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Decentraland's MANA is the latest metaverse token to make an impressive gain this week. (Getty Images)
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Decentraland’s MANA Token Jumps as Metaverse Tokens Outperform Crypto Markets
Metaverse tokens are the best-performing sector in crypto so far this year, as the CoinDesk Culture and Entertainment (CNE) index is up 37% since the start of the year.
Decentraland's MANA is the latest metaverse token to make an impressive gain this week. (Getty Images)
By Krisztian Sandor
Jan 13, 2023 at 12:31 p.m. UTC
Jan 13, 2023
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Avatar in Decentraland (Decentraland)
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The Final Word on Decentraland’s Numbers
Counting users in the metaverse is tough. CoinDesk scoured and analyzed multiple data sources to distill an answer.
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By Cam ThompsonGeorge KaloudisSam Reynolds
Dec 22, 2022 at 10:12 p.m. UTC
Dec 22, 2022
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The main square for NYE in Decentraland. (Jamestown/DCG)
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Decentraland DAO Considers Pausing Grants as FTX Collapse Spotlights Diversification
The metaverse platform’s DAO community treasury holds over 99% of its assets in MANA, Decentraland’s native cryptocurrency.
The main square for NYE in Decentraland. (Jamestown/DCG)
By Cam Thompson
Nov 18, 2022 at 10:39 p.m. UTC
Nov 18, 2022
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FTX Trading LLC auditor Prager Metis hosted a metaverse office launch party at Dencentraland coordinates (19, 144) in October. (Prager Metis)
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Meet the Metaverse Nightclub–Loving Audit Firm That Presided Over FTX’s Financials
FTX auditor Prager Metis reported the company earned $1 billion in revenue in 2021. An investigation by CoinDesk reveals Prager Metis also operates in Decentraland, where it s...
FTX Trading LLC auditor Prager Metis hosted a metaverse office launch party at Dencentraland coordinates (19, 144) in October. (Prager Metis)
By Tracy Wang
Nov 11, 2022 at 8:36 p.m. UTC
Nov 11, 2022
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(Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
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Norway Steps Into the Metaverse With Decentraland Tax Office
The move is part of a greater effort to educate a younger audience about taxes related to DeFi and NFTs, starting with an office in Decentraland.
(Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
By Cam Thompson
Oct 26, 2022 at 8:07 p.m. UTC
Oct 26, 2022
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(decentraland.org)
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DappRadar Says Decentraland has 650 Daily Active Users
DappRadar now tracks 3,553 Decentraland smart contracts across Ethereum and Polygon.
(decentraland.org)
By Sam Reynolds
Oct 18, 2022 at 9:46 a.m. UTC
Oct 18, 2022
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(de Witt/Unsplash)
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Ozzy Osbourne, Dillon Francis and Soulja Boy to Perform at Decentraland’s Metaverse Music Festival
The free four-day event aims to bridge the real world and Web3 to mutually benefit fans and artists.
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By Cam Thompson
Oct 17, 2022 at 10:03 p.m. UTC
Oct 17, 2022
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The lonely landscape of Decentraland. (decentraland.org)
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First Mover Asia: How Many Metaverse Users Are There? The Figures Are Debatable and Discouraging
Decentraland and Meta’s Horizon Worlds, among others, say they’re popular, but a deep dive into user data indicates they’ve yet to catch on; Bitcoin trades up slightly as infl...
The lonely landscape of Decentraland. (decentraland.org)
By Sam ReynoldsJames Rubin
Oct 13, 2022 at 1:56 a.m. UTC
Oct 13, 2022
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Inside the Decentraland metaverse. (Decentraland.org)
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DappRadar Says It’s Recalculating Decentraland User Data
The data tool is working with the metaverse platform to more accurately track its number of daily “active" users following a CoinDesk report.
Inside the Decentraland metaverse. (Decentraland.org)
By Cam Thompson
Oct 11, 2022 at 10:41 p.m. UTC
Oct 11, 2022
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Inside metaverse platform Decentraland. (decentraland.org)
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It's Lonely in the Metaverse: DappRadar Data Suggests Decentraland Has 38 ‘Daily Active’ Users in $1.3B Ecosystem
Data from DappRadar suggests metaverse platforms Decentraland and The Sandbox each have fewer than 1,000 "daily active" users, despite $1 billion valuations. The platforms say...
Inside metaverse platform Decentraland. (decentraland.org)
By Cam Thompson
Oct 7, 2022 at 5:21 p.m. UTC
Oct 7, 2022
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