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Blockchain VR Project Decentraland Raises $26mn in ICO
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Blockchain VR Project Decentraland Raises $26mn in ICO

Blockchain VR Project Decentraland Raises $26mn in ICO

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·Aug. 22, 2017·1 min read

Decentraland is looking to create a virtual world where blockchain serves as a registry for digital plots of land; users who mine a block get ownership of the land which can eventually be traded; according to an article in March on the current version of the project, users can build structures using cubes, spheres and plains with more complex features being added in the future; the company hopes to bring support to VR headsets; the company raised 86,206 ether in a little over an hour. Source

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