastien on Oct 14, 2025. For traders, this suggests monitoring user onboarding and engagement around The Sandbox and comparable web3 games as leading indicators for SAND demand and NFT marketplace volumes; note that no specific metrics were provided in the post. Source: X post by @borgetsebastien on Oct 14, 2025.

According to Akshat_Maelstrom, a children's book acquired in Seoul illustrates the story of an entrepreneur who secures the rights to a tree's shade and faces societal pushback when attempting to profit from it. This narrative underscores the critical role of private property rights and economic freedom, concepts foundational both to market-driven economies and to the evolving landscape of digital assets such as NFTs. For crypto market participants, the story highlights the ongoing global discourse around ownership, individual rights, and their implications for asset tokenization and decentralized finance (DeFi) (Source: Akshat_Maelstrom via Twitter, May 26, 2025).