https://decentraland.org/terms:
“Decentraland”, a decentralized virtual world.
https://decentraland.org/whitepaper2.pdf?page=8
The original ideas that gave birth to Decentraland began to take shape when Manuel Araoz and Esteban Ordano tested a prototype that explored the possibility of using the Bitcoin blockchain to register digital land.
https://decentraland.org/whitepaper.pdf?page=2
A traversable 3D world adds an immersive component as well as adjacency to other content, enabling physical clusters of communities.
Land in Decentraland is permanently owned by the community. […] Users claim ownership of virtual land on a blockchain-based ledger of parcels.
https://decentraland.org/whitepaper2.pdf?page=9
On February 20, 2020 Decentraland officially launched as the world’s first blockchain-based virtual world.
https://decentraland.org/whitepaper2.pdf?page=20
It is this feature of being able to freely wander from one privately-owned plot to another, experiencing a wide variety of user-generated content, that is significant and unique to Decentraland.
https://decentraland.org/whitepaper2.pdf?page=5
The community enjoys an active social calendar featuring a range of events from weekly parties to annual music festivals.
https://decentraland.org/whitepaper2.pdf?page=8
Decentraland’s essence is rooted deeper. It’s not merely about navigating digital space; it’s about fostering genuine human connections, championing individual freedom, and nurturing creative expression
https://decentraland.org/whitepaper2.pdf?page=4
Decentraland […] operates beyond the control of any single entity and can never be taken down.