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Virtual real estate plot sells for record Sh268m

Decentraland. [Courtesy]

A patch of virtual real estate in the online world Decentraland sold for a record $2.4 million (Sh268 million) worth of cryptocurrency, the buyer crypto investor Tokens.com and Decentraland has said.

Decentraland is an online environment - also called a “metaverse” - where users can buy land, visit buildings, walk around and meet people as avatars. Such environments have grown in popularity this year, as the pandemic caused people to spend more time online.

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