The Sandbox has confirmed that an attacker drained 14.7 million SAND from the Ethereum vault behind its cross chain bridge, a figure well above its first estimate. GAMEE doubled Gold Fest to a one million dollar prize pool on Telegram, Pett.ai confirmed it is shutting down on September 7, and Guild of Guardians Dungeons opened in Early Access in the browser, an idle loot RPG with no download. Plus PlayToEarn turns 8, with PlayToEarn Plus free for everyone until August 31. This episode covers the biggest stories in play to earn games 2026, across blockchain games, crypto games and the chains underneath them.

 

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