State of the Sndbox is a weekly newsletter that provides the latest in Sndbox activities, projects, and resources in creative empowerment for the Steemit community. To get up-to-date on all of our developments throughout the week, be sure to follow us @sndbox. This SoTS was guest authored by our very own @luvabi!

Image by contest winner @gamsam

This Week in the Sndbox

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Welcome to the 36th State of the Sndbox newsletter! This past week, we shared a few articles on The Creative Crypto Magazine about the Forever Rose, Creativechain, and the Hardfork series. Winners and contributors of the "About My Culture" Steemit challenge took us around the world with a variety of experiences. We also shared a few projects and interviewed @critic-on about his project on urban farming, highlighting how it helps Venezuelan communities. And finally, just hours ago, we revealed the winners of this month's State of the Sndbox thumbnail competition.

For a more thorough breakdown of what our members have been up to, be sure to go through our weekly Sndbox Selections of the Week post that we publish each Monday.

A Rose Worth More than its Weight

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While it is far from being the most expensive rose in the world, it is the priciest proof of love purchased entirely with cryptocurrency, on the day of hearts nonetheless. The $ 1 Million USD-valued purchase was made on the digital asset platform, GIFTO. The tangible proof of love of this project is that proceeds will go to the CoderDojo Foundation, an institution that gives today's youth free programming education. Indeed a lasting legacy for the Forever Rose.

By creating the Forever Rose as an Ethereum token, I want to create a visual symbol to help the public see and understand the potential of blockchain technology in a tangible and meaningful way.- Kevin Abosch (Artist)

Read about the full project, including more about the token GIFTO and the artist Kevin Abosch in our Creative Crypto article.

Creativechain Platform Launch

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Creativecoin will change the way creative professionals share their artistic content through decentralized applications (DApps), taking into consideration ownership, copyright management, and the distribution of intellectual property licenses.

The blockchain behind this token is called Creativechain. Launched only last week, the platform is enticing artists, musicians, designers, architects, and filmmakers with their user interface that capitalizes on familiar Social Media functions with the added functionality of transparent sharing and leasing. Visit their Steemit blog at @creativechain and read our announcement of the update here.

The HardFork Series, Setting New Standards for Filmmaking

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The HardFork Series is transforming the traditional processes of getting an idea onto the silver screen, utilizing decentralization to advocate the preservation of artistic integrity and the message of the story. The trailer for this futuristic thriller was released at SteemFest 2 in Lisbon, which in the first few seconds, tells you to "sit still...you will see a whole new world". See the full interview we conducted for @creativecrypto here.

Steemit Culture Challenge Winners

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The About My Culture challenge designed by @aaronli was well received with excellent entries. Captivating sights and stories from Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Bangladesh took the top spots. From Taoism to bamboo folklore, this challenge showed us the colors of the world. Cheers to the winners - @prch, @kimzwarch, and @tetas08! You can read the full results here.

Project Spotlights of the Week

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The Sndbox incubator showcases projects by its members, spotlighting the value-generating impact these projects have for the Steem ecosystem by attracting new users to the platform. This week, we've highlighted a range a projects spanning @soyo's Steemit character collaboration with @zzoya to @bitrocker2020's upcoming Steem workshop at the 100 Degrees Steemit Organization on Aug 24.. Check out the original post to see all the great work being accomplished.

Getting Creative with Ethereum

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The Creative Crypto Magazine (@creativecrypto) sets the basic foundation of its social network on Facebook and Twitter, calling out to content producers and consumers to pull them into the Steemit community. We highlight Ethereum this time in the second round of our Crypto Art Challenge. Let your crypto-creativity shine!

State of the Sndbox Thumbnail Competition Results

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The 8th State of the Sndbox Thumbnail Competition continues the tradition of competitive creativity with wonderful entries. @gamsam brings home the bacon with his sleek design, featured at the top of this post. @aaronhong, @thillustrator, @raizel and @louis88 earn the other top spots listed here.

Community Agriculture in Venezuela

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@critic-on empowers urban farming in Venezuala to boost agricultural and livestock production in the community that will further the studies and training of children, provide nourishment for the community, establish the community awareness on environmental issues, and to minimize negative environmental impact. For this post, we had a chance to "sit down" with the man to discuss everything from his entrance to Steemit to his diverse community and envrionment-driven work. Read all about his work here.

@steemph Covers Ground All Over the Philippines

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On March 30, more than 30 Steemians from all over Negros (@steemph.negros), led by @bobiecayao, @jezmacher and @steemph, and @flabbergast-art gathered to discuss cryptocurrency, Steemit and charity. @steemitph and @dandalion will travel to Davao for their Steemit Meetup Caravan on Apr 7 to grow the group of Steemians in Davao (@steemph.davao).

To raise funds for art materials and snacks for @aalagenesis' art workshop for the Kids of Manila (@steemph.manila), she will be holding an "Art Show at a Car Show" to sell some art work in our Steemit booth on April 15 at the 23rd Diliman Motorshow.

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A warm thanks to @sndbox's SoTS guest author; @luvabi. Abi is a member of Sndbox's first Cohort. A special thank you for sharing more about the upcoming Steemit Meetup Caravan and programs in Negros + Davao! [Guest Authors receive 20% of the SBD rewards, and an opportunity to showcase projects developing within the incubator / broader Steemit community.]

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