MANADecentraland: history, founders and key events
From Aug 2017 to today, every major rally, crash and upgrade, each with a dated, sourced price.
Open the interactive timelineLatest close in our data: $0.09 (Coinbase Exchange MANA/USD daily close, 2026-10-14).
Origin story
Decentraland is a virtual world on Ethereum where land parcels are NFTs bought with MANA. It was founded by Ari Meilich and Esteban Ordano, held its MANA token sale in August 2017 and opened to the public in February 2020.
Interest spiked in late 2021 when Facebook renamed itself Meta.
Founders: Ari Meilich and Esteban Ordano.
Source: Binance MANA/USDT daily closes 2020-08-06 to 2021-04-19; Coinbase Exchange MANA/USD daily closes 2021-04-20 to 2026-10-14. Fetched Oct 14, 2026 from free public APIs. Click a dot for the event and its price on that day.
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Key events
- Aug 6, 2020milestone
First daily close in our data $0.05822 (Binance MANA/USDT daily close, 2020-08-06)
Our sourced MANA price history begins on this day. - Nov 25, 2021rally
Highest close in our data $5.19 (Coinbase Exchange MANA/USD daily close, 2021-11-25)
The highest daily close for MANA in our price history. - Jun 30, 2026crash
Lowest close after the peak $0.0624 (Coinbase Exchange MANA/USD daily close, 2026-06-30)
The lowest MANA close in our data after its highest close.
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Sources
Facts written in our own words. Last checked Oct 14, 2026.