# Decentraland (MANA) — machine-readable summary

> FORTUNA SIGNAL · FORA-01 evidence dossier · Researched 2026-09-15 · https://ron-delhaye-studios.github.io/fortuna-signal-live/tokens/mana.html

## Definition
Decentraland is a blockchain-based virtual world (metaverse) powered by Ethereum, where users create, experience, and monetize content and applications. Land is permanently owned by the community as scarce NFTs, giving owners full control over what content is published on their parcels.

## What the holder owns (FORA-01 Q1)
Holder owns MANA, an ERC-20 token of Decentraland. The official whitepaper states LAND parcels are acquired by spending MANA and that MANA is used for in-world purchases of digital goods and services, plus DAO governance voting. Independent research corroborates this utility and documents historical MANA burns from LAND sales reducing supply.

## Verification verdict
Class C (Class C) — FORA-01 scale: verification, not a quality ranking.
q1 VERIFIED · q2 UNVERIFIED · q3 UNVERIFIED · q4 UNVERIFIED · q5 UNVERIFIED

## Plain-language utility
In-game currency and marketplace token for Decentraland.

## Key risks & notes
The 2017 whitepaper is dated relative to the live platform (DAO, L2/marketplace evolution); metaverse user demand remains uncertain and faces competition from both crypto and Big Tech virtual worlds. MANA has a large historical supply overhang and its price is highly cyclical with NFT/metaverse hype.

## Primary source
- https://decentraland.org/whitepaper.pdf

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