<s>
Decentraland	B-Protocol
is	O
a	O
3D	O
virtual	B-Application
world	I-Application
browser-based	B-Protocol
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
may	O
buy	O
virtual	O
plots	O
of	O
land	O
in	O
the	O
platform	O
as	O
NFTs	O
via	O
the	O
MANA	O
cryptocurrency	O
,	O
which	O
uses	O
the	O
Ethereum	B-Application
blockchain	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Designers	O
can	O
create	O
and	O
sell	O
clothes	O
and	O
accessories	O
for	O
the	O
avatars	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
virtual	B-Application
world	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
opened	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
in	O
February	O
2020	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
overseen	O
by	O
the	O
nonprofit	O
Decentraland	B-Protocol
Foundation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
platform	O
raised	O
$26million	O
in	O
its	O
initial	B-Application
coin	I-Application
offering	I-Application
(	O
ICO	O
)	O
;	O
by	O
2022	O
indy100	O
reported	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
a	O
$1.2	O
billion	O
market	O
evaluation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
DappRadar	O
found	O
that	O
as	O
few	O
as	O
38	O
users	O
performed	O
currency	O
transactions	O
in	O
a	O
single	O
day	O
,	O
Decentraland	B-Protocol
claimed	O
that	O
8,000	O
people	O
per	O
day	O
used	O
the	O
platform	O
in	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Decentraland	B-Protocol
has	O
had	O
global	O
brands	O
and	O
performers	O
participate	O
in	O
its	O
annual	O
events	O
including	O
Metaverse	O
Fashion	O
Week	O
,	O
Metaverse	O
Art	O
Week	O
and	O
Metaverse	O
Music	O
Festival	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
estimated	O
108,000	O
people	O
logged	O
into	O
Decentraland	B-Protocol
for	O
Metaverse	O
Fashion	O
Week	O
in	O
March	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Decentraland	B-Protocol
has	O
received	O
widespread	O
criticism	O
by	O
technology	O
and	O
video	O
game	O
journalists	O
for	O
its	O
technical	O
bugs	O
and	O
mostly	O
empty	O
virtual	B-Application
world	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Decentraland	B-Protocol
was	O
created	O
by	O
Argentinians	O
Ari	O
Meilich	O
and	O
Esteban	O
Ordano	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
in	O
development	O
since	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
raised	O
$26	O
million	O
in	O
its	O
initial	B-Application
coin	I-Application
offering	I-Application
(	O
ICO	O
)	O
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
the	O
relatively	O
small	O
pool	O
of	O
mana	O
,	O
the	O
currency	O
is	O
volatile	O
,	O
spiking	O
to	O
as	O
high	O
as	O
$5.79	O
after	O
events	O
like	O
Facebook	B-Application
's	O
rebrand	O
to	O
Meta	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2021	O
a	O
virtual	O
real-estate	O
company	O
purchased	O
a	O
plot	O
of	O
land	O
in	O
Decentraland	B-Protocol
for	O
$2.43	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
2021	O
and	O
early	O
2022	O
,	O
major	O
brands	O
appeared	O
in	O
Decentraland	B-Protocol
or	O
bought	O
"	O
properties	O
"	O
in	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
include	O
Samsung	B-Application
,	O
Adidas	O
,	O
Atari	O
,	O
PricewaterhouseCoopers	O
and	O
Miller	O
Litel	O
Sotheby	O
's	O
held	O
its	O
first	O
metaverse	O
auction	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
March	O
2022	O
,	O
Decentraland	B-Protocol
hosted	O
Metaverse	O
Fashion	O
Week	O
in	O
which	O
major	O
fashion	O
brands	O
appeared	O
,	O
including	O
Dolce	O
&	O
Gabbana	O
,	O
Tommy	O
Hilfiger	O
,	O
Elie	O
Saab	O
,	O
Nicholas	O
Kirkwood	O
,	O
Perry	O
Ellis	O
,	O
Imitation	O
of	O
Christ	O
,	O
and	O
Estée	O
Lauder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Music	O
artists	O
including	O
Deadmau5	O
and	O
Grimes	B-Application
held	O
concerts	O
in	O
the	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2022	O
,	O
indy100	O
reported	O
that	O
Decentraland	B-Protocol
had	O
a	O
market	O
evaluation	O
of	O
$1.2	O
billion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2022	O
the	O
DappRadar	O
tracking	O
site	O
reported	O
that	O
the	O
Decentraland	B-Protocol
platform	O
was	O
seeing	O
fewer	O
than	O
1,000	O
users	O
performing	O
currency	O
transactions	O
on	O
the	O
site	O
each	O
day	O
,	O
with	O
one	O
particular	O
24-hour	O
period	O
having	O
only	O
38	O
such	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Decentraland	B-Protocol
later	O
claimed	O
that	O
"	O
active	O
users	O
"	O
were	O
only	O
users	O
that	O
had	O
unique	O
blockchain	B-Application
wallet	O
addresses	O
that	O
interact	O
with	O
its	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
users	O
that	O
did	O
n't	O
have	O
wallet	O
addresses	O
were	O
n't	O
counted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sam	O
Hamilton	O
,	O
Creative	O
Director	O
at	O
Decentraland	B-Protocol
,	O
said	O
by	O
their	O
own	O
metrics	O
the	O
platform	O
was	O
used	O
by	O
an	O
average	O
of	O
8,000	O
people	O
per	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Verge	O
compared	O
this	O
number	O
unfavorably	O
with	O
the	O
2009	O
PC	O
game	O
Left	B-Application
4	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
which	O
had	O
18,000	O
active	O
users	O
playing	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
one	O
point	O
during	O
the	O
same	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Winkie	O
described	O
the	O
platform	O
as	O
having	O
a	O
strongly	O
libertarian	O
political	O
bent	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
Decentraland	B-Protocol
is	O
a	O
truly	O
fascinating	O
concept	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
peels	O
back	O
like	O
an	O
onion	O
,	O
revealing	O
a	O
Randian	O
fever-dream	O
built	O
with	O
Roblox	B-Protocol
textures	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ravenscraft	O
wrote	O
that	O
Decentraland	B-Protocol
was	O
buggy	O
with	O
poor	O
moderation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
community	O
voting	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
adding	O
"	O
Hitler	O
"	O
to	O
the	O
banned	O
names	O
list	O
,	O
there	O
were	O
not	O
enough	O
votes	O
for	O
the	O
decentralized	B-Operating_System
autonomous	I-Operating_System
organization	I-Operating_System
's	O
(	O
DAO	O
)	O
smart	B-Application
contract	I-Application
to	O
execute	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2022	O
,	O
a	O
video	O
clip	O
of	O
a	O
rave	O
in	O
Decentraland	B-Protocol
was	O
posted	O
to	O
Twitter	B-Application
by	O
DJ	O
Alex	O
Moss	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zack	O
Zwiezen	O
,	O
writing	O
for	O
Kotaku	O
,	O
unfavorably	O
compared	O
the	O
clip	O
to	O
similar	O
virtual	O
concerts	O
and	O
parties	O
in	O
AdventureQuest	O
3D	O
,	O
Fortnite	B-Application
,	O
Roblox	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
VR	B-Protocol
Chat	I-Protocol
,	O
and	O
described	O
the	O
look	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
itself	O
as	O
similar	O
to	O
“	O
a	O
fictional	O
game	O
that	O
was	O
tossed	O
together	O
in	O
a	O
few	O
hours	O
for	O
an	O
episode	O
of	O
CSI	O
:	O
Whatever	O
City	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
investigators	O
are	O
trying	O
to	O
solve	O
a	O
murder	O
that	O
involves	O
some	O
'	O
new	O
 '	O
and	O
'	O
popular	O
 '	O
online	O
world.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2022	O
,	O
Zachariah	O
Kelly	O
,	O
writing	O
for	O
Gizmodo	O
,	O
reviewed	O
a	O
virtual	O
version	O
of	O
Melbourne	O
Park	O
created	O
in	O
Decentraland	B-Protocol
to	O
promote	O
the	O
Australian	O
Open	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kelly	O
was	O
also	O
skeptical	O
of	O
the	O
necessity	O
for	O
blockchain	B-Application
and	O
NFTs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kelly	O
Revisited	O
Decentralands	B-Protocol
Australian	O
Open	O
space	O
several	O
days	O
later	O
,	O
to	O
review	O
the	O
closing	O
concert	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
said	O
his	O
experience	O
was	O
plagued	O
by	O
technical	O
issues	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
footage	O
of	O
the	O
event	O
taken	O
by	O
others	O
were	O
unfavorably	O
compared	O
to	O
online	O
concerts	O
held	O
on	O
other	O
platforms	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Fortnite	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2022	O
Business	O
Insider	O
review	O
,	O
Lisa	O
Han	O
praised	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
architecture	O
and	O
minigames	O
,	O
though	O
criticized	O
the	O
emptiness	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
and	O
its	O
glitches	O
and	O
technical	O
issues	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
removal	O
of	O
a	O
quest	O
log	O
feature	O
and	O
the	O
limitations	O
of	O
user	O
interaction	O
with	O
Decentraland	B-Protocol
's	O
architecture	O
.	O
</s>
