Software developer Esteban Ordano and Ari Meilich launched Decentraland together before Meilich left to found Big Time Studios in April 2020. Having served as Decentraland's chief technology officer, Ordano recently resigned to take on a more consultative position as the platform transitioned to a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO). Meilich is still involved with the project as an adviser, despite his resignation. Software developers from Argentina with different backgrounds in the crypto industry are Meilich and Ordano.
Prior to joining BitPay, Ordano worked as an engineering intern at Google while attending the Instituto Tecnologico de Buenos Aires engineering school. In addition, Ordano worked on a few Bitcoin-related projects. Meilich studied neuroscience and economics at New York University and used Bitcoin to run his outsourcing business in college, which struggled due to the country’s strict laws. This application made him aware of the “freedom” that blockchain technology offered, which encouraged him to join Voltaire, a Buenos Aires “hacker house.” Before starting Decentraland together, Meilich and Ordano got to know one other at Voltaire.
Decentraland was born out of this idea that you could pick volumes of a space and own them and then everybody will see what you decided to put in the spaces that you owned.
In the beginning of November the price of Decentraland (MANA) hit $0.42 as the bull pushed the rally to a 100-day high. Significant data points found by on-chain analysis may have an effect on MANA price movement in the days to come. Decentraland has drawn substantial investment as bulls have increased the monthly price gains to 13%.
Investor interest in Decentraland and other top metaverse tokens, such as Enjin (ENJ) and The Sandbox (SAND), has increased throughout the last month, following a sluggish start to H2 2023. Whales from Decentraland once more went into action this week, purchasing an additional 23.9 million MANA in the last days.
Many investors withdrew from the market after MANA’s price fell to a two-year low of $0.26 in mid-September. However, liquidity in the Decentraland markets has greatly improved thanks to the rise in whale demand and the general improvement in perception of the metaverse.
2022
In 2022, Decentraland has already commemorated a few significant events. Most notably, Samsung revealed in the first week of January that it will create a digital version of a real-world store in New York in Decentraland. This was one of Decentraland’s largest brand takeovers, according to the electronics company.
Decentraland and Tennis Australia collaborated to stage a digital Australian Open competition. A virtual reconstruction of several Melbourne Park tennis-specific sections will be a part of the effort. According to a spokeswoman for the Australian Open, they will keep working with Decentraland in the future. In 2022, it is anticipated that Ordano will continue to pursue significant brand deals, and with his active support, Decentraland’s adoption will continue.
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Decentraland’s Metaverse Art Week, co-organized with art collective Vueltta, aims to bridge the gap between physical and digital art by allowing the acquisition of artworks as redeemable NFTs. The exhibition, curated by Marques Hardin and Holly Wood, features the works of talented artists and offers a 25% cashback in $BOSON tokens for Artgence collectors. The event, from July 19 to 23, features exhibitions, installations, talks, tours, and parties celebrating the metaverse’s diversity and evolution. The highlight is MESH, an art fair featuring innovative 3D, metaverse, and VR artworks.
🌟 Five main stages by top virtual creators 🎵 80+ innovative performances 🕹️ Ten new immersive games 💥 Headlines from digital music's OGs 🎉 Digital Neo-TechnoPaganist rave & more!
